Gov. McKee Visits Quonset to Cut the Ribbon on Rhode Island Ready Governor Daniel J. McKee (left) joined state and Quonset officials to cut the ribbon on Rhode Island Ready (RI Ready) recently, officially launching the new statewide $40 million economic development program designed to prepare industrial sites to host new companies and jobs. “Rhode Island […]
RIMA to Host Dual Topic Workshop on Workplace Robotics and 3-D Printing SMITHFIELD, RI – The Rhode Island Manufacturers Association (RIMA) will host a workshop at the Providence Marriott on March 15, 2022, at 7:30AM. This event will focus on topics to demonstrate the ways manufacturers “think outside of the box” with the use […]
EarthTalk® From the Editors of E – The Environmental Magazine Activists are concerned that local workers, including many children, eat a steady diet of contaminated fish from a lake at the site of a big cobalt mine at Katanga in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Credit: Fairphone. Dear EarthTalk: As millions and millions […]
Cultivating Agricultural Products and Experiences that Nourish Body, Mind & Spirit We are Excited to Announce the First of our 2022 Programs & Events Upcoming Programs Making the Ultimate Comfort Food: Soup & Bread Saturday February 12th 11-3pm The Herbal Pathway: Module One Herbs for the Heart Sunday February 20th 11-3pm Mushroom Cultivation Saturday […]
Laurie Leshin to Blast Off from Worcester to California By John O. Harney Comings and Goings … Laurie Leshin Worcester Polytechnic Institute President Laurie Leshin was named director of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, the California lab affiliated with NASA. A geochemist and space scientist, Leshin was the first woman to lead WPI and will be the first woman to […]
You’ll be astonished by what American-made drones can now do! Some of the world’s most brilliant experts in designing drones to solve real-world issues are in Plymouth, Mass. You may not see them except perhaps during sporting events, but commercial Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), commonly known as drones, are dramatically improving many aspects of […]
Museum of Work & Culture’s 6th Annual Poutine Indulgence When: March 1-31, 2022 Poutine is Back on the Menu at the Museum of Work & Culture Month-long Poutine Indulgence Features 7 Restaurants Competing for Best Poutine (WOONSOCKET, R.I.) – The Museum of Work & Culture is proud to announce the return of […]
THE COMMUNITY PLAYERS PRESENT WORLD PREMIERE COMEDY A TREE FALLS IN BROOKLINE PAWTUCKET, RI – Rhode Island’s oldest community theater, The Community Players, currently celebrating their 100th season, is proud to present the world premiere of A Tree Falls in Brookline, by local Rhode Island award-winning playwright David Christner from February 18 – 27, 2022. This comedic play tells the story of Cormac “Mac” McIntyre, a largely unproduced and unrecognized playwright whose […]
