RIPTA to Hold Public Hearings on Revised Proposed Service Changes Ridership Patterns & Workforce Shortage Drive Proposal for Service Changes Hearings Scheduled for April 8 and April 15, 2024 RIPTA first announced proposed reductions in service statewide in February as a direct response to its driver shortage, which is a longstanding issue that RIPTA has […]
EARTHTALK Q&A Toilet Paper Choices: Which Is The Greenest? Taylor Connelly March 28, 2024 The toilet paper you choose may just say a lot about your commitment to saving the planet… Credit: Pexels.com. Dear EarthTalk: Which are the greenest toilet paper varieties? —Sam Atkins, Poughkeepsie, NY When thinking of ways to live a greener lifestyle, toilet […]
Please join us for the Attleboro Historic Preservation Society’s upcoming program: KEYS TO UNLOCKING THE PAST – MAPPING ATTLEBORO HISTORY Thursday, April 18, 2024 @ 6:45 PM Oldtown Church (First Congregational) 675 Old Post Road in North Attleboro, MA. Doors open at 6:15 PM, free and open to the public. Rhett Butler, of E.R. Butler & […]
Representative Boylan Aims To Modernize School Safety Drill Laws STATE HOUSE – When 14 police departments across Rhode Island received reports of a school shooting in March 2023, schools went into lockdown while law enforcement quickly responded and determined the calls were a hoax known as “swatting.” While the threat was fake, for many students […]
Inspired By The Ages Work from the New England Mosaic Society Attleboro Arts Museum 86 Park Street, Attleboro, MA 02703 www.attleboroartsmuseum.org Exhibition: April 10th – May 4th, 2024 Tuesday – Saturday, 10am – 5pm Reception: Saturday, April 13th from 2pm – 4pm. RSVP by April 12th, office@attleboroartsmuseum.org or 508-222-2644 x10. ATTLEBORO ARTS MUSEUM: The Attleboro Arts Museum involves audiences […]
Chairman Whitehouse Responds to Committee Republicans’ Complaints, Details How Climate-Related Economic Risks Discussed in Committee Hearings Are Already Beginning to Occur “It is not a question of if, but when, and how bad.” Washington, D.C.— Amid mounting warnings of economic and budgetary catastrophes caused by climate change, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, sent a letter to the Committee’s Republican members […]
FITCH RATINGS AFFIRM THE CITY’S BOND RATING REMAINS A+ SINCE LAST RATING IN 2021 PAWTUCKET – Mayor Donald R. Grebien announced that the city has been informed by its financial advisor, that Fitch Ratings has reaffirmed the City of Pawtucket’s outstanding General Obligation (GO) Bonds, with a rating of ‘A+’ and a stable outlook. In addition […]
Hmong Rhode Island Association Celebrates Their Community’s Story Through the Art of Pandau Intricate Tapestries Display the Origins of the Community in Rhode Island and Other Stories PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Join the Rhode Island Historical Society on Saturday, April 13th at 2pm for its annual Goff Lecture featuring members of the Hmong Rhode Island Association exploring the […]
