Friday, June 19, 2026

POST CARD CLUB MEETING FEBRUARY 27TH

Rhode Island Post Card Club February 27th Meeting     The Rhode Island Post Card Club holds its next meeting and sale on Sunday February 27th 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 […]

ORDER GIRL SCOUT COOKIES ON-LINE

National Girl Scout Cookie Weekend Arrives February 18–20 with Nationwide Online Ordering   Consumers who don’t already know a Girl Scout can now support girl leadership by purchasing cookies online from a local troop for direct shipment or donation to local causes.   Warwick, RI—February 14, 2022— Girl Scouts of Southeastern New England and Girl Scouts […]

OP-ED: EQUITY IN RI CNE MERGER REVIEW

Miller calls for equity focus as part of Lifespan, CNE merger review     STATE HOUSE – Sen. Joshua Miller (D-Dist. 28, Cranston, Providence) is urging Attorney General Peter F. Neronha and Interim Health Director Dr. James McDonald to make equity a central focus of the state’s review of the proposed merger of Care New […]

VALLEY TALKS: VAUDEVILLE IN WOONSOCKET

Free Virtual Valley Talks Continue with Presentation on History of Vaudeville in Woonsocket     WOONSOCKET, R.I. – Valley Talks, a series of biweekly historical lectures presented by the Museum of Work & Culture, a division of the Rhode Island Historical Society, continues Sunday, Feb. 20, at 1 p.m., on Zoom. Researcher Kathryn Sos-Hayda and […]

NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF HIGHER EDUCATION

Boston Fed Marks Firsts with New CEO … MIT and Tufts Presidents Announce Plans to Leave Posts By John O. Harney Comings and Goings …   SUSAN M. COLLINS The Federal Reserve Bank of Boston named University of Michigan Provost Susan M. Collins to be the bank’s next president and CEO.   An international macroeconomist, Collins will be the […]

SENATOR LAWSON INTRODUCES ARPA FUNDS BILL

Sen. Lawson introduces bill to use ARPA funds to address Rhode Island’s hunger crisis SENATOR VALARIE J. LAWSON   As one in four families with children face food insecurity, proposed legislation would provide SNAP beneficiaries with a 50% discount on fresh produce in retail settings statewide             STATE HOUSE – Sen. Valarie J. Lawson (D-Dist. […]

BRIDGEWATER STATE UNIVERSITY

Florida, Here We Come!      Fred Clark, ‘83, president, Bridgewater State University, is heading back to Florida to visit Bridgewater State alumni who now call the Sunshine State home. He’ll pack his traditional dark suits, plenty of white button-down shirts, his signature BSU-red ties and perhaps a pair of cool shades.   He will be joined […]

PRESIDENT’S DAY TOUR

February 22. Linden Place Mansion’s President’s Day Tour   Over the course of its 200-year history, four U.S. Presidents visited Linden Place. Join one of two docent-led tours to hear the rest of the story about James Monroe, Andrew Jackson, Ulysses S. Grant and Chester Arthur.   Guests will get the chance to learn fun […]