Run For The Lighthouse To commemorate the 150th Jubilee of Pomham Rocks Lighthouse in Riverside, RI, Friends of Pomham Rocks Lighthouse are sponsoring a benefit run on Saturday, April 24, 2021. The event is one of many planned this year to celebrate this milestone of the historic lighthouse, perched on an island off the East […]
Boston Teachers Union Statement on CDC’s Reopening Guidelines BOSTON – Jessica Tang, President of the Boston Teachers Union, has released the following statement on today’s school reopening guidelines issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. “Today we applaud the CDC’s efforts to provide schools with robust guidance on safely coming back into […]
Educators, Firefighters: Speed Up Teacher Vaccinations Now Lily Bohlke – Commonwealth News Service BOSTON — Teachers unions, along with firefighters and other labor unions, have asked the state to support a pilot program to rapidly vaccinate all school employees in ten to 20 high-need districts in the next month. They also asked for higher education staff to […]
EARTH TALK Dear EarthTalk: Should rivers be given the same legal rights as people in order to protect them?-– Phyllis T., New Haven, CT “The river flows from the mountain to the sea. I am the river. The river is me.” —Māori proverb from the Whanganui iwi (tribe) Caption: In 2019, the Yurok Tribe granted […]
TOWN ELECTIONS COMING UP IN APRIL REHOBOTH – The Rehoboth Democratic Town Committee (RDTC) will hold its annual caucus on Saturday February 20, 2021 at 10:00 AM via ZOOM to nominate candidates for the April 6, 2021 Town Election. If needed an alternate date has been set for Saturday, February 27, 2021. The list of Offices […]
RI SEEKING PROPOSALS TO FARM PARCELS OF STATE-OWNED LAND IN SOUTH KINGSTOWN, TIVERTON, AND COVENTRY Interested Parties Must Submit Proposals by February 24th PROVIDENCE – The Department of Environmental Management (DEM) announces that proposals to lease certain parcels of state-owned land in South Kingstown, Tiverton, and Coventry for farming purposes are now being solicited by […]
Let’s Laugh Today is Free EVERY Wednesday at 7:30pm on ZOOM! Let’s Laugh Today is free on ZOOM! There is nothing like a good belly laugh to help release stress and anxiety. These laughter exercises and gentle deep breathing help to bring more fresh oxygen into the body and brain helping you feel more energetic and […]
DEM SEEKING PUBLIC FEEDBACK ON FOOD TRUCKS IN STATE PARKS La Costa Lobster & Taco food truck at Brenton Point State Park. Information gathered from online survey will help create better opportunities for Rhode Islanders and visitors to purchase food at state parks PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) Division […]
