Dear Organic Community, Let me start by thanking all the USDA Accredited Certifiers who continued to certify and oversee organic farms and businesses and advance enforcement activities while we were out. This is a great example of how the National Organic Program (NOP) public-private partnership model works well for American consumers and producers. As we […]

ACT: SEASON SIXTY-TWO Attleboro Community Theatre (ACT) is thrilled to continue its 62nd Season with MOM’S GIFT, written by Phil Olson and directed by Emily Lamarre (Attleboro, MA) and assisted by Bob Lively (Attleboro, MA). Mom has been dead for eleven months and shows up at her husband’s birthday party as a ghost with a […]

Show your community some love this Valentine’s Day. By Quint Studer, author of Building A Vibrant Community: How Citizen-Powered Change Is Reshaping America Most of us love our community and want the best for it. It’s our home. It’s where we live, work, learn, play, and raise our families. And yet, it’s easy to go […]

Dear EarthTalk: I’ve heard about “Zero Waste” grocery stores in Europe where everything is sold in bulk and customers bring and fill up their own reusable containers and bags. When will we get some of these here on this “side of the pond”? — Jane Smith, Boston, MA Many mainstream American grocery stores and chains now […]

“GREYBEARDS” AT THE MEETING HOUSE MARCH 10TH 2:00 PM

REMEMBER A LOVED ONE WITH A SCHOLARSHIP You can create a lasting memorial to a loved one by sponsoring a scholarship in their name. But for many families and organizations, the responsibility for administering a scholarship on their own – recruiting applicants, preparing objective forms, evaluating applications, selecting recipients and presenting awards – can be […]

Celebrating with Latino Authors: A Book Club for Kids at the Pawtucket Library Saturday, February 16, 2019 10:30 – 11:30 a.m. Children’s Library Caidin Room   Come and join us for a book club celebrating Latino Authors.  Children who join the book club will receive a FREE copy of the book (while supplies last). Saturday, February […]

RISCA GRANT DEADLINE   Spring 2019 Grants are now open! Deadline is April 1st. You can apply for grants in the following categories this spring:   Project Grants for Individuals Fellowships (Crafts, Film & Video, Fiction, Poetry, Playwriting/Screenwriting, Photography, 3-D Art) Folk Art Fellowships and Apprenticeships Project Grants in Education Project Grant in Education for Individuals […]