Thursday, November 12, 2026

WICKFORD RI: A CALL FOR ART

Veterans’ Experiences in Art and Words A Call for Art – Deadline March 15, 2019 Paul Bouchard (veteran)  “Missing Peace #10” Every member of the U.S. Armed Forces and their family members embark on a journey of experiences that are both shared by many, and specific to each individual. Those experiences can be complex and enduring […]

ACCUWEATHER

Immobilizing blizzard with feet of snow looms for interior Northeast The blockbuster storm, which will hit the Midwest first, is forecast to evolve into an all-out blizzard, cause roads to close and lead to scores of flight cancellations. AccuWeather Global Weather Center – January 17, 2019 – The second of two storms this week will be a […]

DEM STOCKING TROUT

DEM STOCKING TROUT NOW FOR WINTER FISHING SEASON Photo credit: Chris Kesson Several thousand hatchery-raised rainbow and brook trout are going into ponds in Burrillville, North Kingstown, Portsmouth, and Richmond   PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) is stocking ponds across Rhode Island this week with several thousand brook and rainbow trout […]

NOTH SMITHFIELD RI: CLOSURE OF OLD GREAT ROAD

BRIDGE REPAIRS TO REQUIRE TEMPORARY CLOSURE OF OLD GREAT ROAD AT ROUTE 146 OVERPASS IN NORTH SMITHFIELD   Detour goes into effect January 23   The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) today announced it will temporarily close a section of Old Great Road in North Smithfield, where it passes underneath Route 146, on Wednesday, January […]

PAWTUCKET: THE HASBRO ISSUE

Pawtucket-area lawmakers petition Governor Raimondo to work to retain Hasbro STATE HOUSE — A group of legislators from northern Rhode Island, including the entire Pawtucket delegation, have penned a letter to Gov. Gina Raimondo, asking her to do everything in her power to retain toymaker Hasbro in Pawtucket “Hasbro is one of Rhode Island’s greatest […]

WESTERLY: NORDIC VOICES

2019 Kent Hall Masters Series Presents Nordic Voices WESTERLY, RI –    The Chorus of Westerly welcomes Nordic Voices to Kent Hall for one performance of their exciting program entitled Everything’s gonna be alright.   The performance is part of the 2018-19 Kent Hall Masters Series.  Nordic Voices will hold an evening performance on Saturday, February 2nd at 6pm […]

GIRL SCOUT COOKIE SEASON

The 2019 Girl Scout Cookie Season Has Begun! In the coming weeks a total of 699,720 packages of delicious  Girl Scout Cookies® will be transported from the shelves of the Paul Arpin Van Lines warehouse in Warwick to customers in Rhode Island, southeastern Massachusetts, and Pawcatuck, CT—kicking off the 2019 Girl Scout Cookie Sale season […]

TRINITY REP BREAKS ALL-TIME BOX OFFICE RECORD

  Production of A Christmas Carol featured over 1,000 Community Performers and raised over $57k for RI Community Food Bank PROVIDENCE, RI: Trinity Repertory Company broke its all-time box office sales and attendance records with its 2018 production of A Christmas Carol, surpassing the record set last year by the same show. This season’s incarnation […]