DoorDash Community Impact Report Demonstrates Real World Impact in Massachusetts and across U.S. New Data and Key Takeaways Show MA Dashers Prize Flexibility of Work, Merchants Value Partnerships, and Customers Save Millions of Hours when DoorDash is in their Communities DoorDash partners with hundreds of thousands of businesses, connecting millions of customers to local eateries and stores nationwide. In […]
WHITEHOUSE:“Reproductive justice is economic justice” U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Budget Committee, delivered the following opening statement at today’s hearing titled “No Rights to Speak of: The Economic Harms of Restricting Reproductive Freedom.” Chairman Whitehouse’s remarks, as prepared for delivery: I call this hearing to order. Today we will discuss women’s rights — their […]
Adult Spanish Book Club /Club de Lectura en español para Adultos Pawtucket Library (13 Summer St.) Thursday, March 7, 2024 6PM-7:30PM Wooley Conference Room Come and join us for an Adult Spanish Book Club at the Pawtucket Public Library in person or virtually. We meet the first Thursday of each month to have a conversation […]
Local Girl Scouts to Represent the Girl Scouts of Southeastern New England Council at the Commission on the Status of Women in New York City in March 2024 Warwick, RI (February 28, 2024) —This March, four Girl Scouts from Southeastern New England will travel to the United Nations in New York City to participate as […]
In a recent commentary, early education advocates Lisa Hildebrand and Khadija Lewis Khan drew a very appropriate comparison between Rhode Island’s child care resources and the Washington Bridge, noting that both are critical infrastructure whose challenges create serious obstacles to working Rhode Islanders. SUSAN DONOVAN We couldn’t agree more, and are just as committed to […]
MassHistPres Digest, Vol 74, Issue 8 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Today’s Topics: Re: Arlington Town Hall cupola demolition (Amy D. Finstein) Re: [MassHistPres] Arlington Town Hall cupola demolition Worcester’s Union Station (1911) is a great example of rebuilding with new materials to look like the original historic material. The station originally had 2 white […]
EARTHTALK Is COVID-19 Killing Off The Great Apes? Roddy Scheer and Doug Moss July 27, 202 Coronavirus could be the knock-out punch for African mountain gorillas already on the brink of extinction. Credit: Francesco Ungaro, Pexels. Dear EarthTalk: I overheard someone saying the Coronavirus could drive mountain gorillas extinct? Is this because they are susceptible to […]
New Exhibit at Linden Place Explores Black History Through Dolls From March 1 through 16, a collection of dolls from North Attleboro’s newly opened National Black Doll Museum of History and Culture will be displayed at Linden Place. Curated from a collection of more than 7,000 dolls, the exhibit explores how dolls reflect important aspects of social history and change, from the formation of racial […]
