MA agencies make expanded tax credits easier to access. Kathryn Carley-Commonwealth News Service Lawmakers in Massachusetts passed some of the nation’s most generous tax credits – and now, help is available to make sure families can take advantage of them. The Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program helps more than 30,000 low-income families at 80 different sites across […]
Speaker Shekarchi, Sen. Gu celebrate the move toward modernized, energy-efficient building standards n Photo: from left, CEO Rhode Island Builders Association John Marcantonio, Gov. Dan McKee, Sen. Victoria Gu (D-Dist. 38, Westerly, Charlestown, South Kingstown) and Chairman National Association of Home Builders Carl Harris. STATE HOUSE – House Speaker K. Joseph Shekarchi and Sen. Victoria Gu praised the Rhode […]
Neighbor, I am excited to announce that earlier this month, we launched the 2024 Community Satisfaction Survey; an invaluable tool meant to empower each of you to help shape the future of our city. The input collected through these surveys allows us here at City Hall to better understand which services are most utilized and pinpoint areas […]
New Hire for RISCA’s Film and TV Office Judy Cooney has joined RISCA’s Film and TV Office as its new Administrative Assistant. She will primarily be working on issuing film permits and completing books as projects are submitted and ended. Before joining the R.I. Film and TV Office, she worked in beverage distribution as a member […]
Stalled Farm Bill puts pressure on MA food banks Kathryn Carley – Commonwealth News Service Massachusetts food banks are struggling to keep up with demand as the Farm Bill remains stalled in Congress. The bill is renegotiated every five years and contains the Emergency Food Assistance Program, which ensures food banks can help the 20% of Massachusetts households […]
When should you consider a new home? January 26 2024 As a homeowner, there may come a time when your current home just isn’t what you need it to be. You might be able to update or add on to your property, but that may not be enough to change the circumstances. In some scenarios, […]
EarthTalk® From the Editors of E – The Environmental Magazine It’s been more than two decades since the launch of Biosphere 2 and we are still learning from the project. Credit: John de Dios, CC Dear EarthTalk: What ever became of the Biosphere 2 project in Arizona and what did we learn from it? — […]
State’s Arts Agency Awards 71 Grants to Arts Organizations, Folk Artists and Apprentices, Artists and Arts Educators Agency to open grant applications on Feb. 1 with an April 1 deadline Providence, RI – Arts and culture organizations, arts educators, artists, and folk fellowships and apprentices benefited from $224,663 in grants approved by the Rhode Island State Council on […]
