Saturday, June 20, 2026

ATTLEBORO PUBLIC LIBRARY

Library Temporarily Closed Per order of the Mayor, the library will be closed to the public from Monday, December 27 – Sunday, January 2.   Along with all city departments, our collective goal is to minimize person to person contact, and to bolster community mitigation of COVID-19 after the holiday.   HOLIDAY CLOSING The library will be closed for Christmas on […]

RIPTA ENDS PAPER PRODUCTS FOR WAVE CARD TECHNOLOGY

RIPTA Announces End of Paper Products as it Continues Transition to Latest Smart Fare Technology Exact Change Cash Payments Will Still be Accepted on Buses   Providence, Rhode Island, December 20, 2021 — The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) announced today that starting  January 15, 2022, paper fare products will no longer be accepted on […]

“TEN MILE RIVER RAMBLES”

DELIGHTFULLY SO BY DON DOUCETTE Coming across an unusual word is a favorite personal happenstance. Finding a use for these words can often prove challenging.     Since the warmer months this year, a curious and entertaining tiny mammal has established residence on our property beside the Ten Mile River here in Attleboro.   “Tis significant […]

NEW BEDFORD ART MUSEUM

Who won Best in Show? We’re pleased to share the winners of our annual Members’ Exhibition! Best in Show: Nancy Whitcomb with “Dog Eat Dog World” First Runner Up: Susan Gilmore with “Blustery” Second Runner Up: Dora Atwater Millikin with “Nantucket Light Ship” Honorable Mention: Susan Costa with “Red Bag” Staff Pick: Elizabeth Stanton with […]

RIDE: RHODE ISLAND DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Notes from Commissioner Infante-Green Angélica Infante-Green Vaccinations and Boosters Available    It’s hard to believe, but we’re already in the holiday season. As the calendar year comes to a close and winter begins, we’re all excited to gather with our friends and families and celebrate.   At the same time, however, COVID-19 is spreading in Rhode Island. Pediatric cases […]

COMMONWEALTH CARES: CHILDREN GRANT PROGRAM

Department of Early Education and Care Announces Expansion of the Commonwealth Cares for Children Grant Program   BOSTON — The Department of Early Education and Care (EEC) today announced the expansion of the Commonwealth Cares for Children(C3) stabilization grants to help sustain child care providers and enable families to find care.    With the expansion, child care […]

CULTURAL CENTER OF CAPE COD

HIS WEEK’S MUSE – Cultural Center Announces New Executive Director Molly Demeulenaere   So much has happened in 2021! We are thrilled to go into 2022 stronger than ever and fully committed to our mission to serve the entire Cape Cod community and visitors to the area by offering instruction, entertainment, and exhibition in the visual, […]

NATIONAL PARK SERVICE

WASHINGTON — Charles F. “Chuck” Sams III was ceremonially sworn in as Director of the National Park Service (NPS) by Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland today. Charles F. “Chuck” Sams III Chuck is the first Tribal citizen to lead the agency, which has been without a Senate confirmed leader for nearly five years. “Everyone […]