Dear Friend: JIM MC GOVERN The House of Representatives and the Senate passed a COVID-19 relief bill that contains long-overdue assistance for families, first responders, frontline workers, small businesses, and health care workers in need. I’ll be honest with you. It’s not the bill I would have written. I think $600 checks are woefully inadequate […]
Hello friend, We’ve asked a lot from Rhode Islanders over the last ten months. Today, I have one more ask: please sign up to get tested this week and next week. Getting tested is one of the simplest, most effective ways you can protect your household from COVID-19. And over the last month, we’ve […]
Wickford Art – Second Exhibit of 2021: FUR, FEATHERS, FINS…Animals in Art North Kingstown (RI) – The Wickford Art Association’s annual “animals in art” exhibit: Fur, Feathers, Fins will open at our North Kingstown Beach Street Gallery on Friday- February 12, 2021. Fur, Feathers, Fins is an all media, open exhibit, juried for entry and […]
MA Public Higher-Education Unions Want Furloughed Workers Back Lily Bohlke – Commonwealth News Service BOSTON — Labor leaders and employees of Massachusetts public colleges and universities say their institutions need to bring back furloughed workers and stop cutting services, especially since the Legislature is set to give higher education level funding in 2021. Max Page, […]
WINTER THEMED SHOW Just a reminder that you have until midnight on Xmas eve to submit artwork (aka this Thursday night) for our WINTER themed show. No submission fee! Max 2 pieces! Top prize $500! All details below, we look forward to seeing what you come up with. Please share with any and all that may be interested. Thanks […]
Mass Audubon’s Oak Knoll Wildlife Sanctuary presents New Year’s Day Family Fun Hike January 1, 2021 (Friday) 10:00-11:00am Attleboro, MA: Oak Knoll Wildlife Sanctuary, 1417 Park Street Ring in the New Year with an outdoor family exploration with Mass Audubon Educator Jeremy Mombourquette! Begin 2021 with your best foot forward on this New Year’s Day hike […]
Watershed Winter BY DON DOUCETTE You will grant me the free time to ramble with this watershed essay as we are hunkered down here at the house and property – our back two-third acre lot overlooks the Ten Mile River here in Attleboro. It is early morning, still dark outside and a City sander just […]
EarthTalk® From the Editors of E – The Environmental Magazine Tomatoes are one of the produce aisle items on Environmental Working Group’s “Dirty Dozen” list of fruits and veggies that are worth spending extra on for organic varieties to spare yourself exposure to pesticide residues. Credit: Rusty Clark~100K Photos, FlickrCC. Dear EarthTalk: My New Year’s […]
