HOPE & MAIN HOSTS A NIGHT OUT TO SUPPORT THE BIG DREAMS OF SMALL MAKERS THE “SCHOOLYARD TWILIGHT PARTY” CELEBRATES A THRIVING LOCAL FOOD ECONOMY WARREN, RI — Good food fans will unite under a starry sky at Hope & Main’s annual fundraiser on Saturday, September 7 at 6 pm. More than 30 of the food […]

RIC Students Included In Unlimited Travel On Statewide Transit Network Under New Agreement with RIPTA Under U-Pass Program, Students Can Board Buses With Their ID Cards   Rhode Island College (RIC) and the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) announced today that the school is joining a network of colleges and universities in the state […]

Boaters Beware: Low-Price ‘Regular 88’ Gas is Bad for Boats Which of these fuels is OK to use in a boat? Refueling with ‘Regular 88’ is bad move for boat owners, according to BoatUS. More E15 ethanol fuel available this Labor Day holiday weekend SPRINGFIELD, Va., August 27, 2019 – With more ethanol than ever […]

KINSHIPS-RIVERS-BRIDGES By Don Doucette Our colorful building mural depicts a tranquil scene of the Seekonk River as a northern geographic appendage of Narragansett Bay – this artwork appears on a commercial building on the East Side of Providence and is made possible through the courtesy of the Koffler Group.   Two companion watersheds feed the […]

Costs and Consequences of the Post-9/11 Wars at Weaver Library Boston University’s Dr. Neta Crawford to speak at the Weaver Library                   Dr. Neta C. Crawford, Professor and Chair of the Department of Political Science at Boston University, will speak about the costs of the post-9/11 wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and the related violence […]

North Attleborough Historical Society September 7th Yard Sale The NORTH ATTLEBOROUGH HISTORICAL SOCIETY will hold a yard sale on Saturday, September 7th 2019, between the hours of 9 A.M. and 2 P.M. on the grounds of the Woodcock Garrison House and Little Red Schoolhouse, at 362 North Washington St, North Attleborough.   Over 15 families […]

Labor Day Weekend Marks Final Stretch of 100 Deadliest Driving Days Marijuana adds to peril with more users on roadways, no test to measure impairment   WASHINGTON, D.C. – Labor Day weekend ushers in the last surge of summer travel and festivities, but also marks the final stretch of the 100 deadliest driving days of the […]

EAST PROVIDENCE RHODE ISLAND SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION  Recipients of scholarships administered by Scholarship Foundation of East Providence this year include Corrie Traverse, Spencer Francis and Ian Wright. In October 1969, a newly established volunteer group in the city held a celebratory tea to present its first scholarships to local students. Five high school students in East […]