Tuesday, March 19, 2024

STREAMLINE DEVELOPERS’ FINANCIAL GUARANTEES

Rep. Felix introduces legislation to streamline financial guarantees from developers. Bill is part of Speaker Shekarchi’s 2024 legislative package addressing the housing crisis in Rhode Island. Rep. Leonela Felix STATE HOUSE – Rep. Leonela Felix has introduced legislation that would streamline the way developers provide financial guarantees to municipalities on public projects. The bill (2024-H […]

RHODE ISLAND POST CARD CLUB

Rhode Island Post Card Club March 24th Meeting The Rhode Island Post Card Club holds its next meeting and sale on Sunday March 24th from 9 AM to 2 PM at the Knights of Columbus, 15 Bassett Street in North Providence. The hall is easily accessible from Route 146. Take the Mineral Spring Ave. exit […]

THE IDOL

WAKEFIELD–RHODE ISLAND The Contemporary Theater Company EVENT Thursday) 7:00 pm – 9:30 pm Wakefield Idol is a karaoke-style singing competition where 64 local singers compete for a $1500 cash prize! In the final rounds as the competition heats up, the audience votes to see who goes on and who will be crowned the Wakefield Idol […]

HEALTHY SCHOOL MEALS COALITION

Coalition supports Healthy School Meals for All bill sponsored by Rep. Caldwell, Sen. Cano STATE HOUSE – A coalition of more than 40 local organizations today joined House Deputy Majority Leader Justine A. Caldwell and Senate Education Committee Chairwoman Sandra S. Cano in support of their legislation to provide a free and nutritious breakfast and […]

MASSACHUSETTS HISTORIC PRESERVATION – DEMOLITION BY NEGLECT?

MassHistPres Digest, Vol 75, Issue 3 Today’s Topics:    1. Ordinance concerning demolition by neglect (Dorothy Clark)    2. Re: Ordinance concerning demolition by neglect       (edandrews@earthlink.net) Hello list readers, I am wondering what, if any, communities in Massachusetts have ordinances in place that protect historic properties from demolition by neglect. *Dorothy Clark* […]

NEW BEDFORD ART MUSEUM

SPIRIT OF PLACE Spirit of Place presents the work of Alex Buchanan, Sunny Chapman, R. A. Friedman, Kathleen Moroney, Chris Page, and Mindy Véissid, artists who gently evoke a personal sense of the emotional history contained within a landscape or natural phenomenon.  Their respective art works tell us more about the psychic energy and mood of a place than provide a description of […]

EARTHTALK: WILD TURKEY POPULATION

POPULATION DECLINING Wild turkey population numbers are declining across the U.S. in recent years and researchers haven’t figured out how to turn the tide.Pexels.com. Dear EarthTalk: What’s causing the decline in U.S. wild turkey populations? —John Groveton, Alexandria, VA Americans have always loved wild turkeys, perhaps too much. By 1900, we had nearly driven this […]

HOBEY BAKER HIGH SCHOOL CHARACTER AWARD

Rhode Island’s 19th Annual Hobey Baker High School Character Award The 2024 Awards to Be Presented Statewide Acknowledging Exemplary Character and Sportsmanship in RI Interscholastic League Boys and Girls High School Hockey STATE HOUSE – On March 18, 2024, Sen. David P. Tikoian will host 32 student-athletes selected by their high school hockey coaches as […]