Wednesday, September 10, 2025

RIHS ANNUAL GOFF LECTURE

RIHS Hosts Annual Goff Lecture with Talk from Jonathan Schroeder What   “Bringing It All Back Home: Returning John Swanson Jacobs’s The United States Governed by Six Hundred Thousand Despots to the Nation that Refused Him” with Jonathan Schroeder Where:  Aldrich House (110 Benevolent St., Providence, RI, 02906) When:  Wednesday, August 21, 5:30 pm RIHS Hosts Annual Goff […]

SHELDON WHITEHOUSE ON JOSEPH BIDEN

Whitehouse Lauds President Biden’s Distinguished Career of Service Newport, RI – U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) today issued the following statement after President Joe Biden withdrew from the 2024 presidential race: PRESIDENT BIDEN “With unmatched mettle, President Biden has achieved far more for working people in one term than many of his predecessors did over a lifetime.  […]

YOUNG MARINES NATIONAL LEADERSHIP ACADEMY GRADUATION

Young Marines National Leadership Academy Holds Graduation July 20 at Naval Station Newport in Rhode Island The Young Marines, a national youth organization, held their annual graduation of the 2024 National Leadership Academy – Advanced Leadership School (ALS). Sergeant Major of the US Marine Corps, USMC Sgt Maj Carlos Ruiz addressed the 2024 National Leadership […]

A SHORT HISTORY OF THE BIG REVEAL

New Bedford Art Museum’s Chihuly glass exhibit signals a rebirth The Big Reveal for NBAM was born of a right place, right time serendipitous moment. Suzanne-de-Vegh-admiring-Dale-Chihulys-_Sconce_-photo-courtesy-of-Jayliana-Brito It would have gone nowhere without the right person to nurture it, and Suzanne de Vegh was the right person in the right place at the right time. The […]

AUDUBON RAPTOR WEEKEND

Spend the Day with Birds of Prey! Audubon Nature Center and Aquarium, 1401 Hope Street (Route 114), Bristol, RI September 7 & 8, 2024; 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Audubon Birds & Brews Audubon Partners with Proclamation Ale Co. Raptor Weekend Brewery Night Friday, September 6, 2024; 6:00 – 8:30 pm Owls, hawks and falcons […]

EARTHTALK: SATELLITES HELPING OUR PLANET

Satellites Helping The Planet Pravit Kochar July 17, 2024 Orbiting high above Earth, satellites offer a unique vantage point to observe, collect and analyze data on a global scale. Credit: Pexels.com. Dear EarthTalk: How are satellites helping solve our environmental problems? – B.B., via email In our ever-evolving quest to address and mitigate environmental problems, the […]