Dear EarthTalk: Is there proof that fracking for oil and natural gas can by itself cause earthquakes???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????— James Mitchell, Hauppauge, NY Geologists used to believe that ???fracking??????or hydraulic fracturing, the process of drilling down into the earth and injecting water, chemicals and sand at high-pressure to release and capture the gas or oil contained in […]

Whitehouse Thanks Local Veterans at 11th Annual Breakfast SHELDON WHITEHOUSE Breakfast and Resource Fair draws hundreds of veterans and their families Pawtucket, RI ??? More than two hundred military veterans and their family members from across Rhode Island Saturday morning sat down with U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse for conversation over eggs and bacon at his […]

Parkinson???s Disease Support Group Meets May 9th On Wednesday, May 9, 2018, the Parkinson’s Disease??Support Group will meet at Community VNA from 10 am to 12 pm. People with Parkinson’s, family members, and friends are welcome to attend even if a loved one lives at a distance. Many new and helpful resources are available at […]

Raimondo’s Campaign Finance Reforms Get Hearing in Senate?? GINA Governor’s proposals require random audits of campaign finance reports and bar candidates from appearing on ballot with unpaid BOE fines?? PROVIDENCE, RI – Governor Gina M. Raimondo, a leading advocate for the Line Item Veto, has also proposed legislation that will strengthen Rhode Island’s campaign finance […]

IT’S THE NEW LAW Rhode Island is about to go hands-free when it comes to drivers and cell phones. A new law will prohibit any driver use of hand-held wireless communication devices. What is not allowed: Driver will not be able to hold a cell phone or other wireless device while operating a vehicle. The […]

Meteors to dash across weekend sky as Eta Aquarid shower reaches its lengthy peak.?? AccuWeather reports?? this weekend will feature the last meteor shower until late July with meteors streaking across the night sky all around the globe. The Eta Aquarid meteors favors the Southern Hemisphere. It’s considered one of the best meteor showers of […]

Old Sakonnet River Bridge Superstructure Demolition, Tiverton/Portsmouth RIDOT Structural steel removal will cause a partial closure of the western side of the navigational channel and caution for boaters passing under the bridge. We will also continue concrete deck removal at four spans at the west end of the bridge.

The Massachusetts Pirates Are Back in Town Next Home Game Sunday, May 6th at 6 pm at DCU in Worcester WORCESTER, MA-The Massachusetts Pirates, the state???s professional indoor football team, is scheduled to return to their home field at the DCU in Worcester on Sunday, May 6th at 6 pm when they take on the […]