Tuesday, October 6, 2026

PAWTUCKET MAYOR’S SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM

Mayor’s Scholarship Program Accepting Applications Starting June 1st Application Period: June 1 – July 1, 2024 Mayor Donald R. Grebien PAWTUCKET – Mayor Donald R. Grebien, the City of Pawtucket, the Pawtucket City Council, and the Pawtucket School Department have announced that they will be accepting applications for the Mayor’s Scholarship Program from June 1st to […]

EPL CELEBRATING PRIDE

PRIDE MONTH AT EAST PROVIDENCE PUBLIC LIBRARY Pride Programs for Children Design Your Own Flag Monday, June 3, 3:45pm at Weaver Library All ages Celebrate Pride by designing and painting your own flag! Pride Family Storytime Wednesday, June 5, 10am at Weaver Library All ages Join us as we read stories, sing songs, dance, and […]

ATTLEBORO, SUSTAINABLE BY DESIGN

Attleboro Industrial Museum On Thursday, May 30, 6:30pm, the Attleboro Industrial Museum will host a presentation “Sensata Technologies: A Case in Sustainable Business“.  This is the second in the series Attleboro, Sustainable by Design.  You do not need to have attended the first session. Presenter, Richard DiNitto, Environmental, Health, and Safety officer for Sensata will review how […]

WASHINGTON BRIDGE LEGISLATION

Washington Bridge Reporting Legislation Signed By Governor GOVERNOR DAN MC KEE STATE HOUSE — Legislation from Senate Majority Whip Valarie J. Lawson and House Majority Whip Katherine S. Kazarian requiring regular monthly updates from the Rhode Island Department of Transportation on the state of the Washington Bridge was signed Friday by the governor. “This legislation […]

JEFFREY SHAPIRO TESTIFIES FOR RI FINANCE COMMITTEE

DOES RI NEED AN INSPECTOR GENERAL? Massachusetts Inspector General Jeffrey Shapiro to Testify in House Finance in Support of H7027 – A Bill to Create a RI Inspector Genera MICHAEL CHIPPENDALE State House, Providence – Today (Wednesday, May 22, 2024) the Massachusetts Inspector General will be testifying in House Finance at the Rise, in support […]

SENATOR SHELDON WHITEHOUSE -RHODE ISLAND

Extending Trump Tax Cuts Would Add $4.6 Trillion to the Deficit, CBO Finds Washington, D.C.—According to the latest report by the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO), extending the Trump tax cuts for the next 10 years—as Republicans have proposed—would add $4.6 trillion to the deficit. The report, written at the urging of Senator Whitehouse (D-RI), Chairman […]

KIDS – FARM FRESH – SKYDOG FARM

FARM FRESH RI VISIT TO SKYDOG Last week, we had the pleasure of virtually connecting with Katherine Fotiades who, along with her partner Mark Phillips, runs Skydog Farm. We talked about the impact of education, the importance of community engagement, and ideas for the future. The Story of Skydog Farm Skydog Farm has been producing locally […]

SOUTH ATTLEBORO TRAIN STATION REOPENS

Massachusetts and Rhode Island Legislators celebrate partial reopening of South Attleboro Train Station STATE HOUSE — Sen. Meghan E. Kallman and Massachusetts State Representative Jim K. Hawkins will be present during the morning of Monday, May 20, starting at 6:45 a.m. to see the first trains leave the South Attleboro Train Station after a three-year […]