Friday, July 31, 2026

WEAVER LIBRARY: JAMES BALDWIN DOCUMENTARY

I AM NOT YOUR NEGRO film to screen at the Weaver Library Weaver Library, located at 41 Grove Avenue, East Providence, RI, will screen the documentary I AM NOT YOUR NEGRO: James Baldwin and Race in America on Monday, February 4, 2019 at 6:30 pm. A 2017 Oscar-nominated documentary written, produced, and directed by Raoul […]

DEM OPENS SHELL FISHING IN WARWICK WESTERN UPPER BAY

DEM RE-OPENS TWO-MILE STRETCH OF WARWICK COAST IN WESTERN UPPER BAY TO SHELL FISHING, ESTABLISHES NEW CONDITIONAL AREA D PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) is re-opening the area of the Upper Narragansett Bay which was closed to shellfish harvesting in August 2018 following a sewage overflow in Warwick. Beginning at […]

RI BUSINESS COMPETITION WINNERS

RI BUSINESS COMPETITION WINNERS HONORED AS ‘ON FIRE’ AWARD WINNERS Four previous winners in the Rhode Island Business Competition have been named among this year’s 50 on Fire award winners by Rhode Island Inno.   The second annual 50 on Fire awards celebrates early-stage businesses, enterprises, and innovators “who are doing special work to set […]

UNITED REGIONAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

A message from our partners at the Massachusetts Office of Labor and Workforce Development   The Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development is conducting Listening Sessions on the proposed draft regulations for paid Family and Medical Leave.   Listening Session dates and locations are below.   Attendees will have the opportunity to present public […]

SLATER MILL: “SEAMLESS WORK” EXHIBITION

RITIN and Polaris MEP team up with Slater Mill to re-open Seamless Work video and exhibition   (Pawtucket RI)  Promoting a modern image of the textile sector in Rhode Island may seem like a perplexing effort, but it is part of the mission eagerly embraced by the Rhode Island Textile Innovation Network (RITIN). Created by […]

STB: EARLY REGISTRATION FOR “BAY CAMPS”

Early bird registration deals on Save The Bay’s statewide BayCamps now available Save The Bay is now offering $25 early bird discounts on all summer BayCamp registrations placed before March 15. BayCamps—the only week-long summer camp to feature Narragansett Bay as its campground—invite young explorers to have fun along Rhode Island’s coast while introducing them […]

RIPTA WAIVES FEES FOR RESIDENTS ON AQUIDNECK ISLAND

Raimondo Announces that RIPTA will Waive Fares for Residents on Aquidneck Island GINA M. RAIMONDO Nearly 7,000 Residents Affected by Gas Outage PROVIDENCE, RI – Governor Gina M. Raimondo announced that the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) is waiving fares for passengers traveling on Aquidneck Island in order to help people get to warming shelters […]

NORTH ATTLEBOROUGH HIGH SCHOOL THEATRE COMPANY

The winners from our recent One Act Play Festival are as follows: Best Director- Will Redding    Best Actress- Sarah Robinson   Best Actor- Jason Montes   Best Techie- Gaby Struss   Judges’ Choice- Best Actress & Best Actor- “That’s Not How I Remember It” Sarina Bell, Bailey Hobbs “Have You Seen Gizmo?” Sarah Robinson, […]