Friday, April 24, 2026

SOUTH COAST ARTISTS

Welcoming Our New President South Coast Artists is happy to welcome Stephen Remick as our new President. He replaces Heather Stivison, who is now our Board Chair. Steve has been involved with SCA since 2014, most recently as a member of the Board as Sign Chair for several years. Steve is a born and raised Vermonter who […]

QUONSET POINT – RHODE ISLAND

Quonset Highlights in 2023:New Construction, Port of Davisville Investments, and Offshore Wind Development  From left: Gov. McKee and Steven J. King tour the Port of Davisville Momentum at Quonset continued throughout 2023. Within the Business Park, work began on over 465,000 square feet of new construction, representing over $361 million in private investment.  “With over […]

RIDE – RI DEPARTMENT OF EDUCAION

Commissioner’s Memo to Friends of Education New School Buildings and Innovative Mobile Classrooms Students in Providence have been welcomed into a new school building! Recently, we joined Governor McKee, Mayor Smiley, Superintendent Montañez and the Providence Public School District (PPSD) community to cut the ribbon on the brand-new Frank D. Spaziano Elementary School, which serves as an […]

RHODE ISLAND GOP

LEADER CHIPPENDALE:  WARNING — RI HEADED IN THE WRONG DIRECTION, OUR FAST LANE TO ANOTHER DISASTER State House, Providence – Rhode Island House Minority Leader Michael Chippendale issues the following statement on the closing of the Washington Bridge, a crucial thoroughfare on I-195 in Providence, RI: The Administration’s collective response to the I-195 debacle is […]

RI’S ECONOMY AND ORGANIC FARMING

Representative Sherry Roberts: Help Boost RI’s Economy with Organic Farming State House, Providence – As per the US Department of Agriculture (USDA), organic agriculture is one of the fastest growing sectors – creating jobs and promoting economic growth and opportunities across rural America. As of June 2023, there are 30 farms of 1200 in Rhode […]

AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE

Correction of OLPS Effective Date Under Congressional Review Act (CRA) Today, the Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) published a document to correct the effective date in the Organic Livestock and Poultry Standards (OLPS) final rule (88 FR 75394), which was published on November 2, 2023. The new effective date for the OLPS final rule is January 12, 2024.   This change is necessary to […]

MASSACHUSETTS RACIAL WEALTH DIVIDE

MA ‘baby bonds,’ expanded tax credits aim to end racial wealth divide Kathryn Carley – Commonwealth News Service Legislation introduced in Massachusetts aims to reduce the racial wealth gap by creating a statewide “Baby Bonds” program. It is a publicly-funded, pooled trust fund for newborn children in low-income households without inherited wealth or opportunities to build […]

ONE STOP GROWTH AWARDS

Healey-Driscoll Administration to Celebrate Community One Stop for Growth Awards in Fitchburg BOSTON – Wednesday, December 13, the Executive Office of Economic Development and MassDevelopment will celebrate $1 million in awards made through the 2024 Community One Stop for Growth Awards in Fitchburg.   The event will celebrate this year’s Collaborative Workspace Program, a grant program in […]