History Space Programming at the Wanton-Lyman-Hazard House: The Newport Stamp Act Protest, Visit the Apothecarist This summer the Newport Historical Society expands the popular History Space initiative with a series of costumed interpretation programs at the Wanton-Lyman-Hazard House, with expert historical interpreter Seán O’Brien. On dedicated dates in August and September, O’Brien will discuss […]
Local School Supply Lists Now Available For One-Click Shopping on TeacherLists Parents from local schools have a new tool in their back-to-school bag of tricks this year as all of their school’s supply lists are now posted on TeacherLists.com. With just one or two clicks, parents can find their child’s exact supply list and then […]
Girl Scouts of Southeastern New England Reveals Names of the 2019 Leading Women of Distinction Awards Honorees [Warwick, RI]– Girl Scouts of Southeastern New England (GSSNE) is thrilled to announce that the 2019 Leading Women of Distinction Awards will be held at the distinctive Radisson Hotel in Warwick, RI on Thursday, October 17th from 8:00 am-9:30 […]
DEM MONITORING LAKES AND PONDS ACROSS RHODE ISLAND FOR INVASIVE AQUATIC SPECIES Public being asked to take a photo and report suspected new findings of water chestnut plants to DEM PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) is surveying lakes, ponds, and rivers across the state this summer as […]
Ten Mile River Standing Stones By Don Doucette With Ten Mile River water levels at their predictable hot weather ebb, an unknown artist dared the riverbed rubble at Hunt’s Falls in Rumford, Rhode Island to hoist this possible example of a free-standing artistic expression in stone. Balanced stone piles have been used for eons […]
AG Healey to Sue Trump Administration to Save Endangered Species Act By Jenn Stanley BOSTON – Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey says she intends to sue the Trump administration over new rules that would gut the Endangered Species Act. The lawsuit she announced Monday alleges that the changes are illegal and that the administration failed […]
Denise Gnazzo, BCANP, MSN, HPNA, joins Community VNA Hospice & Palliative Care Team Denise Gnazzo, BCANP, MSN, recently joined the Community VNA Hospice & Palliative Care team as the Palliative Care Nurse Practitioner. Gnazzo has been a nurse practitioner since 1996, and comes to Community VNA with an extensive background in sub-acute, primary prevention, […]
EarthTalk® From the Editors of E – The Environmental Magazine Dear EarthTalk: If the world is running out of fresh water, why aren’t we desalinating more ocean water? — H. Smith, Providence, RI The protagonist of Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s 1798 lyrical ballad The Rime of the Ancient Mariner proclaims: “Water water everywhere / […]
