Speaker Shekarchi’s Inauguration Address Shekarchi re-elected Speaker; lists housing, homelessness as top priorities Speaker of the House K. Joseph Shekarchi (D-Dist. 23, Warwick) was re-elected to lead the House of Representatives as the 2023-2024 term began. He outlined a legislative agenda topped by addressing the state’s affordable housing and homelessness crises and […]
Commissioner’s Memo to Friends of Education ANGELICA INFANTE-GREEN New Year, New Opportunities: Student Food Trucks! Rhode Island students are riding into the new year with an exciting new opportunity. Recently, RIDE launched the $1.625 Million Menu for Success Student Food Truck Initiative Through the grant program, 13 local education agencies will receive […]
THIS WEEK’S MUSE CYNTHIA LAHTI There is something magical about ceramic art. The human action of taking a soft, almost liquid material from the ground, impressing our feelings, personality, and ideas into it, then using intense heat to turn it to stone effectively is a powerful discovery that’s perhaps as close to […]
10th Annual Joe Gouveia Outermost Poetry Contest Now Accepting Submissions Submissions to be judged by poet/novelist Marge Piercy Provincetown, MA, January 6, 2023: In honor of former Cape Cod Poet Laureate Joe Gouveia, WOMR continues an annual tradition to honor his commitment to the poetry community while supporting a great community asset. […]
YWCA Rhode Island is Conducting a Search for a new CEO Long-term leader Deborah L. Perry will step down effective July 31, 2023, in pursuit of a new opportunity PLEASE HELP SPREAD THE WORD – YWCA Rhode Island Board of Directors seeks a Chief Executive Officer to continue building upon the remarkable 155-year […]
NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF HIGHER EDUCATION —John O. Harney Really Going Now … It’s Been a Pleasure It’s packing up the office that makes it feel final … the old, printed editions of Connection and NEJHE, spare neckties for unexpected meetings, manila folders labeled with topics ranging from “Management Education” to “Enrollment Management” […]
EarthTalk® From the Editors of E – The Environmental Magazine Only time will tell if a 2019 agreement signed by 170 countries to “significantly reduce” their use of plastic by 2030 will hold water. Credit: mali maeder, pexels.com. Dear EarthTalk: Why haven’t the governments of the world come together to ban or limit […]
Noticias de la ciudad de Providence City of Providence News Dear Neighbor, On January 2, 2023, I had the privilege of taking the oath of office as your mayor during a swearing-in ceremony held inside of the beautiful Providence Public Library. I would like to thank you for placing your trust in […]
