Thursday, July 16, 2026

RHODE ISLAND READY

Finding The Right Balance For RI’s Solar Future     Friend,   Earlier this session, the Senate unanimously approved Environment & Agriculture Committee Chairwoman Alana DiMario’s legislation to create the Rhode Island Renewable Ready program. That important bill seeks to build on the historic progress we’ve made on climate action in recent years and set the stage for the […]

CONNEX: MASSACHUSETTS SUPPLY LINE RESILIENCE

CONNEX Massachusetts Launch Event at AccuRounds Focuses on Reshoring and Supply Chain Resilience   Pictured: (Left to right) Mike Tamasi, CEO and Owner, AccuRounds; Kathie Mahoney, President, MassMEP; Representative Jeffrey Roy, Co-Chair of the Manufacturing Caucus; Representative Bill Galvin.   June 12, 2023 – Auburn, MA – Massachusetts now has an easier way to connect manufacturers […]

ACTING 101

GREATER ATTLEBORO COUNCIL FOR CHILDREN NICKY O FONDATION   ATTLEBORO COMMUNITY THEATRE ACTING 101   You’ve been invited!   The Greater Attleboro Area Council for Children’s Nicky O Foundation, is offering Acting 101. Acting 101 is a free theater education program which has been developed and designed through the Nicky O Foundation to instruct young people of […]

TEN MILE RIVER WATERSHED

RIVER WALK REMINDER Thursday, June 22, at 6:00 PM   Good Morning     I’m just sending out a reminder for our upcoming Rivers Month Walk and Celebration.   Friends of the Ten Mile River Watershed are leading a walk on Thursday, June 22, at 6:00 PM. Meet at the boat launch on Riverfront Drive […]

WHO OWNS THE BEACH IN RHODE ISLAND?

SENATE PASSES BILL     WHERE IS THE SHORELINE?   STATE HOUSE — The Senate passed legislation introduced by Sen. Mark McKenney (D-Dist. 30, Warwick) to establish a more practical and recognizable boundary for the area of the shore to which the public is entitled access.   The legislation (2023-S 0417A) sets the line at […]

THE CULTURAL CENTER OF CAPE COD

THIS WEEK’S MUSE   PETER HUJAR, WRITER     “I can express myself only through photography.”   Peter Hujar was an American photographer who immersed himself into the New York underground art scene of the 1970s and ‘80s. Though he received only marginal public recognition during his lifetime, he has since become recognized as a […]

RI AUDUBON BIRD BANDING

  Audubon Society of Rhode Island Invites Public To Bird Banding Event   BRISTOL, R.I. (WLNE) — The Audubon Society of Rhode Island is inviting bird-lovers to join them in recording data about endangered birds.   Audubon Ambassador Zach the Raven (for the July Citizens Free Family Fun Day at the Audubon Nature Center and […]

NATIONAL ORGANIC STANDARDS BOARD

National Organic Standards Board Fall Meeting 2023     The National Organic Standards Board (NOSB) generally meets twice each year in a public forum to discuss and vote on recommendations to the USDA. These recommendations help the Department develop and refine the organic standards.   We plan to webcast the meeting live for those who cannot travel. […]