Monday, May 11, 2026

SPECIAL OLYMPICS RHODE ISLAND

Special Olympics USA Team Named     201 Athletes, Coaches and Staff to Represent the United States at Special Olympics World Games Berlin 2023 including 3 Rhode Island delegates   January 19, 2023 – Smithfield, Rhode Island — Special Olympics USA is proud to announce that it will send a 201-member delegation to represent the United […]

LUSOPHONE WORLD STUDIES

RHODE ISLAND COLLEGE     The Institute for Portuguese and Lusophone World Studies and the Centro de Estudos Afro-Orientais (CEAO) of the Universidade Federal da Bahia, Brazil are pleased to invite you:   Virtual book launch of Amílcar Cabral: um nacionalista e pan-africanista revolucionário by Peter Karibe Mendy   *evento em português   Friday, January 20, […]

MLK DAY OF SERVICE

Mayor Grebien & Mayor Rivera Join Local Volunteers for MLK Day of Service Neighborhood Cleanup     PAWTUCKET – On Monday January 16th, Mayor Donald R. Grebien joined Central Falls Mayor, Maria Rivera, and nearly 50 local volunteers for a neighborhood cleanup in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.   Martin Luther King Jr. Day […]

POMHAM ROCKS 5K/10K

Run For The Lighthouse   Friends of Pomham Rocks Lighthouse are sponsoring their third annual benefit run on Saturday, April 22, 2023   Organized by Rhode Races & Events, the Pomham Rocks Lighthouse Run will start and end at Rose Larisa Park, 701 Bullocks Point Avenue, Riverside, across from Crescent Park Carousel. It will wind […]

WE NEED A THEME FOR PHOTO CONTEST 2024

Submissions Open for Photo Contest Theme for 2024 Calendar     PAWTUCKET – Mayor Donald R. Grebien and contest organizer Patricia S. Zacks are calling for suggestions on a theme for the 2024 City Calendar.   Each year, a different theme is selected for the calendar. Submissions are entered on behalf of a wide range of […]

EARTHTALK: U S ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT

EarthTalk® From the Editors of E – The Environmental Magazine   These peregrine falcon chicks might not have been born if their ancestors hadn’t been protected by the Endangered Species Act. Credit: Teterin Oleg. Pexels.com.   The U S Endangered Species Act has been around for five decades. How successful has it been in protecting and […]

AREA INTERFAITH TEEN CLIMATE CHANGE GROUP

Interfaith Teen Climate Change Group     The Interfaith Teen Climate Change group will have a special guest speaker on Sunday, Jan 22nd at 7pm. Eben Bein of Our Climate and the MA Youth Climate Coalition, and some of the youth he works with, will join the group to discuss Climate Justice, how Climate Change […]

EAST PROVIDENCE: ANNUAL ALL-FROM-HOME PHONE-A-THON

EAST PROVIDENCE SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION     Scholarship Foundation of East Providence announces that volunteers will be calling residents in February for donations for scholarships for local students. High school students, current and past scholarship recipients and their families, and members of the scholarship fund will take part in the annual fundraising event, held virtually again […]