Old Sakonnet River Bridge Superstructure Demolition, Tiverton/Portsmouth On Thursday, we removed the main arch span by jacking and lowering it down to barges.?? The span will be transported to an off-site location for dismantling and recycling. Next week, we will remove structural steel from both sides of one of the piers,??mobilize a crane onto the […]

Stand Against Racism event hosted by YWCA As part of YWCA Rhode Island???s 2018 Stand Against Racism, we will be hosting a screening of 2017???s Academy Award winning film ???Get Out,??? followed by a discussion on the themes in the film including racism, colonization, and racialized violence. Synopsis:??? Chris Washington, an up-and-coming photographer and Black […]

QUONSET POINTS Gov. Raimondo Cuts the Ribbon??at New Global R&D Center and Manufacturing Plant As pictured, Gov. Raimondo was joined by (left-to-right) Quonset’s Steven King, CEO of Finlay USA Steve Olyha, RI Secretary of Commerce Stefan Pryor, and North Kingstown Town Council President Richard A. Welch. Finlays unveiled their new global research and development center […]

ART LOVERS BOOK CLUB Attleboro, MA The Art Lovers Book Club at the Attleboro Arts Museum blends art, culture, and literature through vivid presentations and discussions held in the Museum???s main gallery setting. An author or subject matter expert opens each meeting with a presentation on, or related to, the text. Meetings are free of […]

Senator Sheldon Whitehouse Delivers Weekly Democratic Address ???The massive tax giveaway Republicans pushed through Congress and President Trump signed into law late last year???turns Tax Day into payday for the most well off, delivering enormous giveaways to the wealthy and well-connected,??? said Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI). ???Since the Republicans passed their tax bill, corporations have […]

A Treasury of Rhode Island Jazz and Swing Musicians ?? Weaver Library presents authors Dennis Pratt and Tom Shaker to talk about their book A Treasury of Rhode Island Jazz and Swing Musicians at the Weaver Library on Monday, April 30, 2018 at 7pm in the Champlin Program Room of the library. Music lovers will […]

ART CULTURE TOURISM April is a great month for the Department of Art, Culture + Tourism. First we announced plans for PVDFest, which will take place June 7-10, 2018. Then Turnaround Arts: Providence students at Roger Williams Middle School put on an amazing production of the Lion King, Jr. this past weekend – congratulations to […]

Dear EarthTalk: Why on earth would cans and other food storage containers contain toxic BPA that can make us sick? Is there any way to avoid it? ?????????????????????? ?????????????? ??? Melinda Billings, Hixson, TN If you like the occasional can of tomato soup or diced pears, chances are you???re walking around with trace amounts of […]