Wednesday, June 17, 2026

MAKE PELL GRANTS TAX FREE – PELL GRANT INCREASE

Whitehouse Helps Secure Largest Pell Grant Increase Since 2009 and Pushes for Doubling of Maximum Grant Award SENATOR SHELDON WHITEHOUSE   With the increase, maximum Pell Grant will rise to $6,895 for the coming academic year   Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse announced that he helped secure the largest Pell Grant increase since […]

SPECIAL OLYMPICS TRUCK CONVOY

TORCH RUN TRUCK CONVOY TO BENEFIT SPECIAL OLYMPICS RHODE ISLAND   The Torch Run Truck Convoy for Special Olympics is a national one-day celebration of the trucking industry, its allied partners and law enforcement all working together to help raise funds and awareness for Special Olympics and our amazing athletes.   Join us on Sunday, […]

AUDUBON RHODE ISLAND

It’s the Best Time of Year for Birds and Birders! Audubon Offers FREE Guided Bird Walks in May May 2022 Highlights from the Audubon Society of Rhode Island      May brings the best birding of the year! Grab your binoculars and search for spring migrants with Audubon! Unless noted, registration is required for all […]

WARWICK, RHODE ISLAND ANIMAL SHELTER

Crafting for Critters Craft Fair Supports Homeless Animals The 8th Annual Crafting for Critters Spring Craft Fair will be held outdoors on Saturday, May 7, 2022, at the Airport Professional Park, 2348 Post Road, Warwick, RI from 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM.   Hosted by Friends of the Warwick Animal Shelter, over 60 artisans will be selling […]

BACKYARDING: THE TUFFMUTT FOUNDATION

If Your Yard Could Talk: 6 Things It Wants You to Know  TurfMutt Foundation Offers Tips to Help Homeowners   LUCKY ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Backyarding is the trend born out of necessity during the pandemic as people moved indoor activities including working, entertaining, exercising and vacationing into their family backyards. Homeowners invested in their outdoor […]

RHODE ISLAND HISTORICAL SOCIETY PARTNERS WITH FROG & TOAD

Frog & Toad and Rhode Island Historical Society Launch T-Shirt Collaboration     Shirts Offer Mashup of RI History and Classic Rock in Honor of RIHS Bicentennial PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The Rhode Island Historical Society and Frog & Toad are excited to announce the launch of an exclusive line of t-shirts celebrating Rhode Island’s history […]

NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF HIGHER EDUCATION

Mount Holyoke College Taps former Spelman College President Beverly Daniel Tatum as Interim Leader Posted April 5, 2022 By John O. Harney Comings and Goings … Beverly Daniel Tatum Mount Holyoke College named former Spelman College President Beverly Daniel Tatum as interim president, taking over in July for Sonya Stephens, who announced she would be leaving in the summer to head the […]

PAWTUCKET “EARTHDAY” TRADITION

Pawtucket GREAT #EARTHDAYCleanup    HQ Galego Court 383 Weeden St Join us for funday, Pawtucket, RI  Saturday, April 23, 2022-10 AM—1pm plus   * Refreshments and Free Seeded Plantings * PLUS MUCH MUCH MORE!!!   Sponsored by CITY OF PAWTUCKET, Neighborhood Alliance of Pawtucket, Pawtucket Housing, Navigant Credit Union and Narragansett Bay Commission   FOR MORE INFORMATION […]