BSU Welcomes Police Liaison Role created to bridge gap between community and police By Heather Harris Michonski | March 10, 2022 Photo by Luis Pires, ’23 ABOUBACAR DIAKITE Aboubacar Diakite arrived at Bridgewater State University in January with an important mission: to help bridge the gap that can sometimes exist between police […]
More Leadership Innovations Posted March 15, 2022 By John O. Harney Comings and Goings … James W. “Jim” Dean Jr. In another example of increasingly common leadership innovations in higher education, University of New Hampshire President James W. “Jim” Dean Jr. will take on the additional role of interim chancellor of the University System of New Hampshire, working with the presidents […]
Early Momentum Builds for Rhode Island Ready RHODE ISLAND GOVERNOR DAN MC KEE Rhode Island Ready already has about a half-dozen applications in review following its initial launch in January. Five sites from Johnston, Cranston, Warwick, West Warwick and Pawtucket are now in the review process, ranging from 10 to 28.5 acres. Four […]
Summer bulbs in the multifunctional garden Dahlia ‘Cool Flame’ Are you ready for a fresh start? Spring is the perfect time to make a new start in the garden, which nowadays has more functions than before. Multifunctional Houses and gardens have been transformed into a flexible base in recent years. Just like […]
Senate Passes Whitehouse’s Bipartisan Legislation to Make Daylight Saving Time Permanent SENATOR SHELDON WHITEHOUSE Sunshine Protection Act would end an outdated disruption of American life Washington, D.C. – Two days into Daylight Saving Time, the U.S. Senate has passed Senator Sheldon Whitehouse’s (D-RI) legislation to make it permanent nationwide. Whitehouse joined fellow cosponsors of […]
TASTE OF THE TOWN PRESENTED BY THE SEEKONK LIONS CLUB For 24 years the Kiwanis Club of Greater Seekonk hosted the Taste of the Town. The Kiwanis have decided to stop promoting this event, allowing us the Seekonk Lions Club, through our Seekonk Lions Charitable Trust, a 501(c) organization, to continue this community event. […]
Report: Census Undercounted BIPOC Communities, Young Children CENSUS Lily Bohlke – Commonwealth News Service A new analysis of the 2020 census finds that Latino, Black and Native American populations were statistically significantly undercounted. Nationwide, the Latino community was undercounted by about 5%, a big increase from roughly 1.5% in 2010. Black Americans were undercounted by […]
SPRING BOOK SALE OPENS WITH PREVIEW NIGHT AT WEAVER LIBRARY Friends of the East Providence Public Library will welcome spring at Weaver Library, 41 Grove Avenue, East Providence, with its annual Spring Book Sale on Friday, April 8 and Saturday, April 9 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and on Sunday, April 10 […]
