“This Is the Right Place for Me.” (Helping New Hires Feel This Way Quickly By Quint Studer Getting and keeping good people has always been one of the biggest challenges for business owners. Finding the right person to join the team has been especially tricky these past few years. The shortage of candidates […]
Professional Basketball Tryout Providence, RI. Providence Pirates is looking for talented players in Rhode Island and bordering states to fill its 2022-23 roster. Do you have what it takes? Do you or someone you know who might be interested in trying out and becoming a professional basketball player? August 20th is the date for the open basketball tryout. Pirates […]
U.S. Postal Service Honors Folk Singer Pete Seeger Stamp Is Latest in Music Icons Stamp Series NEWPORT, RI — Famed folk singer Pete Seeger was honored today as he was inducted into the Postal Service’s Music Icons Forever stamp series at the Jane Pickens Theater. “The Postal Service is pleased to present […]
THIS WEEK’S MUSE CORNELIA PARKER “You make an open-ended proposition and the audience completes it somehow. That’s what you hope an artwork to be-a constantly living thing.” Cornelia Parker is an English installation artist and sculptor. She came to prominence in the 1990s and remains one of the most important British artists […]
We’re hiring! Work for a great organization and make an impact in your community. Program and Membership Manager The Arts Foundation of Cape Cod (AFCC) is looking for a dynamic, people-oriented arts leader to manage our programming, including our growing program, the Creative Exchange. The Creative Exchange provides professional development for artists through […]
Dear Neighbors and Friends Today, on my 14th wedding anniversary, I’m reflecting on the fragility of marriage equality and LGBTQ+ rights in the wake of our conservative Supreme Court’s actions and opinions recently. It was only 9 years ago that we were leading the fight here in Rhode Island for our right […]
How Are Reptiles Faring These Days? Almost two-thirds of all turtle species known to science are either endangered or recently extinct. Credit: Roddy Scheer Dear EarthTalk: How are reptiles faring these days in the face of climate change and other environmental threats? —L.M. Smith, Boston, MA Reptiles, like other animals and plants, face […]
State University of New York Taps Enrollment Expert from CT State to Lead SUNY-Ulster By John O. Harney Comings and Goings … ALLISON BUCKLEY The State University of New York (SUNY) appointed Connecticut State Community Colleges Vice President for Enrollment Management and Student Affairs Alison Buckley as the next president of SUNY Ulster, succeeding Alan […]
