Whitehouse Announces Funding to Launch Offshore Wind Job Training Certification Program for High School Students $375k Congressionally Directed Spending request will support process to create new credential program North Kingstown, RI – U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse today joined representatives of the North Kingstown Chamber of Commerce and the offshore wind industry to announce $375,000 […]
Help us kick off the 9th(!) annual Providence Fringe Festival tonight with the TOTALLY FREE Let’s Fringe! Opening Party! It’s the 9th Annual Let’s Fringe! Opening Party and we’re doing it in STYLE on the Roof Deck at the WaterFire Arts Center TONIGHT! Come meet the performing artists, enjoy drinks by TROOP, and performances by the Rhode Island Ukulele Armada, and […]
Applications Open for the 2023-2025 Rhode Island Expansion Arts Program Grants TO APPLY click here Grant deadline: October 14, 2022 See below information in Spanish about the program. PARA APLICAR haga clic aquí Fecha límite de la subvención: 14 de octubre de 2022 Vea a continuación para obtener información sobre el programa en español. […]
Haga clic aquí para español Dear Neighbor, I hope this email finds you in good health and spirits as we enter the summer months. Keeping residents safe and healthy is one of my top priorities, which is why I am reaching out with new information about the availability of COVID-19 vaccines for children […]
THIS WEEK’S MUSE FRANK GEHRY “Architecture should speak of its time and place but yearn for timelessness.” Frank Gehry is a Canadian-born American architect and designer. His buildings are considered some of the most important in contemporary architecture and Vanity Fair has described him as “the most important architect of our age.” Gehry was a […]
Alexander Announces Plans to Leave Lasell By John O. Harney Comings and Goings … MICHAEL B. ALEXANDER Lasell University President Michael B. Alexander announced he will step down at the end of the 2023 academic year after 16 years leading the Newton, Mass. college-turned-university. Alexander is also the CEO of Lasell Village, a model senior living community […]
Saving Northampton Veterans Hospital Shows Bipartisanship Can Work I’m writing to make sure you didn’t miss this good news for veterans. After months of fighting, the VA hospital in Leeds will remain open. So many veterans in our district and throughout Massachusetts depend on that facility for specialized health care, and earlier this year, the […]
Providing Relief and Moving RI Forward DOMINICK J. RUGGERIO When the Senate convened in January, my leadership team and I had high hopes about what the chamber could accomplish. We envisioned a transformational session for our state, one defined by historic progress on many critical issues. I’m proud to say that, working […]
