Rep. Stewart bill would change building code to require accessibility standards in new home construction. Representative Jennifer Stewart STATE HOUSE —Rep. Jennifer Stewart (D-Dist. 59, Pawtucket) has introduced legislation that would add accessibility requirements to the state building code for certain new homes built in the state. The Rhode Island Inclusive Home Design […]
The Institute for Portuguese and Lusophone World Studies congratulates IPLWS Board Member, Elizabeth Fasteson, on being awarded the 2021-2022 Rhode Island School Counselor of the Year by the Rhode Island School Counselor Association. Mrs. Elizabeth Fasteson Well deserved! Congratulations, Liz! Award message from the Rhode Island School Counselor Association (RISCA): The Rhode […]
EAST PROVIDENCE SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION Members of Scholarship Foundation of East Providence remind residents that follow up letters for the recent phone-a-thon are now in the mail. “We are very grateful for the support of The Carter Fund at the Rhode Island Foundation,” stated Louise Paiva, phone-a-thon chair. The Carter Fund has […]
The Kennedy’s at Stone Soup Coffeehouse THE KENNEDY’S Providence – The Atwater-Donnelly Band will be performing at Stone Soup Coffeehouse on Saturday, April 29, 2023. The show starts at 7pm. Tickets are $22, and are available at the door or reserved through our website. Please appear at least 15 minutes before the performance begins, […]
Students’ Cancer Research Published Alumna, students use CRISPR technology to test cancer drugs. By Heather Harris Michonski | February 23, 2023 KATHLEEN AND ISRAA Biology majors Kathleen Davis and Israa Alchaar recently received the good news that their research on cancer cells was published in PLOS ONE, a peer-reviewed open access scientific journal published […]
Bristol Historical & Preservation Society to host lecture on women’s military uniforms BRISTOL-The Bristol Historical & Preservation Society invites the public to join them for their Annual Derwent (Derry) Riding Lecture on women’s history, to be held on March 20 at 6:30pm at the BH&PS at 48 Court St., Bristol. Speaker Mel Bloom […]
BOOK DONATIONS WELCOME The Friends of the East Providence Public Library are now accepting books for their Spring Book Sale April 27 to 30, 2023. Hardcover and softcover books in gently used and resalable condition are wanted. Books should have bindings intact and be free of writing, highlighting, tears, water stains or mold […]
THIS WEEK’S MUSE Olafur Eliasson, installation artist “Over the years, in making art, I have constantly explored issues dealing with space, time, light, and society.” Unlike many art genres, the term Installation Art is reasonably self-explanatory. It typically describes three-dimensional art designed to transform a space. It is often site-specific and temporary. Olafur […]
