The Environmental Magazine Dear EarthTalk: How do environmentalists feel about the amount of packaging waste consumers have to deal with now that holiday shopping has largely switched over from retail shops to online stores???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????Jessica B., Raleigh, NC?? The cardboard you recycle likely makes a 12,000-mile, fossil-fuel-spewing loop at sea (to China and back) in its […]

Friends of the Plainville Public Library, Inc. Library Discard Book Sale The Friends of the Plainville Public Library will hold a Book Sale of Library Discards from January 20-27 in the conference room during normal library hours. We will have a $5 bag sale on January 27. Items include fiction, non-fiction, children???s books, books on […]

Frosty Trails, Owls and Ales! Harlequin Duck in Flight by Ed Hughes February 2018 Highlights from the Audubon Society of Rhode Island (January 4, 2018) ??? Take a walk to look for sea birds at the shore or sample some tasty ales as you learn all about owls. Bring a friend, bundle up and join […]

Spatial Games Weekly Activities at Providence Children???s Museum January 7 – 14 Spatial Games Sunday, January 7?? ????? 10:00 AM ??? 3:00 PM Explore classic games and activities in a new way ??? use your body as the game piece in life-size adaptations. Underwritten by Amgen. Museum Closed – Monday, January 8 Doodlers Tuesday, January […]

Will Sessions’ Announcement Hinder Marijuana Legalization? Andrea Sears – Commonwealth News Service BOSTON – The Trump administration is taking aim at states that have legalized marijuana. On Thursday, U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced he is rescinding an Obama-era policy that discouraged prosecutors from enforcing federal marijuana laws in states that have legalized its sale […]

ATTLEBORO COMMUNITY VNA On January 10, 2018 the Attleboro Parkinson’s Disease Support Group will meet at Community VNA, 10 Emory Street in Attleboro from 10AM to 12PM. 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 […]

Lively and colorful yarn and fiber bazaar returns to Old Slater Mill (Pawtucket, RI)?? Each January, fiber farmers and artists converge at historic Old Slater Mill in Pawtucket RI for the annual Fiber Market, part of the mill???s Knitting Weekend mini-conference. The Fiber Market is a bustling bazaar of natural and hand-dyed yarns and rovings, […]

Raising Minimum Wage Helps Teens, Their Families Andrea Sears – Commonwealth News Service BOSTON – A new study from the Massachusetts Budget and Policy Center says raising the minimum wage has little impact on teen unemployment, but can have a big impact on teens and their families. On Monday, 18 states saw their minimum wages […]