Saturday, May 9, 2026

PLAINVILLE, MASSACHUSETTS

Fundraiser and April Cleanup     Keep Plainville Beautiful is planning 2 events, so save the following dates.   MARCH 2nd – Keep Plainville Beautiful is having a Fundraiser at Papa Gino’s in Plainville on Thursday, March 2nd from 4-9pm.     Bring the flyer, found on the Town of Plainville’s website or on Facebook for Keep Plainville Beautiful, […]

RIPTA CHAIRMAN NORMAND BENOIT

Statement from RIPTA Chairman Normand Benoit     Over the last four years as RIPTA’s board chair, I have had a chance to see first-hand the progress that’s been made at the agency during Scott Avedisian’s tenure as CEO.   While it’s important to acknowledge where we’ve fallen short, the record as a whole is […]

THE CULTURAL CENTER OF CAPE COD

THIS WEEK’S MUSE   YAYIO KUSAMA     “Since my childhood, I have always made works with polka dots. Earth, moon, sun and human beings all represent dots; a single particle among billions.”     Yayoi Kusama is a Japanese artist whose conceptual art is infused with psychological, autobiographical, and sexual narrative.    Born in […]

EAST PROVIDENCE SCHOLARSHIPS

SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATIONS AVAILABLE FOR EAST PROVIDENCE RESIDENTS   East Providence residents who are high school seniors or who are undergraduates in an accredited college, community college, technical or vocational school are eligible to apply for a scholarship from Scholarship Foundation (SF) of East Providence.   Students who live in East Providence and attend public, private […]

RIDE: SCHOOL COUNSELOR OF THE YEAR

Commissioner’s Memo to Friends of Education   Rhode Island’s School Counselor of the Year is…  Anne-Marie Flaherty, center, was named School Counselor of the Year on February 6, 2023.    Congratulations to East Greenwich High School’s Anne-Marie Flaherty for being named School Counselor of the Year!   Recently, I joined Lt. Governor Sabina Matos and […]

RIPTA: SCOTT AVEDISIAN

RIPTA Statement on behalf of Scott Avedisian:   SCOTT   The challenges at RIPTA are many and stretch back many years.    Since my first day here I have worked with the dedicated RIPTA team to make us better, and we have accomplished a great deal.  We have balanced the agency budget and increased capital […]

EARTHTALK: HARNESSING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

EarthTalk® From the Editors of E – The Environmental Magazine   Optimizing for efficiency & tracking biodiversity are two ways Artificial Intelligence (AI) is being used to fight climate change. Credit: Tara Winstead, Pexels.   Dear EarthTalk: How can we harness the power of AI to fight climate change? — P.K., Old Forge, PA 18518 […]