The Rhode Island Center for Freedom & Prosperity Bond questions are too costly, near-sighted, and special interest inspired Question 1??would put Rhode Island significantly further into debt by spending a whopping $250 million to repair school buildings (and would ask for another $250 million in 2020), and is also flawed because it: Bails-out irresponsible city/town […]

Pawtucket Fire Department Supplements Fleet with New Emergency Vehicles PAWTUCKET ??? The Pawtucket Fire Department has supplemented the City???s emergency fleet with a new Rescue unit and Pumper engine. The new vehicles, which were delivered to the City on Wednesday, October 31, will replace the older Engine 1 and Rescue 2. Both older vehicles will […]

We are reaching out to you, United Regional Chamber of Commerce members, for nominations for our prestigious annual awards. 2018 Business of the Year 2018 Person of the Year   Our objective is to find a business or organization as well as a person committed to the overall mission of the United Regional Chamber of […]

State of The Art Food Plant Means 700 New Jobs at Quonset Infinity Meat Solutions has officially broken ground on their new facility at the Business Park. The 200,000-square-foot, $100 million state-of-the-art packaging facility will create 700 new jobs in Rhode Island, and 400 construction jobs. Infinity will join over 200 companies and nearly 12,000 […]

Annual knitting retreat and fiber market on tap for January at Old Slater Mill ?? (Pawtucket, RI)?? Line up your winter knitting projects, and get ready for an opportunity to advance your skills and convene with other knitters to share a love of the craft.   Cast on at the 11th annual Slater Mill Knitting […]

Celebrate Nature This Season! LONG-TAILED DUCK PHOTO ED HUGHES December 2018 Highlights from the Audubon Society of Rhode Island ?? (November 2, 2018) ??? Join the Audubon experts on a winter birding trip, search for owls on the evening trails, or create a festive wreath that entices your feathered friends. Take a break from the […]

GOVERNOR, CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION, RIDOT, RIPTA BREAK GROUND ON NEW PAWTUCKET-CENTRAL FALLS COMMUTER RAIL STATION AND BUS HUB Project to create dedicated transit facility to serve northern Rhode Island communities GOVERNOR GINA RAIMONDO Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo joined with Rhode Island’s Congressional Delegation – Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and Congressmen James Langevin and […]

NOVEMBER 25TH FREE CONTRA DANCE On Sunday evening,??November 25 from 7 to 9 p.m., there will be a community dance held at Goff Memorial Hall, 124 Bay State Road, in Rehoboth. This dance is hosted by the Sunday Night Jammers, a group of area musicians who meet regularly on Sunday evenings at Goff Hall to […]