Saturday, October 24, 2026

RISCA – ARRIBA EL TELON

Theater educators converge on Providence for conference     You can still register   We are thrilled to be hosting the American Alliance for Theatre and Education’s upcoming 35th annual conference, and its first-ever hybrid, conference Arriba el Telón (Raise the Curtain), at the Rhode Island Convention Center, July 28-31.   The national organization will highlight our […]

WILLIE J. LAWS BAND AT VETERANS’ GAZEBO

North Attleboro Free Summer Concert     The NACC free summer concert series continues this week on Thursday at 6:30 PM at the Veteran’s Gazebo at 43 South Washington Street in downtown North Attleboro.   This week’s band is Willie J. Laws, a Texas guitar vocalist and songwriter following in the footsteps of T-Bone Walker, […]

RI VETERANS’ PENSION BILL SIGNED INTO LAW

Veterans pension tax exemption highlighted, and several veterans’ bills signed into law     From the left: Erik Wallin, Executive Director of Operation Stand Down Rhode Island, Rep. Karen Alzate, Senate President Dominick J. Ruggerio, Sen. Walter S. Felag, Governor Daniel McKee, Rep. John G. Edwards, Rep. Samuel A. Azzinaro, Rep. Joseph J. Solomon, Jr., Sen. Roger […]

TEN MILE RIVER RAMBLES

BRIGHT MEMORIES   BY DON DOUCETTE   I’ve seen mentions this week of fireflies and favorite personal childhood memories bubbled up.   We lived for a few years on our grandparent’s Thurber Farm homestead off Thurber Avenue in Attleboro.   I recall riding down our steep driveway during warm summer evenings – those extended evenings […]

DAVID COFFIN AT LINDEN PLACE

Linden Place’s Live Music Series Presents: A Night of Sea Shanties & Food with David Coffin     Come Along for a maritime voyage and a captivating history lesson!     BRISTOL, R.I. – Join us for a fun night of food, live music, and sea shanties! On Friday, August 5 at 6pm the night will […]

BSU RUNS FALMOUTH

ASICS Falmouth Road Race 2022   Bridgewater State University will once again participate in the Falmouth Road Race.   This year’s team of alumni, students, faculty, and staff will complete the iconic 7-mile seaside course from Woods Hole to Falmouth Heights on Sunday, August 21.   Our runners are committed to raising $1,000 each for […]

CELEBRATING COLUMBIAN 212TH INDEPENDENCE DAY

Senitor Cano, Acosta and Representatives Alzate, Giraldo host 212th Colombian Independence Day   From the left: Sen. Sandra Cano, the Cultural Preservation Award winner David Molina, Rep. Karen Alzate and Rep. Joshua J. Giraldo at the 2022 Colombian Independence Day celebration at the State House.   STATE HOUSE – Four Rhode Island legislators of Colombian […]

QUONSET POINTS

Quonset Company Spotlight: Global Foundation for Ocean Exploration     The Titanic and the Civil War-era U.S.S. Monitor are just two of the landmarks that engineers from the Quonset-based Global Foundation for Ocean Exploration has surveyed.   GFOE studies the ocean floor using a 6,000-meter Remotely Operated Vehicle, or ROV. Deep ocean exploration from anywhere in […]