Wednesday, June 17, 2026

IRON WORKERS LOCAL 7

Iron Workers Local 7 Union Hosts Building Trades Recovery Week Kickoff Event 15.1 percent of U.S. adults reported new or increased substance use due to pandemic-related stress.   [left to right] Mike Hess, Business Manager of Iron Workers Local 7; Chris Herren, former NBA basketball player and founder of the Herren Project; Thomas Gunning Jr., […]

T4MA: STEP UP NOW – MAY 9TH 2022

The climate crisis is urgent.      We must step up now as a Commonwealth to reduce carbon pollution, and to protect people and communities at greatest risk of environmental harm. Because transportation is the largest source of greenhouse gas emissions, transportation policy is climate policy. And because transportation impacts public health, transportation policy is health policy.    […]

BRIDGEWATER STATE UNIVERSITY

Junior Carrie Provost Named Newman Fellow   Indigenous student paves the way for others to follow   By Brian Benson | April 21, 2022 Photo by Luis Pires, ’23 Carrie Provost, ’23, is committed to ending inequalities for Indigenous youth and first-generation college students who will follow in her footsteps. And participating in a national […]

OP-ED: REINING IN DRUG INDUSTRY MIDDLEMEN

Rein in profiteering by drug-industry middlemen By David Balto The Federal Trade Commission recently requested public comments on the impact of drug-industry middlemen on drug affordability and access. Better known as pharmacy benefit manners, or PBMs, these are the unknown middlemen that manage prescription drug benefits for insurers and large employers. As part of their […]

BROWN UNIVERSITY – APRIL 29TH – DAVID WINTON BELL GALLERY

Public Reception and Celebration of Lisa Reihana: in Pursuit of Venus [infected]   Friday, April 29th, 2022, 6:00 PM     Join us for a public reception to celebrate the Bell Gallery’s current exhibition, Lisa Reihana: in Pursuit of Venus [infected]. Food and refreshments will be served indoors in the List Lobby, and masks are encouraged when not eating […]

GALLERY 175 PAWTUCKET, RHODE ISLAND

Gallery 175 175 Main Street Pawtucket. RI 02860   Gallery 175 Exhibits Art by Peter Campbell Gallery 175 in downtown Pawtucket will be exhibiting paintings and drawings by Peter Campbell from May 2 to June 24, 2002. An accomplished painter and illustrator, Campbell works in a realistic style depicting a wide range of subjects, often […]

ATTLEBORO LAND TRUST- APRIL 30TH – LEACH SANCTUARY

As previously announced, the Attleboro Land Trust will hold a clean-up this Saturday, April 30, from 9:00 am to 12:00 noon.  We would welcome your help.  The location will be the Phil and Ginny Leach Wildlife Sanctuary, at the corner of Woodland Lane and Ridgewood Road.  http://attleborolandtrust.org/leach/ Directions:  From Attleboro Center, take Route 152 south […]

FEMA: COVID-19 TESTING COSTS

FEMA AWARDS MORE THAN $3.4 MILLION TO STONEHILL COLLEGE FOR COVID-19 TESTING COSTS     BOSTON – The Federal Emergency Management Agency will be sending more than $3.4 million to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to reimburse Stonehill College for the cost of testing students, faculty and staff during the COVID-19 pandemic.   The $3,410,558 Public Assistance […]