Representative Voas sworn into office on first day of 2023 legislative session     STATE HOUSE – Rep. Brandon Voas (D-Dist. 57, Cumberland, Central Falls) was formally sworn into office on Tuesday, January 3, as the 2023-24 term of the Rhode Island General Assembly convened.   Representative Voas was one of 12 new members of the House […]

USDA To Conduct Hemp Survey   HARRISBURG, PA – USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) will send the Hemp Production and Disposition Inquiry to over 1,000 northeastern state producers on January 19. This follows NASS’s 2021 Hemp Acreage and Production survey. Like the 2021 questionnaire, this year’s survey will collect information on the total planted […]

Networking Like Your Business Depends On It….. IT Does To grow your business, you need to grow your network. This workshop will provide you with the practical tools that you can use to expand your sphere of influence and grow your business. Participants will leave this workshop with specific tools that they can use to plan, […]

JANUARY PERFORMANCES     Saturday, January 14th Kelley Lennon & Joe Boulay 6:30pm-9:30pm Luigi’s Restaurant 1359 Hartford Ave, Johnston, RI 02919 Please make reservations by calling 401-861-3850 and ask to be seated near the entertainment. Click here to visit their website   Saturday, January 21st Kelley Lennon & Joe Boulay 6:30pm-9:30pm Luigi’s Restaurant 1359 Hartford […]

MY LAST DAY IN THE SENATE     Dear Friends and Neighbors,   This is a hard email to write—partly because it’s hard to say goodbye, and partly because it’s hard to do justice to all the righteous fights and incredible victories we’ve worked on together. There have been so many of them!     […]

Wishing you Good Times, Good Cheer and a Memorable New Year     Give the Gift of Life!   Make Donating Blood your New Year’s Resolution!   Attend the 19th Annual Gary Mirliss Memorial Blood Drive   King Philip Middle School  18 King Street, Norfolk, MA   Saturday, January 7th 8AM to 3PM   Make Your […]

The staff, youth and board of Rhode Island for Community & Justice wish you a joyful holiday, good cheer and a memorable new year.     RICJ is grateful for your support throughout 2022 and your commitment to our mission to fight bias, bigotry and racism by building understanding and respect between all races, cultures and religions, through […]

Zoom Lecture: Cephalopods: Amazing Brains and Morphing Skin     Presented by Cape Cod Maritime Museum at Online/Virtual Space   SUNDAY JANUARY 8 AT 2:30 PM    Learn about the special abilities of octopuses, squid, and cuttlefish.     Octopuses, squid and cuttlefish (collectively known as cephalopods) have massive brains and “smart” skin, which they can deploy in sophisticated […]