Nomination time for Pawtucket Hall of Fame class of 2024 Photo: Mary Healey, Pawtucket Calendar submission, 2021 The Pawtucket Hall of Fame Committee is currently seeking nominations for the 2024 Pawtucket Hall of Fame. This annual signature event is a celebration to recognize those individuals whose efforts – in any line of endeavor – have made […]
Event Today To Call For More Funding For Civics Education 12 MARCH 2024 STATE HOUSE – Legislative sponsors, students, educators and members of the Rhode Island Civic Learning coalition will host a State House event tomorrow calling for increased funding for civics education in Rhode Island. The event is scheduled Tuesday, March 12, at 3 […]
BILL HANNEY’S THEATRE BY THE SEA ANNOUNCES LOCAL YOUTH AUDITIONS FOR SUMMER 2024 PRODUCTION OF THE SOUND OF MUSIC Wakefield, RI – Bill Hanney’s Theatre By the Sea announces Local Youth Auditions for its summer production of The Sound of Music. Seeking local youth actors to portray the von Trapp family children. Housing and transportation are not provided for out-of-town […]
ACCESS GOOD FOR CLIMATE CHANGE Giving people in rural areas access to broadband Internet allows for more telecommuting and as such saves on carbon emissions. Credit: Julia M. Cameron Dear EarthTalk: How does better broadband access in rural areas help the climate? Broadband is another term for high-speed internet. According to the Federal Communications Commission […]
Patchwork: Short Attleboro Histories Free and open to the public. Kid Friendly. Thursday, March 20 at 6:45 PM. What do Lou Costello, the Hindenburg, and Lona Cut have in common? – Attleboro, of course! Rachel Killion of the Attleboro Historic Preservation Society will present several unique and interesting stories that all connect to Attleboro. The […]
House passes Ackerman bill to aid RI cancer researchers, patients STATE HOUSE – Legislation introduced by Deputy Majority Whip Mia A. Ackerman allowing patients and medical researchers access to vital national data and research passed the House Tuesday. Majority Whip Mia A. Ackerman The bill (2024-H 7301) now heads to the Senate for consideration where […]
Whitehouse Holds Hearing Highlighting How Strengthening Primary Care Would Improve Patient Health, Reduce CostsSenator releases discussion draft to strengthen primary care under Medicare Washington, D.C.—Yesterday, U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Budget Committee, held a hearing titled “How Primary Care Improves Health Care Efficiency,”to highlight how strengthening primary care can deliver better health […]
The Newport Playhouse Tee’s it up for 18 holes This March! Newport, RI, March 7, 2024 – The Newport Playhouse and Cabaret Restaurant Event Center Tee’s off its 41 year with “The Ladies Foursome”. The show will run March 10 – April 14, 2024. Showtimes are Sunday – Thursday at 11am (1pm for Theater Only) […]
