BARNSTABLE CLEAN WATER COALITION Marstons Mills, MA: Members of the Barnstable Clean Water Coalition present their cranberry bog restoration plan as part of their SNEP Pilot Watersheds Initiative in Marstons Mills, MA. Photo credit: Ian Dombroski. Have a photo you want to submit? Submit your photos with a short caption and photo credit with […]
Pirates Announce New Partnership With Handy Oil Burner Service The Providence Pirates are thrilled to announce our new partnership with Handy Oil Burner Service! Lance Handy, owner of Handy Oil Burner Service, had this to say about the new partnership with the Pirates: “Handy Oil Burner Service is proud to Sponsor the […]
Save the date for a virtual speaking program in honor of Arts and Humanities Month, Oct. 27 at 11 a.m. RISCA and the R.I. Humanities Council have partnered to celebrate October’s Arts and Humanities Month. One of the month’s stand out events is a virtual speaking program entitled How Culture Builds the Future on Thursday, […]
A Third Karam to Chair UMass Trustees Posted October 11, 2022 By John O. Harney Comings and Goings … STEPHEN KARAM Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker appointed Stephen Karam, principal of the Fall River, Mass. benefit consulting group Karam Associates, to chair the University of Massachusetts Board of Trustees. He succeeds Robert Manning, who served […]
Seeking Answers International student finds her place as researcher By Heather Harris Michonski PAULINA AGUILAR As a first-time researcher Paulina Aguilar, ’23, admits she was initially nervous about participating in Bridgewater State University’s nationally recognized undergraduate research program. “Sometimes we think of research as collecting data in a lab or it’s science-based,” […]
THIS WEEK”S MUSE TO ACKNOWLEDGE AND CELEBRATE National Hispanic Heritage Month 2022, for the duration of our new exhibition we will be featuring related artists as our weekly muse. MARÍA MARTÍNEZ-CAÑAS “I am an artist who works with the medium of photography” María Martínez-Cañas is a photographer who always wants to push […]
Commissioner’s Weekly Field Memo to Friends of Education East Providence Teacher Wins “Oscars of Teaching” On World Teachers’ Day, Hennessey Elementary School in East Providence welcomed leaders from across the state for a surprise of a lifetime for one of our outstanding educators. Third grade teacher Emily Rendine received a $25,000 […]
EARTH TALK MANUFACTURED HOUSES Manufactured homes can be greener than traditional houses if they are designed and built that way. Credit: Wes Dickinson, FlickrCC Dear EarthTalk: How do manufactured homes stack up against traditionally constructed houses in terms of energy efficiency and overall environmental footprint? —Jen Jackson, via email As one might […]
