SURVEY: NEARLY 70% OF AMERICANS WILL NOT TRAVEL FOR CHRISTMAS 71% of Hotels Will Not Last Another Six Months Without Immediate Assistance WASHINGTON (December 14, 2020) –A recent national survey commissioned by the American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA) shows that nearly two-thirds (69%) of Americans will not travel for Christmas. With a new surge in COVID-19 […]
School Speed Cameras, in Compliance with State Law, Will Not be in Effect as Schools Go Remote Beginning December 14 until Schools are Back in Session Pawtucket – The City continues to make sure it is in compliance with State Law in regard to the School Zone Cameras. Since Pawtucket Schools will be fully distance learning […]
MA Groups: Is It Time to Do Away With Electoral College? Lily Bohlke – Commonwealth News Service BOSTON — The Electoral College vote happens today, and some good-government groups and democracy reformers are taking the opportunity to renew their calls for a one-person, one-vote system. Massachusetts is part of […]
Members of Boston Teachers Union call for and pass vote of no confidence in Boston Public Schools superintendent. BOSTON MAYOR MARTY WALSH Vote follows refusal by superintendent to formally ensure equitable and uniform safety and instructional provisions at additional schools slated for Monday reopening BOSTON, MA – Members of the Boston Teachers Union have overwhelmingly […]
Taking Another Look PROFESSOR MATT BELL English professor reflects on the varied aspects of ‘The Boys in the Band’ By Heather Harris Michonski | December 8, 2020 As a teenager growing up in southern California, Dr. Matt Bell had yet to come out as gay and was struggling to find images in the world of people who […]
Equitable & Accessible Educational Opportunities Last week we announced the first statewide educational access portal, EnrollRI to provide our families with a one-stop-shop of courses and opportunities to explore across Rhode Island. Our community needs engaging, detailed, and adaptive virtual resources now more than ever and we know that families always know what’s best for their students’ […]
EarthTalk® From the Editors of E – The Environmental Magazine Wrapping gifts in brown grocery bags or parcel paper makes use of an everyday item that you may already have in your home while keeping your wrapping recyclable. Credit: Marco Verch, FlickrCC. Dear EarthTalk: The holidays are so wasteful given all the consumerism and decorations. […]
DEM AGAIN REMINDS RHODE ISLANDERS TO DISPOSE OF DISINFECTANT WIPES IN THE TRASH TO HELP AVOID SEWER BACKUPS Recent incident in Johnston Clogged the Pocasset Street Sewer Line IT IS A TOILET NOT A TRASH CAN. PROVIDENCE – The Department of Environmental Management (DEM) is reminding all Rhode Islanders to refrain from flushing disinfectant wipes […]
