Rhode Island’s Oldest Surviving House of Worship BUILT: 1699FAREWELL & MARLBOROUGH STREETS, NEWPORT The Great Friends Meeting House, built in 1699, is the oldest surviving house of worship in Rhode Island. Quakers, as they were dubbed by their detractors, were the most influential of Newport’s numerous early congregations. They dominated the political, social, and economic […]
“ENOUGH IS ENOUGH,” Gov. Maura Healey declared Friday as she announced that all the bankrupt Steward Health Care hospitals in Massachusetts still up for sale have new owners lined up and that the state is going to assist in the transitions with financing and, in one case, the use of its property-taking powers. Governor Maura Healey […]
Attleboro Community Theatre (ACT) kicks off its 67th season with Agatha Christie’s THE MOUSETRAP, directed by Marissa Simas. The Mousetrap revolves around a group of strangers who find themselves snowed in at Monkswell Manor, a guesthouse in the English countryside. Tensions rise when one of them is murdered, and suspicion falls on each guest in turn. As […]
Why Are Greens So Scared Of Trump V2? Tim Weighart August 14, 2024 Dear EarthTalk: Why are environmental advocates so scared of Trump getting elected to a second term as President? —B.N., Philadelphia, PA Since Joe Biden was elected president in 2021, his administration has made effective, albeit halting progress on combating climate change and giving […]
2nd Annual “Celebrate Back-to-School” in Downtown Attleboro Saturday, August 24th, 2024 Activities occur throughout the day! Usher in the start of a new academic year with great activities for K-12 students and caretakers! After a fun-filled summer, the idea of going back to school may not be at the top of the list for students in grades […]
THEATRE BY THE SEA’S 91ST SEASON CONCLUDES WITH THE TOE TAPPING EXTRAVAGANZA 42ND STREET WAKEFIELD, RI – In celebration of 91 years of Theatre By The Sea, owner and producer Bill Hanney is proud to present the Tony® Award-winning celebration of Broadway, 42nd Street, which will be presented from August 21 – September 15, 2024. “Who doesn’t love a show about show biz?” said […]
Whitehouse Applauds Huge Savings for RI Seniors in First Round of Negotiated Prescription Drug Prices Many drug prices lowered by 40 to 80 percent thanks to Democrats’ Inflation Reduction Act Providence, RI – Ahead of the second anniversary of the Inflation Reduction Act, U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse applauded the first round of negotiated prescription drug prices […]
English High School Alumni Association Announces Recipient of the First Richard Long, Esq. (’52) Scholarship in Memory of Legendary Coach Bill Stewart, Jr. ’37) BOSTON, MASS. (Issued August 2024) — Isabella ‘Bella’ Bittorie, EHS Class of 2024, is the first recipient of the newly-endowed Richard Long, Esq. (’52) Scholarship in memory of long-time EHS Coach […]
