Notes from Commissioner Infante-Green Lincoln High School Recognized as a US Green Ribbon School The United States Department of Education celebrated Earth Day this year by announcing the 2022 slate of US Green Ribbon Schools. The Green Ribbon award denotes schools that have gone above and beyond in practicing environmental sustainability and […]
Iron Workers Local 7 Union Hosts Building Trades Recovery Week Kickoff Event 15.1 percent of U.S. adults reported new or increased substance use due to pandemic-related stress. [left to right] Mike Hess, Business Manager of Iron Workers Local 7; Chris Herren, former NBA basketball player and founder of the Herren Project; Thomas Gunning Jr., […]
The climate crisis is urgent. We must step up now as a Commonwealth to reduce carbon pollution, and to protect people and communities at greatest risk of environmental harm. Because transportation is the largest source of greenhouse gas emissions, transportation policy is climate policy. And because transportation impacts public health, transportation policy is health policy. […]
Junior Carrie Provost Named Newman Fellow Indigenous student paves the way for others to follow By Brian Benson | April 21, 2022 Photo by Luis Pires, ’23 Carrie Provost, ’23, is committed to ending inequalities for Indigenous youth and first-generation college students who will follow in her footsteps. And participating in a national […]
Rein in profiteering by drug-industry middlemen By David Balto The Federal Trade Commission recently requested public comments on the impact of drug-industry middlemen on drug affordability and access. Better known as pharmacy benefit manners, or PBMs, these are the unknown middlemen that manage prescription drug benefits for insurers and large employers. As part of their […]
Public Reception and Celebration of Lisa Reihana: in Pursuit of Venus [infected] Friday, April 29th, 2022, 6:00 PM Join us for a public reception to celebrate the Bell Gallery’s current exhibition, Lisa Reihana: in Pursuit of Venus [infected]. Food and refreshments will be served indoors in the List Lobby, and masks are encouraged when not eating […]
Gallery 175 175 Main Street Pawtucket. RI 02860 Gallery 175 Exhibits Art by Peter Campbell Gallery 175 in downtown Pawtucket will be exhibiting paintings and drawings by Peter Campbell from May 2 to June 24, 2002. An accomplished painter and illustrator, Campbell works in a realistic style depicting a wide range of subjects, often […]
As previously announced, the Attleboro Land Trust will hold a clean-up this Saturday, April 30, from 9:00 am to 12:00 noon. We would welcome your help. The location will be the Phil and Ginny Leach Wildlife Sanctuary, at the corner of Woodland Lane and Ridgewood Road. http://attleborolandtrust.org/leach/ Directions: From Attleboro Center, take Route 152 south […]
