Greetings! The past two and a half years haven’t been easy for any of us. It started with the pandemic and has extended to racial inequity in the United States, the war in Ukraine, inflation, and global uncertainty. These challenges have impacted our mental, emotional, and even physical health. It’s […]
Volunteer Firefighter Shortage Spurs MA Departments into Action Kathryn Carley – Commonwealth News Service If you dial 911, it is more than likely a volunteer firefighter will respond to your emergency, but in Massachusetts, there are not enough volunteers. More than half the 360 fire departments in the Bay State are volunteer-run, […]
College Admissions 101 – Hybrid Workshops at SSYMCA Overwhelmed by the enormity of the college admissions task? It’s often the biggest challenge of a lifetime for many families. HONORIA DA SILVA-KILGORE Two free “College Admissions 101” workshops led by Attorney Honoria DaSilva-Kilgore, founder of Personal College Counseling, Inc. (PCCI) of Raynham, will be held […]
WILL MAGAZINER CALL WHITEHOUSE UNETHICAL? Congressional candidate Seth Magaziner aired an advertisement calling for a ban on stock trading by members of Congress. A few years ago, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, who serves on the Senate committee that oversees health legislation, bought shares in pharmaceutical companies while Congress was finalizing the 21st Century […]
Wilbury Theatre Group presents The World Premiere of Silhouette of a Silhouette ROSE WEAVER By Rose Weaver Directed by Don Mays September 30 – October 16, 2022 Wilbury Theatre Group at WaterFire Arts Center PROVIDENCE, RI (September 23, 2022) – Wilbury Theatre Group presents the World Premiere of Silhouette of a […]
Massachusetts Helping Turn Tide on Biomass Energy Mary Schuermann Kuhlman – Commonwealth News Service Clean-energy advocates are hopeful Massachusetts’ leadership on fighting biomass pollution will drive change in other states and nations. The Bay State recently became the first in the U.S. to end renewable-energy subsidies for electricity from wood-burning biomass power […]
THIS WEEK’S MUSE EVELYN GLENNIE “Music is about communication…it isn’t just something that maybe physically sounds good or orally sounds interesting; it’s something far, far deeper than that.” In 1973, 8-year-old Evelyn Glennie began to go deaf. By twelve she was diagnosed as profoundly deaf. At nineteen, in her third year […]
Haga clic aquí para español Dear Neighbor, As Mayor, making Providence a city that works for every resident and business owner has been my top priority – and that means investing in much-needed infrastructure improvements. Together, we are building a new Providence by doing business differently and by making meaningful investments across our […]
