Saturday, May 9, 2026

TRINITY REP: WE ARE HIRING

Looking for your next big break? It may be here at Trinity Rep!  Rhode Island’s Tony Award-winning theater is currently looking for two senior leadership positions – Director of Community Engagement and Director of Finance and Administration.   Our Apprentice Program is also accepting applications from early-career professionals interested in theater. Apprenticeships are available in fields such as production, marketing, carpentry, education, and more. […]

MASSACHUSETTS’ MENTAL HEALTH BILL

Boston Marathon Bombing Survivors Celebrate Passage of Mental Health Law   Kathryn Carley – Commonwealth News Service   Advocates for mental health are applauding the passage of a new law which will expand mental health support for survivors of natural disasters and terrorist attacks, like the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing.   The Post-Disaster Mental Health Response […]

HENRY J. WINTERS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL REOPENING

PAWTUCKET, RHODE ISLAND – PRESS CONFERENCE     WHAT: The Pawtucket School Department and School Committee will be holding a press conference on Thursday, March 2, to announce the reopening of Henry J. Winters Elementary. A guided tour of select classrooms will follow.   WHO:  Pawtucket School Department   WHEN:  Thursday, March 2, 2023. 4:00 PM, Guided […]

NATIONAL GIRL SCOUT COOKIE WEEKEND

Girl Scouts of Southeastern New England Celebrates National Girl Scout Cookie Weekend March 3–5, Encouraging Consumers to Support Young Local Entrepreneurs.     Customers across southeastern New England can now support their local young entrepreneurs by ordering their favorite Girl Scout Cookies to be shipped directly to their front door or by visiting in-person cookie […]

BRIDGEWATER STATE UNIVERSITY’S “HIROSHIMA TREE”

Root-ing for Peace   Graduate alumnus plants ‘Hiroshima’ tree on campus   By Heather Harris Michonski | February 16, 2023 Photo by Luis Pires, ’23   “This gingko will serve as a visual reminder to the BSU community that we continue to serve as active ambassadors in promoting a message of peace.” BSU President Frederick W. Clark […]

FBP: ANNUAL GALA

FESTIVAL BALLET PROVIDENCE   Pictured: Tara McCally.   Tickets for our Annual Gala on May 4 are now On Sale! Reserve your ticket to celebrate our 45th Anniversary, when we will share a BIG REVEAL as we turn the page on the next chapter of Rhode Island’s premiere dance company.   Annual Gala   Reimagine Festival Ballet Providence  […]

EPA: NATIONAL AIR QUALITY

EPA Encouraged to Strengthen Air-Quality Standards for Soot   Kathryn Carley – Commonwealth News Service   Environmental and health advocates say the Environmental Protection Agency’s most recent proposal to strengthen national air-quality standards for soot falls short of protecting public health.   Soot, or fine particulate matter, is a dangerous mix of metals and acidic substances – […]

LINDEN PLACE WRITING RESIDENCY BRISTOL, RHODE ISLAND

CALLING RHODE ISLAND WRITERS! THE LINDEN PLACE WRITERS’ RESIDENCY IS OPEN FOR SUBMISSIONS      Expanded Programming Includes a Month of Public Writing Events in April   BRISTOL, R.I. – The 2023 Linden Place Writers’ Residency is officially open to submissions. Beginner to advanced writers working in all genres of fiction, poetry, screenwriting, playwriting, and […]