PRESERVATION-RECREATION-SPORT Play ball! Registration is open for Preservation, Recreation and Sport , Rhode Island’s 34th Annual Statewide Historic Preservation Conference, on Saturday, April 6 in East Providence. Rhode Islanders and visitors to the Ocean State love to play in historic places, from coastal resorts and country clubs to professional sports venues and municipal parks. By […]
MASSACHUSETTS AWARDED $1.8 MILLION FEDERAL PRESCHOOL DEVELOPMENT GRANT GOVERNOR BAKER Award focuses on improving outcomes for young children and building stronger connections across programs LIEUTENANT-GOVERNOR POLITO BOSTON –The Baker-Polito Administration announced that Massachusetts received $1.8 million from the federal Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Child Care for a Preschool Development Grant Birth […]
Dear EarthTalk: There’s a lot of talk about over fishing and pollution wreaking havoc in marine ecosystems, but has anyone actually studied if there is less wildlife in the oceans these days? — Melissa Cassidy, Raleigh, NC Environmental advocates do spend a lot of time harping about threats to our oceans, but sadly for all of […]
MoWC’s Ciné Québec to Pick Official Entry for 2019 R.I. International Film Festival MoWC-Hochelaga-Terre-des-mes WOONSOCKET, R.I. – The Museum of Work & Culture invites the public to an upcoming event that will help curate the 2019 Flickers’ Rhode Island International Film Festival. Ciné Québec, an evening of Québecois films in celebration of the month […]
Falls Firebarn Museum March 9th Psychic Fair Fundraiser The Falls Firebarn Museum of North Attleborough History will hold a Psychic Fair Fundraiser at the museum from 12 until 5 on Saturday, March 9th. The cost of a 15 minute reading is $20 and an admission charge of $2 includes a chance at a door prize. […]
HIGHLIGHTS FRIENDS BRUINS BASKET RAFFLE The Friends of the Library Bruins Basket Raffle includes Boston Bruins jersey autographed by Cam Neely (with certificate of authenticity) Boston Bruins family cheer framed print, and unopened McFarlane Toys NHL Legends Bobby Orr Series 4 figure (his famous overtime goal to win the Stanley Cup in 1970). Raffle runs […]
CELTIC CONCERT BY FELLSWATER IN WRENTHAM ON SATURDAY, MARCH 2 HIGHLIGHTS Fellswater, Boston’s dynamic Celtic music ensemble, will be performing on Saturday, March 2, 7:30 p.m., at OCC Coffeehouse, Original Congregational Church in the center of Wrentham. They play a wide range of music from traditional to modern compositions that draws from […]
WHERE TWO WATERSHEDS MEET AND TWO WATERSHEDS PART BY DON DUCETTE A layman’s perspective… A seemingly obscure piece of real estate in Seekonk east of Arcade Avenue and south of Ledge Road exists, as the tiny Runnins River drains toward Hundred Acre Cove in Barrington, Rhode Island. This area is of extended wetland and interspersed […]
