Early Bird: America’s beloved Purple Martins return to Massachusetts     Spotting of birds in Rochester, MA. marks the state’s first sign of spring Erie, PA (April 13, 2022)—In a sure sign that spring is here, the first Purple Martins of the year have been spotted in Massachusetts.   The birds were seen on April 9 in the […]

Summer programs filling up fast! NEWSIES, JR. Actors currently in 3rd-8th grade 2-week intensive: July 11th – 22nd, 9am – 3pm Performances on July 22nd (1pm & 7pm) Held @ Thacher School in Attleboro   9 to 5 – The Musical Actors currently in 8th-12th grade Auditions May 16th & 17th Principal rehearsals May 24th […]

The Keep Plainville Beautiful town wide clean-up activities will take place the week of April 16-23.     For every 100 nip bottles collected you will receive a $5 voucher courtesy of D Jay Liquors, who is this year’s sponsor.  Keep Plainville Beautiful will have a table set up outside next to the Humphrey House at 136 […]

 April 24th Meeting   The Rhode Island Post Card Club holds its next meeting and sale on Sunday March 24th from 9 AM to 2 PM at the Knights of Columbus, 15 Bassett Street in North Providence. The hall is easily accessible from Route 146. Take the Mineral Spring Ave. exit and head east. Take […]

Audition for Teatro en el Verano Teatro en el Verano, produced by Rhode Island Latino Arts (RILA) in association with Trinity Rep, is looking for non-AEA, Latinx performers for this year’s production of La Mancha. Seeking 8–10 male and female non-union actors; must be age 18 or older. Actors should be fluent in English and/or Spanish. […]

Attleboro Land Trust Volunteer Opportunities   The Attleboro Land Trust will be working on the maintenance of its nature preserves this month and can use your help.  Clean-ups will be held on each of the next three Saturdays, April 16, 23, and 30, from 9:00 am to 12:00 noon. This Saturday, April 16, the clean-up […]

Mayor’s Scholarship Program Now Accepting Applications  Deadline May 20, 2022   MAYOR DONALD R. GREBIEN   PAWTUCKET – Mayor Donald R. Grebien, the City of Pawtucket, the Pawtucket City Council, and the Pawtucket School Department have announced that they are now accepting applications for the Mayor’s Scholarship Program.   The scholarship, set up to help assist […]

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 […]