Tuesday, May 5, 2026

PAWTUCKET MAYOR DONALD GREBIEN

Statement From Pawtucket Mayor Donald Grebien Announcing He Is Not Running for Congressional District 1 Seat:   DONALD GREBIEN   I am grateful for all of the supporters who have reached out to me over the last few months, both encouraging me to run and asking me to consider remaining Mayor of Pawtucket.   My […]

PPL: SUMMER READING PREVIEW PARTY

PAWTUCKET PUBLIC LIBRARY SUMMER READING PREVIEW PARTY  JUNE 10, 2023 11:00 AM     The Pawtucket Public Library is excited to invite patrons to our Summer Reading Preview Party on Saturday June 10th  at 11:00 a.m. on the library’s front lawn.   In the case of rain, it will be held in the library’s Leisure […]

LINDEN PLACE WALKING TOURS OF DOWNTOWN BRISTOL, RHODE ISLAND

Bristol & The Slave Trade Walking Tours begin Thurs, June 8th at Linden Place Mansion     Linden Place Museum will host walking tours of Linden Place and downtown Bristol, focused specifically on Bristol’s DeWolf Family and their involvement in the transatlantic slave trade. The DeWolf family, Bristol’s premier family in the 18th and early 19th centuries, was […]

THE RHODE ISLAND FOUNDATION

Pawtucket, Central Falls Groups Win Funding From Rhode Island Foundation     THE RHODE ISLAND FOUNDATION   Grants and endowments go to the Elisha Project, Progreso Latino, Mixed Magic Theatre and Fuerza Laboral   PAWTUCKET, RI — A Central Falls nonprofit is among the organizations that will share nearly $2.2 million in grants to address […]

MASS VENTURES: FUNDING FOR DEEP TECH STARTUPS

MassVentures Announces Nearly $3 Million In Grant Funding For 16 Deep Tech Startups     Boston, MA – The Executive Office of Economic Development and MassVentures announced that 16 companies will receive nearly $3,000,000 in grant funding through MassVentures’ SBIR Targeted Technologies (START) grant program, which helps Massachusetts-based start-ups convert research developed under SBIR (Small Business […]

BRETT SMILEY: “FOCUSING ON THE RIGHT THINGS”

Noticias de la ciudad de Providence   City of Providence News     Dear Neighbor,   Providence has the potential to be a world-class city if we focus on the right things like improving the quality of our infrastructure, strengthening our public safety strategy, and investing in out-of-school-time learning for Providence youth. While we must […]

ATTLEBORO HISTORIC PRESERVATION SOCIETY

WOODLAWN CEMETARY ATTLEBORO   Free Event Presented By The Attleboro Historic Preservation Society     Free and open to the public:   Saturday, June 10 (rain date, June 17) the Attleboro Historic Preservation Society will be conducting hour-long walking tours of Woodlawn Cemetery located at 825 North Main St in Attleboro.    The 1st tour will […]

RI HOUSE RECRUTING TEACHERS FROM DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS

House passes Giraldo bill to encourage recruiting teachers from diverse, underrepresented backgrounds.     STATE HOUSE — The House of Representatives passed legislation introduced by Rep. Joshua J. Giraldo (D-Dist. 56, Central Falls) that would encourage the recruitment of teachers from diverse and underrepresented backgrounds.   The legislation (2023-H 5421) would direct the Department of Education, in […]