Support PVD City Council anti-Power Plant resolution! On Thursday evening Providence City Councilor Seth Yurdin will be introducing a resolution in opposition to Invenergy’s proposed $700 million fracked gas and diesel oil burning power plant to be built in the pristine forests of Burrillville RI. The resolution is item number 22 on the PVD City […]
ALL-GIRLS ROBOTICS TEAM WINS RHODE ISLAND FIRST?? Lego?? League STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS Bay View???s Robotics Team is the Only All-Girls Team to Win States…Not Once, But TWICE Left to Right: Isabella Heffernan, Lucy Bosch, Maeve Martineau, Ainsley Pattie, Eva Mattos, Ava Troino, Gabriella Osorio-Palo, Margaret Mahoney, Wren Hager with Coach Linda Grasso East Providence, RI ??? […]
Steel Yard Project is a $10,000 Win for Rhode Island! January 18th, 2017- Providence, RI-?? The Steel Yard’s Public Projects department and Workforce Training program, Weld to Work, received $10,000 from the PeopleForBikes Coalition. ??The grant will support the design, building, and installation of 32 custom ‘OnebyOne’ bike hitches in communities of high need throughout […]
The Caribbean Soul Duo to perform at the Weaver Library?? Need an escape from winter? Weaver Library is thrilled to announce that The Caribbean Soul Duo – steel pan artist and vocalist Becky Bass and pianist Jhony Keys – will bring their hot sound to the library on Monday, February 6, 2017 at 7pm. Hailing […]
New Year of Education and Adventure Scheduled Aboard Tall Ship Oliver Hazard Perry Cuba and Arctic Among Upcoming Opportunities NEWPORT, R.I. (January 9, 2017) ??? After a successful first season of programs in New England, the brand new 200-foot Tall Ship, Sailing School Vessel (SSV) Oliver Hazard Perry, plans to set sail for the open […]
Proposing Two Years of Free College for Every Rhode Islander Friends -?? Monday morning, I joined the Ministers Alliance of Rhode Island for their annual Martin Luther King Jr. Scholarship breakfast to share some exciting news: the budget I’ll present this week includes a plan to guarantee two years of free college for every Rhode […]
Pawtucket Seeking Community Input for Public Safety Director Pawtucket- Mayor Donald R. Grebien and the Public Safety Director Search Committee are seeking input from the community on what they would like to see in the City’s next public safety director. The neighborhood meeting will be held on Wednesday, February 1st at 6:00 at the Woodlawn […]
National Park Service Awards Grant to RIHS, Partners for Civil Rights Project RI Black Heritage Society, RI Historical Preservation & Heritage Commission to Join on New Undertaking ?? (PROVIDENCE, R.I.) ??? The National Park Service (NPS) announced on Thursday, Jan. 13, a $49,557.76 grant to the Rhode Island Historical Society, working in partnership with the […]
