Volunteer Firefighter Shortage Spurs MA Departments into Action Kathryn Carley – Commonwealth News Service If you dial 911, it is more than likely a volunteer firefighter will respond to your emergency, but in Massachusetts, there are not enough volunteers. More than half the 360 fire departments in the Bay State are volunteer-run, […]
College Admissions 101 – Hybrid Workshops at SSYMCA Overwhelmed by the enormity of the college admissions task? It’s often the biggest challenge of a lifetime for many families. HONORIA DA SILVA-KILGORE Two free “College Admissions 101” workshops led by Attorney Honoria DaSilva-Kilgore, founder of Personal College Counseling, Inc. (PCCI) of Raynham, will be held […]
WILL MAGAZINER CALL WHITEHOUSE UNETHICAL? Congressional candidate Seth Magaziner aired an advertisement calling for a ban on stock trading by members of Congress. A few years ago, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, who serves on the Senate committee that oversees health legislation, bought shares in pharmaceutical companies while Congress was finalizing the 21st Century […]
Wilbury Theatre Group presents The World Premiere of Silhouette of a Silhouette ROSE WEAVER By Rose Weaver Directed by Don Mays September 30 – October 16, 2022 Wilbury Theatre Group at WaterFire Arts Center PROVIDENCE, RI (September 23, 2022) – Wilbury Theatre Group presents the World Premiere of Silhouette of a […]
Massachusetts Helping Turn Tide on Biomass Energy Mary Schuermann Kuhlman – Commonwealth News Service Clean-energy advocates are hopeful Massachusetts’ leadership on fighting biomass pollution will drive change in other states and nations. The Bay State recently became the first in the U.S. to end renewable-energy subsidies for electricity from wood-burning biomass power […]
THIS WEEK’S MUSE EVELYN GLENNIE “Music is about communication…it isn’t just something that maybe physically sounds good or orally sounds interesting; it’s something far, far deeper than that.” In 1973, 8-year-old Evelyn Glennie began to go deaf. By twelve she was diagnosed as profoundly deaf. At nineteen, in her third year […]
Haga clic aquí para español Dear Neighbor, As Mayor, making Providence a city that works for every resident and business owner has been my top priority – and that means investing in much-needed infrastructure improvements. Together, we are building a new Providence by doing business differently and by making meaningful investments across our […]
APL TRUSTEE FEATURE Diane Mangiaratti, APL Trustee What motivates you to serve on the APL Board of Trustees? I believe that public libraries are very important to our democracy. They are available to all people and allow anyone to use their many resources. After serving in elective office on the Attleboro School […]
