BENEFITS FOR CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMALIES STATE HOUSE – Before 2021, Rhode Island went 30 years without increasing the benefits provided through RI Works, the cash assistance and work-readiness program for low-income children and their families. Rep. Arthur Handy and Sen. Melissa A. Murray, who have been pushing to improve the program for years, have […]
American Art Ongoing Level 3: Louisa Dresser Campbell Gallery (331), John and Linda Nelson Gallery (332), Albert W. and Mary Gage Rice Gallery (333) The third-floor American art galleries feature portraits, landscapes, still lifes, and decorative arts from the 17th–19th centuries, including iconic works by Albert Bierstadt and Winslow Homer, the famed portraits of John […]
Girl Scouts of Southeastern New England Enjoyed Successful Eighth Annual Cookies & Cocktails Event! Emcee, Mario Hilario with GSSNE CEO, Dana Borrelli-Murray Warwick, RI (March 21, 2024) — On March 7, 2024, Girl Scouts of Southeastern New England (GSSNE) celebrated our eighth annual Cookies & Cocktails event at Farm Fresh RI in Providence. Guests enjoyed […]
Whitehouse Applauds EPA’s Strong Emissions Rule for Passenger Cars and Trucks U.S. SENATOR SHELDON WHITEHOUSE Washington, DC – U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Chairman of the Senate Budget Committee and a senior member of the Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following statement on the Environmental Protection Agency’s strong new rule to lower emissions from passenger cars […]
RIPTA Postpones Service Changes Scott Avedisian The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) announced that the proposed service changes scheduled for April 6, 2024, will be postponed to give RIPTA additional time to monitor the effects of the new driver wage increase designed to attract and retain new drivers. “We have listened to the concerns […]
Cano, Boylan Introduce Legislation To Ban Microplastics. STATE HOUSE – Sen. Sandra Cano and Rep. Jennifer Boylan have introduced legislation to ban synthetic polymer microparticles – better known as microplastics – from Rhode Island, as well as direct the Department of Environmental Management to begin a statewide microplastic monitoring and reduction plan. “The most effective […]
GO BIRDING! Audubon Offers 30 FREE Bird Walks in May Audubon Society of Rhode Island May is the Best Time of Year for Birds and Birders! Audubon Offers 30 FREE Guided Bird Walks in May (March 20, 2024) – Birding enthusiasts eagerly await the arrival of colorful songbirds each spring in the Ocean State. These Neotropical […]
Escape From Arnold Tavern! Saturday, March 23, 2024 – On Saturdays March 23 and April 14, groups are invited to have an escape room experience in a house like no other, the 1693 Arnold House in Lincoln, Rhode Island. The scenario is that a group of Arnold House visitors are suddenly thrown back to the […]
