Time is Running Out on Affordable Internet By Deborah Ruggiero The clock is ticking for 81,000 Rhode Island households on the Affordable Connectivity Program. ACP is the most ambitious home internet subsidy in this country’s history. Since 2022, eligible households have been receiving $30 monthly internet service, but the federal subsidy for broadband ends […]
Seaview Railroad celebrates record-breaking year. Seaview Railroad broke its annual record for rail car volume at Quonset Business Park by moving 7,513 rail cars in 2023. Seaview hauls a variety of raw materials and finished products to and from Quonset businesses before connecting to railroads throughout the region. A legacy of Quonset’s origins as a […]
To Our RI Interfaith Power & Light Network, You are warmly invited to Down to Earth: Building our Hope through faith, science and climate action FEBRUARY 5, 2024 4:30-6pm Hardge Forum, Multicultural Center URI Speakers: Waseem Bahra (Muslim, undergrad, URI) Daniel Vilker (Jewish, undergrad, Brown) Martina Müller (Baha’i, lecturer URI) Bill Patenaude (Catholic, engineer) Moderator: Rev. […]
COP28: What Happened At Recent Climate Talks The U.S. delegation to the recent climate talks in Abu Dhabi was former Senator John Kerry. Credit: USAID, FlickrCC What resolutions if any did negotiators agree on at the recent COP28 climate talks in Abu Dhabi? Are environmental advocates happy with the results?—Joe Watson, via email International negotiators […]
Indigenous Musicians from the Blue Continent Unite to Sing for our Changing Seas in Multimedia Concert Presented by FirstWorks International performance collective Small Island Big Song spotlights Pacific and Indian Ocean island nations on the front lines of climate change through sweeping cinematography and deep musical heritage Providence, RI—FirstWorks, an arts nonprofit celebrating 20 years […]
THIS WEEK’S MUSE “Your imagination is always part of your life.” LEIKO IKEMURA, ARTIST The creative landscape of artist Leiko Ikemura has, in recent years, been inhabited by female figures. Caught in surreal moments, they are timeless, otherworldly, and unfamiliar. The viewer finds themselves in a transitory world filled with anthropomorphic forms, taking on the […]
Oregon School District Violates First Amendment: The Liberty Justice Center Demands End to Unconstitutional Limits on Parents’ Free Speech (Chicago, IL | January 29, 2024)—On January 29, the Liberty Justice Center sent a demand letter on behalf of an Oregon mother who alleges that a local school district’s social media and public comment policies have violated her First […]
MA agencies make expanded tax credits easier to access. Kathryn Carley-Commonwealth News Service Lawmakers in Massachusetts passed some of the nation’s most generous tax credits – and now, help is available to make sure families can take advantage of them. The Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program helps more than 30,000 low-income families at 80 different sites across […]
