RIDOT POSTS ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT FOR NEXT TEN LOCATIONS In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) posted for public comment its Environmental Assessment (EA) for Toll Locations 3, 4 & 6 through 13 on I-95, I-195, I-295, US Route 6, and RI Route 146 in the towns […]
Please join Four Corners Arts Center??as they present their??25th Annual Outdoor Sculpture Park June 1st through October 31st The Vast Horizontal Line of the Sea This year???s Curator is Ben Anderson Associate Professor of Art and Art History at University of Rhode Island. Featuring the works of Becci Davis Jerry Mischak Ben Anderson The Exhibit […]
WHOI Center for Marine Robotics??? 4th Annual Entrepreneur Showcase & Leadership Forum Thursday, July 19 10:00 am Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute Village Hill Campus, Adjacent to Blake Building/Deep Submergence Lab?? Woods Hole, MA Damon Cox, Assistant Secretary of Technology, Innovation and Entrepreneurship at the Executive Office of Housing & Economic Development, and Chair of the […]
Back-to-School Events Planned for August in downtown NA??Sponsor, business participants are being sought Downtown Associates of North Attleborough???s 12th annual Back-to-School Shuffle and 5th Back-to-School Fair will be held on Wednesday, August 22, 2018 in Veteran???s Park, downtown North Attleborough from 5:00 – 8:00pm.?? The Back-to-School Fair is intended to be a resource for parents […]
Seattle’s Campaign to Ban Plastic Straws Goes Nationwide SEATTLE – To rid the world’s oceans of plastic pollution, environmental advocates are hoping Seattle’s move to ban plastic straws will send ripple effects across the nation and the world. This week, Seattle became the first major U.S. city to ban single-use plastic straws, forcing some 5,000 […]
Raimondo Signs Executive Order Announcing 2018 Governor’s Bay Day PROVIDENCE, RI -??Governor Gina M. Raimondo today signed an Executive Order announcing that the 30th Governor’s Bay Day celebration will take place on Sunday, July 29, 2018. Governor’s Bay Day will include free parking at all Rhode Island state beaches, as well as fishing in Rhode […]
Become A Hospice Volunteer…?? …because kindness makes a difference. Hospice Volunteer Training A comprehensive 20-hour training program is being offered: Tuesdays & Thursdays????| 9:00 AM – Noon September 6th – 27th, 2018 Community VNA 10 Emory Street Attleboro, MA?? Inquire by August 16th by contacting: Carolyn Woodruff, Volunteer Coordinator volunteer@communityvna.com 508.222.0118, ext. 1371?? |?? 800.220.0110, […]
Dear EarthTalk: Are modern-day hunting practices having any noticeable evolutionary or behavioral effects on wildlife populations???— Bill Cochrane, New York, NY Based on recent observation, some wild animals appear to be evolving in a variety of genetic and behavioral ways influenced by intense hunting practices. Selective trophy hunting of bighorn sheep on Ram Mountain near […]
