Dear Neighbors and Friends, Last week, I had the honor of welcoming Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra to Leominster, where we hosted a roundtable to explore the connection between health, food and hunger. Amazing organizations like Growing Places, The Spanish American Center, SproutChange, HEAL Winchendon, UMass and other health care partners from […]
Free Educational Series for Homeschool Families Launches Museum of Work & Culture & Harris Public Library to Offer Bi-Monthly Programs (WOONSOCKET, R.I.) – On Monday, October 3, the Museum of Work and Culture and the Woonsocket Harris Public Library will host the first program in their bi-monthly free educational series for […]
Newport Classical Presents FREE Community Concert: New York Brass Arts Trio Sunday, September 18, 2022, at 2:30pm Miantonomi Memorial Park | 120 Hillside Ave. | Newport, RI Information & Registration: www.newportclassical.org Newport, RI – Continuing its commitment to ongoing year-round programming, Newport Classical presents its first Community Concert of the 2022-2023 season at Miantonomi Memorial Park (120 Hillside Ave.) on Sunday, September 18, […]
Senators Markey, Warren Urge NRC to Maintain Emergency Planning Requirements and Prioritize Community Involvement and Safety in the Decommissioning of Nuclear Plants In a letter Senators demand improvements to NRC proposed rule on process of decommissioning nuclear power facilities Washington (September 1, 2022) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Chair of the Subcommittee on Clean Air, Climate, and Nuclear Safety […]
RIPTA Launches Year-Long Free Transit Pilot Program Beginning September 1, 2022, on the R-Line Complementary Paratransit Service Will Also Be Fare Free The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) announced the launch of a free fare pilot program on the R-Line, RIPTA’s most frequent and highest-ridership route, connecting Providence and Pawtucket. This […]
Tell the RI PUC & RI Energy: No Rate Hikes! Time to mobilize against greedy utility hikes Rhode Island Energy has proposed dramatic increases to rate changes for electric and gas. The impact on a typical residential customer is an increase of 45.7% (or about $50 monthly) on electric bills plus additional […]
This year the City of Pawtucket is celebrating its 24th annual Pawtucket Arts Festival together with the 6th annual Pawtucket Restaurant Week from September 9th – 18th 2022. The Pawtucket Arts Festival celebrates the City’s creative and cultural life by presenting vibrant arts events to Pawtucket residents and visitors to the Blackstone River Valley over 10 days, including […]
The first and oldest PUBLIC high school in America — The English High School of Boston — will celebrate its 200th anniversary on the evening of October 1 at the Marriott Copley Place Boston Hotel. America’s First and Oldest Public High School Knows It Has Alumni in All 50 States … But Locating […]
