Whitehouse Applauds EPA’s Strong Emissions Rule for Passenger Cars and Trucks U.S. SENATOR SHELDON WHITEHOUSE Washington, DC – U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Chairman of the Senate Budget Committee and a senior member of the Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following statement on the Environmental Protection Agency’s strong new rule to lower emissions from passenger cars […]
RIPTA Postpones Service Changes Scott Avedisian The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) announced that the proposed service changes scheduled for April 6, 2024, will be postponed to give RIPTA additional time to monitor the effects of the new driver wage increase designed to attract and retain new drivers. “We have listened to the concerns […]
Cano, Boylan Introduce Legislation To Ban Microplastics. STATE HOUSE – Sen. Sandra Cano and Rep. Jennifer Boylan have introduced legislation to ban synthetic polymer microparticles – better known as microplastics – from Rhode Island, as well as direct the Department of Environmental Management to begin a statewide microplastic monitoring and reduction plan. “The most effective […]
GO BIRDING! Audubon Offers 30 FREE Bird Walks in May Audubon Society of Rhode Island May is the Best Time of Year for Birds and Birders! Audubon Offers 30 FREE Guided Bird Walks in May (March 20, 2024) – Birding enthusiasts eagerly await the arrival of colorful songbirds each spring in the Ocean State. These Neotropical […]
Escape From Arnold Tavern! Saturday, March 23, 2024 – On Saturdays March 23 and April 14, groups are invited to have an escape room experience in a house like no other, the 1693 Arnold House in Lincoln, Rhode Island. The scenario is that a group of Arnold House visitors are suddenly thrown back to the […]
Attleboro Public Library SEEMAW KENNEY Date: April 6, 2024 Time: 10:00 am Event: Attleboro Pub 2024 Immigration to America Before 1945 Finding where our immigrant ancestors came from is exciting and important! Professional genealogist, Seema Kenney, will discuss how Understanding the conditions and regulations surrounding immigration in a given time period, as well as the experience of arrival […]
LAST CONCERT OF THE 2024-25 SEASON Tong and Sheppard in concert at Arts in the Village 124 Bay State Rd, Rehoboth MA April 13, 2024 7:30 PM Doors open at 7:00 PM Tickets are $28.00 Adults, $25.00 Seniors and $10.00 for children/students Free refreshments at intermission, Handicapped accessible Pianist Michael Sheppard and violinist Jessica Tong […]
Rep. Felix introduces legislation to streamline financial guarantees from developers. Bill is part of Speaker Shekarchi’s 2024 legislative package addressing the housing crisis in Rhode Island. Rep. Leonela Felix STATE HOUSE – Rep. Leonela Felix has introduced legislation that would streamline the way developers provide financial guarantees to municipalities on public projects. The bill (2024-H […]
