Sunday, August 2, 2026

LANE SHIFT PLANNED FOR EXCHANGE STREET BRIDGE REPAIRS

WORK STARTS OCTOBER 20, 2018 The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT)?? announced it will begin a $900,000 repair project for the Exchange Street Bridge, which carries traffic over the Woonasquatucket River and the Providence Riverwalk between Memorial Boulevard and Stillman Street in Providence. Currently the bridge carries a 12-ton weight limit. The work is […]

FREE FIELD TRAINING SESSION

FREE FIELD TRAINING SESSION FOR HUNTERS THIS MONTH ?? PROVIDENCE -The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) today announced it is hosting a free field training workshop for hunters this month. The program is designed to augment classroom and internet training and is open to anyone who has completed a hunter or bowhunter education […]

FREE COMMUNITY THANKSGIVING DINNER

Sandywoods Farm’s Free Community Thanksgiving dinner ??Sandywoods Farm will once again serve a??Community Thanksgiving dinner to all who wish to celebrate the day with us.   The dinner is FREE and will consist of: Turkey and trimmings, Stuffing, Mashed Potatoes with gravy, squash and more. People who attend may bring desserts, drinks or side dishes […]

WARREN RI: CULINARY PROS HOPE AND MAIN

CULINARY PROS INVITED TO ATTEND HOPE & MAIN???S INDUSTRY-ONLY RESOURCE EVENT The Culinary Incubator???s Food Resource Business Exchange has the Right Ingredients for Success ?? WARREN, RI — Hope & Main, Rhode Island???s flagship food business incubator, will again host its exclusive ???one-stop-shop??? resource day for industry professionals to compliment its suite of professional and […]

“BIG READ” ATTLEBORO CULINARY EVENT

PAN SEARED CORNISH GAME HEN ATTLEBORO ??? Pan-seared Cornish game hen with cranberry demi-glace is the focal point of a dinner at Attleboro High School Thursday, Oct. 25, the finale to the 2018 NEA Big Read program in the city. This year???s book selection, ???Five Skies,??? revolves around three men living ??? and eating ??? […]

BOOKS BY THE BAG SALE

STOCK UP FOR FALL Stock up for fall reading at the Books by the Bag Sale at Weaver Library, 41 Grove Avenue, East Providence and Riverside Library, 475 Bullocks Point Avenue, Riverside, from Monday, October 15 to Sunday, October 21 during library hours. Fill up plastic bags that are provided for only $2 a bagful.?? […]

EARTH TALK: GASOLINE DRIVEN LEAF BLOWERS

Dear EarthTalk: When will those gasoline driven leaf blowers that gardeners use be outlawed? The noise and toxic fumes they emit can???t be good for us.??— Judy, via email     Those Those leaf blowers sure can be annoying, just for the noise alone. According to the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, using a […]

RI SMALL GAME HUNTING SEASON OPEN

SMALL GAME HUNTING OPENS THIS MONTH ?? Season for pheasant, rabbit, squirrel, woodcock, quail, and fox opens October 20   PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) announces that small game hunting season opens this month. The season for pheasant, cottontail rabbit, gray squirrel, bobwhite quail, red and gray fox opens Saturday, […]