To the Editor: If you are one of the thousands of Rhode Islanders with a Medicare Advantage plan through UnitedHealthcare, beware: As of July 1, 2025, the following Brown University Health hospitals are out of network for non-emergency care: Rhode Island Hospital, Hasbro Children’s Hospital, Miriam Hospital, and Newport Hospital. Sen. Linda L. Ujifusa For the latest updates on […]
Bill to end payday lending signed into law STATE HOUSE — Legislation sponsored by Rep. Karen Alzate and Sen. Ana B. Quezada that will repeal the exception that allows payday lending to operate in Rhode Island has been signed into law. Rep. Karen Alzate “As Rhode Islanders struggle to make ends meet in an increasingly […]
A Night to Remember: 2025 Artists & Collectors Dinner – Botanica On a perfect, May Spring evening, the Cultural Center of Cape Cod blossomed into a living work of art for our sold-out 2025 Artists & Collectors Dinner: Botanica. Fifty collectors and supporters gathered with twenty-five of our most celebrated artists for a truly magical […]
Bill to protect election workers signed into law STATE HOUSE — Legislation sponsored by Senate Majority Whip David P. Tikoian and Rep. Matthew S. Dawson to protect election officials and poll workers has been signed into law. Whip Tikoian and Representative Dawson worked closely with Secretary of State Gregg M. Amore to introduce the legislation […]
The Life and Work of Eugene Hunt What Will You See at the Exhibit? The Attleboro Area Industrial Museum showcases Eugene Hunt’s whole job shop. Hunt was an engine turner, taking items like cuff links or lockets and adding special engravings and other designs. After a long and successful career in Attleboro, his family gave us […]
The Founders would say fight for democracy The Declaration of Independence was a rejection of the authoritarianism being deployed by Trump by Thomas P. O’Neill III John Trumbull’s painting, “Declaration of Independence,” depicting the five-man drafting committee of the Declaration of Independence — John Adams, Roger Sherman, Robert Livingston, Thomas Jefferson, and Benjamin Franklin — presenting […]
New law mandates that employment terms are given in writing STATE HOUSE — Legislation introduced by Sen. Jonathon Acosta and Rep. Joshua J. Giraldo that will require employers to provide all employees, at the start of their employment, with a written notice detailing the terms and conditions of their job—including pay, benefits, deductions, and work […]
Update: New Dates for Rewild Your Inner Child Campout Due to necessary roadwork on our private lane, the Rewild Your Inner Child Campout has been rescheduled to Saturday & Sunday, August 2–3, 2025. All original details remain the same—we’ll gather for two days of soul-deepening connection, playful creativity, and peaceful presence on the land. We hope you can […]
