Wednesday, July 1, 2026

NEBHE: OPEN EDUCATION AND EQUITY SUMMIT

NEBHE to Host Leadership Summit on Open Education and Equity     Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022 Zoom or in-person at the MIT Endicott House in Dedham, Mass. All students deserve unfettered access to high-quality learning materials on the first day of class. Join NEBHE in this exciting, one-day leadership summit, focused on highlighting the value of investing […]

LTE: BRETT SMILEY FOR MAYOR

NEIGHBORS AND FRIENDS Graduation time reminds me of how important education is to our community’s future.  As the son of a preschool teacher, I know the value of investing in students and families early.   And as Governor Raimondo’s Chief of Staff, I helped her expand pre-K so that more children had access to high-quality […]

SEVEN STARS BAKERY

Seven Stars Bakery Employees at All Five Café Locations in Rhode Island Win Voluntary Union Recognition     The announcement comes after an overwhelming majority of café employees delivered letters calling on the company to respect their wishes to unionize and to voluntary recognize   Providence, RI – United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local […]

FRIENDS OF EAST PROVIDENCE LIBRARY

GOT BOOKS?   The Friends of the East Providence Public Library are now accepting books for their Fall Book Sale, scheduled for October 13 to 16, 2022. Hardcover and softcover books in gently used and resalable condition are wanted.   Books should have bindings intact and be free of writing, highlighting, tears, water stains, mold […]

PAWTUCKET 4TH of JULY

Pawtucket Announces July 3rd Celebration      PAWTUCKET- Mayor Donald R. Grebien and the Pawtucket City Council have announced that the City of Pawtucket will be hosting an Independence Day celebration fireworks event at McCoy Stadium to be held on July 3rd at 5:30pm. There will be live music and food trucks parked in the Joseph Jenks […]

THEATRE BY THE SEA ANNOUNCES NEW FAIRY-TALE MUSICAL SERIES

THE WEDNESDAY MORNING FAIRY-TALE MUSICAL SERIES     WAKEFIELD, RI – In celebration of 89 years of Theatre By The Sea (TBTS), owner and producer Bill Hanney is proud to announce a New Fairy-Tale Musical Series, which will be presented on select Wednesdays in June, July and August.   “For the past several years we have included several fairy-tale musicals produced by Kaleidoscope Theatre in our Children’s Festival,” […]

WEAVER LIBRARY – EAST PROVIDENCE

FAMILY PERFORMER KEITH MUNSLOW     On the Lawn at Weaver Library   Bring the kids to the Weaver Library lawn on Wednesday, June 29 at 6:30 to see one of Rhode Island’s favorite family entertainers, Keith Munslow.   Keith is a musician, storyteller, cartoonist, and stand-up comedian for kids.   This will be an […]

LINDEN PLACE – BRISTOL, RHODE ISLAND

ANNUAL COMMUNITY READING OF FAMOUS FREDERICK DOUGLASS SPEECH AT LINDEN PLACE TAKING PLACE THURSDAY, JULY 7TH     BRISTOL, RI — Linden Place Museum in Bristol, RI invites the community to join a live reading of Frederick Douglass’ iconic 1852 speech “What to The Slave Is The Fourth of July” on Thursday, July 7th in the […]