Businesses have to accept cash as payment now – it’s the law By Rep. Mia A. Ackerman This year, the General Assembly passed, and Governor Raimondo signed into law, legislation that protects the rights of customers to pay for things in cash. As the lead sponsor of the legislation, I believed that credit card only […]

SANDY HACKETT’S RAT PACK SHOW RETURNS TO THEATRE BY THE SEA ON JULY 29     WAKEFIELD, RI – Theatre By The Sea (TBTS) owner and producer Bill Hanney is proud to announce the return of Sandy Hackett’s Rat Pack Show. The production which opened Theatre By The Sea’s 2014 season and returned at the end of that season, is back by […]

PROVIDENCE TEACHERS UNION   PROVIDENCE, R.I.—In response to the Rhode Island Council on Elementary and Secondary Education’s decision to authorize the state education commissioner temporary control of Providence Public Schools under the Paul Crowley Act, Providence Teachers Union President Maribeth Calabro issued the following statement:   “Providence teachers want what Providence students need. We hope […]

REHOBOTH, MA: THE HORNBINE SCHOOL Story By Dave Downs  In the nineteenth century, school children in Rehoboth used slates to practice handwriting and arithmetic without wasting precious paper. The board was made from a piece of quarry slate set in a wooden frame. They were personal-sized blackboards. Often, students wiped away their work, using the […]

SUMMER WILDFLOWER LOVERS STORY BY DON DOUCETTE For you wildflower lovers – a classic stand of tall summer blooming Joe-Pye-weed is situated along the Ten Mile River in Attleboro. Easily observed from an automobile while parked along Riverfront Drive near the Olive Street end – across from the former river oxbow dumping area now being […]

“The University of Rhode Island JAZZ BIG BAND” returns to Weaver Library EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The URI Jazz Big Band will perform on the Weaver Library lawn on Wednesday, July 31, 2019 at 6:30 pm. Directed by Joseph Parillo, the URI Jazz Big Band has been a local feature at the Newport Jazz Festival […]

FLICKERS’ RHODE ISLAND INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES OPENING NIGHT GALA FILMS    The August 6th Evening Kicks Off Our 37th Anniversary Year!     Order Your Tickets – Click Here     To See this Year’s Schedule of Films – Click Here    The 23rd Annual Flickers’ Rhode Island International Film Festival (RIIFF), a major destination on the Festival […]

BROAD STREET CENTRAL FALLS, RI Come celebrate the opening of the new Blackstone Valley Neighborhood Health Station at 1000 Broad Street in Central Falls on Saturday, August 10 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.    Enjoy live salsa music and a salsa lessons with Robertico Arias Y Alebreke from 12-2 pm, food, and family-friendly events, sponsored […]