Higher Ed Changes in New England’s Second Biggest City … and Beyond Posted October 18, 2022 By John O. Harney Comings and Goings … GREG WEINER The Assumption University Board of Trustees appointed Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs Greg Weiner to be the college’s next president. Weiner has served as the Worcester, Mass. Catholic college’s […]
THIS WEEK’S MUSE LUIS TAPIA “I first took blade to wood as a 20-year-old. My intention then, as now, was to link learned concepts of cultural history and tradition to my lived experience.” Luis Tapia is a sculptor from New Mexico who has spent his career reinterpreting the legacy of Catholic […]
Tickets for this year’s Blackstone Valley Polar Express Train Ride in Woonsocket, RI are 90% sold out!!! Great seats are still available, but don’t wait… these will be gone soon! Your best bet for tickets are Fridays and Sunday nights in November. We hope to see you on the train!! […]
New Bedford Creative Community Survey Calling all friends of NBAM/Artworks: Take the New Bedford Creative Community Survey and enter to win a $25 gift card! Help us shape the decisions about what types of creative projects New Bedford will invest in over the next three years. This survey will take no […]
EarthTalk® From the Editors of E – The Environmental Magazine No matter where you live in the U.S., if you don’t already drive an EV, you probably will sometime soon thanks to California’s push to ban gas-powered cars by 2035. Credit: Pexels.com. Dear EarthTalk: How will California’s recent decision to require all […]
POMHAM ROCKS SANTA NOVEMBER 26 Santa doesn’t always come on a sleigh. In Riverside, he comes by boat! Families are invited to see Santa take a boat ride around Riverside and conclude his journey with a trip around Pomham Rocks Lighthouse on Saturday, November 26. Santa will leave the dock at […]
Two New Exhibits Open at the Museum of Work & Culture (WOONSOCKET, R.I.) – To commemorate its 25th anniversary, the Museum of Work & Culture, a division of the Rhode Island Historical Society, invites the public to explore two new exhibits, Flowing Through Time: Nature, Industry, and Communities of the Blackstone River and […]
Commissioner’s Weekly Field Memo to Friends of Education Rhode Island Invests in 21st Century Learning Environments Recently, RIDE joined state and local leaders, students, and educators at Stephen Olney Elementary School in North Providence to announce the 21st Century Technology and Equipment Fund! The initiative will infuse $15 million in state dollars directly into classrooms […]
