Commissioner’s Memo to Friends of Education Closing the Year Strong! We are in the midst of graduation season, and I would like to start off by congratulating all of our Rhode Island students who are moving on to the next chapter of their lives. Whether it be entering kindergarten, college or […]
TerraCorps Receives Funds to Make National Service Opportunities More Accessible Selects Audubon Society of Rhode Island as a Partner Service Site SMITHFIELD, RI, June 21, 2023: TerraCorps, an environmental nonprofit that runs an AmeriCorps national service program, has received multi-year grant funding from a private foundation to increase the stipend its service […]
Bryant Study: Quonset Creates $5.9 Billion in Economic Output, $1.72 Billion in Household Income for R.I. Nearly One of Every Five R.I. Manufacturing Jobs is at Quonset Top L to R: QDC Managing Director Steven King, RI Secretary of Commerce and QDC Board Chair Liz Tanner, Governor Daniel J. Mckee, Bryant University’s Dr. Edinaldo Tebaldi, Senators Bridget […]
Local Students Earn Dean’s List Recognition At Norwich University NORTHFIELD, Vt. (Grassroots Newswire) June 16, 2023 – The following students from your readership area have been recognized on the Dean’s List at Norwich University for the Spring 2023 semester: Dylan Wade, Attleboro Hector Aponte, Taunton Thomas Dooling, Mansfield Ethan Olson, […]
Felix/Kallman Bill To Promote Transit-Oriented Development Heads To Governor’s Desk STATE HOUSE – The General Assembly passed a bill sponsored by Rep. Leonela Felix and Sen. Meghan Kallman to promote the construction of housing units near transportation hubs such as the Pawtucket/Central Falls train station. The legislation is part of House Speaker K. […]
General Assembly Passes Hope Scholarship Pilot Program Act; program funded in state budget STATE HOUSE — The General Assembly has passed the Rhode Island Hope Scholarship Pilot Program Act that was introduced by Rep. Joseph M. McNamara (D-Dist. 19, Warwick, Cranston) and Senate Majority Leader Ryan W. Pearson (D-Dist. 19, Cumberland, Lincoln). The purpose […]
EarthTalk® From the Editors of E – The Environmental Magazine Is ditching your old conventional wheels for a shiny new EV really the best thing for the planet? Credit: Pexels.com. Dear EarthTalk: What are the environmental and other pros and cons of ditching the gas guzzler for an electric vehicle (EV)? — S.H., […]
Bristol Historical & Preservation Society’s Timeline of Enslavement in Bristol Project Wins Prestigious 2023 AASLH Award of Excellence Nashville, TN, and Bristol, RI – The American Association for State and Local History (AASLH) congratulates the Bristol Historical & Preservation Society, of Bristol, RI, for receiving an Award of Excellence for The Timeline of Enslavement in Bristol, RI. The […]
