Saturday, May 16, 2026

BARRELS OF CRANBERRIES

Massachusetts cranberry production forecast up 11% from 2021 CONCORD, NH –     Massachusetts 2022 cranberry production is forecast at 2.00 million barrels, up 11% from 2021 production, according to Pam Hird, state statistician of the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service, New England Field Office.   United States 2022 total cranberry production is forecast at […]

FIRSTWORKS SUMMER BEATS – ROGER WILLIAMS BANDSTAND

Join us for our free FirstWorks Summer Beats concert finale this Sunday, August 14 to enjoy Afro-Rican Jazz by William Cepeda and his seven-piece band. We have a full afternoon planned, so read on for exciting updates!     WILLIAM CEPEDA AFRO-RICAN JAZZ Celebrate the heritage of Puerto Rican music and its African roots.   The four-time Grammy-nominated trombonist […]

BIKE SHARE SERVICES AVAILABLE IN PROVIDENCE

haga clic aquí para español   Dear neighbor –     The other week, I was delighted to announce the city’s increased availability of electric bikes and scooters by partnering with bike share service providers Bird, Spin and Veo. Spin, which has already been operational in Providence, will increase the number of e-bikes and e-scooters throughout the City, […]

GEORGE WILEY CENTER

Meet candidates for RI House Pawtucket District 62     Bring your questions for Q&A with candidates Wed. August 17th 7-8:30pm George Wiley Center 32 East Ave. Pawtucket Community Potluck   Contact us if you need a ride: 401-728-5555 Donate to support our organizing! Conoce a los Candidatos para RI House. Distrito 62   Miércoles […]

SBA-SEED LENDER TRAINING PROGRAM NEWPORT RHODE ISLAND

Save the Date!   New England Regional Lender Training     Sponsored by: The U.S. Small Business Administration, SEED Corporation, and RISCPA/RI Business Forum   Tuesday, September 27, 2022 Wyndham Newport Hotel 240 Aquidneck Avenue Middletown, RI   U.S. Small Business Administration, SEED Corporation, and RISCPA/RI Business Forum are partnering to bring back our in-person SBA 504 […]

MASSACHUSETTS BOARD OF EARLY EDUCATION AND CARE

Board of Early Education and Care Announces  New Member     BOSTON — Governor Charlie Baker recently appointed Maria Gonzalez Moeller, the Chief Executive Officer of The Community Group (TCG) in Lawrence, to the Board of Early Education and Care (EEC). The Community Group is a private non-profit agency that develops and manages programs in early education, […]

LOCAL POST OFFICE JOB FAIRS IN NEW ENGLAND

Hi, my name is Steve Doherty and I’m with the U.S. Postal Service.   You may not think of the Postal Service as news, since we’re hardly new. Mail service for this region goes back almost 400 years. But we’ve got some great stories to tell.   Odds are you’ve seen our latest TV commercial […]

MASSWORKS: MULTI FAMILY ZONING

Baker-Polito Administration Announces Final Guidelines for New Multifamily Zoning Requirement     Following extensive public outreach period, final guidelines outline how state will determine if an MBTA community is in compliance with Section 3A of M.G.L. c. 40A   BOSTON – Today, the Baker-Polito Administration announced final compliance guidelines for new Section 3A of M.G.L c. 40A, enacted […]