BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT SERIES Six Week Bereavement Support Series for Adults Experiencing Loss Community VNA Hospice & Palliative Care 6-week series offers information and support on the experience of loss and guides participants beginning their journey toward healing. This series is held virtually through Zoom. Meetings are held once a week beginning May 26, 2021 from […]
Small Business Spotlight Provincetown Portuguese Bakery∙ Provincetown, MA SEED Loan Amount: $15,000 for working capital Total Project: $165,000 for business acquisition and renovations Job Creation: 6 ∙ Lending Team: Andrew Foss, CC5 and Angie Laperriere, SEED Provincetown Portuguese Bakery also offers counter-service breakfast and lunch. Customers can order French toast, omelets, breakfast sandwiches, Portuguese soups, and more. […]
EMERALD ASH BORER CONTINUES TO SPREAD ACROSS RHODE ISLAND DEM urges residents and visitors to protect Rhode Island’s forest resources by buying and burning local firewood Providence – The Department of Environmental Management (DEM) reports that Emerald Ash Borer (EAB), a destructive forest insect from Asia, continues to spread throughout Rhode Island. EAB was […]
Rhode Island Business Competition Selects Three Finalists Providence – MAY 6, 2021 – The Rhode Island Business Competition announced that three finalists have been chosen in the 2021 competition and they are competing for awards totaling over $150,000 in cash and prizes. The awards ceremony is scheduled for May 6th at 5 pm; it will […]
THEATRE BY THE SEA POSTPONES 2021 SUMMER SEASON WAKEFIELD, RI – Due to the COVID restrictions and capacity limits currently in place in the state of Rhode Island, coupled with the safety protocols required by the artistic unions with which Theatre By The Sea is associated, Bill Hanney, Theatre By The Sea’s owner and producer, […]
Art is Blooming at Linden Place Mansion this Weekend! The historic mansion and gardens are inspiration for floral arrangements and artwork in this springtime celebration of art and flowers. Linden Place Mansion is hosting its first ever “Art Blooming at Linden Place” weekend from May 7-9, 2021. On Mother’s Day weekend, the historic 1810 mansion, […]
Funding “Critical” for MA Anti-Poverty Efforts, Post Pandemic Lily Bohlke – Commonwealth News Service TAUNTON, Mass. – Community Action Agencies say $5 million in the House version of the Massachusetts state budget next year would go a long way toward helping the most vulnerable communities recover from the pandemic. Liz Berube, executive director of Citizens for Citizens Inc. in […]
Darth Vader (A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away…) Today is May 4th – “Star Wars Day.” Initially popular with small groups of fans, it’s grown all over the world as a day to celebrate all things STAR WARS , with George Lucas and Disney both embracing it in recent years. To mark the […]
