Fish Passage Advances With Temporary Weirs on Ten Mile River EAST PROVIDENCE – The Nature Conservancy, along with state and federal conservation partners, have installed four temporary weirs in the Ten Mile River near Hunt’s Mills. The weirs are serving as a full-size model that will help environmental engineers design permanent structures meant to help […]
Feehan’s Top Honor and New Scholarship for Father David Costa School’s belated graduation also included special honors for long-time, beloved school chaplain. ATTLEBORO, MA – Bishop Feehan High Schools’ unique, mid-summer 2020 graduation ceremony also included a series of honors for the school’s long-time chaplain, Fr. David Costa. Costa was honored by the school with the […]
Newport: The Artful City Book by John Tschirch, Visiting Curator of Urban History at the Newport Historical Society Newport, RI (August 2020) – The Newport Historical Society announces the release, on October 27th, of its latest publication “Newport: The Artful City” by John Tschirch, Visiting Curator of Urban History. The book is a richly illustrated […]
Rhode Island Outperforms 87% of Comparable Pension Plans in Fiscal Year 2020 PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The Rhode Island pension fund performed better than 87% of its peer pension funds in the Fiscal Year that ended June 30, 2020 according to new data released by Investment Metrics, formerly MSCI InvestorForce, the leading source of investment performance analytics […]
FIVE MONTH INTERMISSION IS OVER PROVIDENCE, RI – After a five-month intermission, due to the Coronavirus/COVID-19 Pandemic , Richard Dulgarian , who owns the historic Avon Cinema with his brother Kenny , announced today that the iconic movie theatre, located near Brown University on Providence’s East Side, is set to reopen with a new film on Friday, August 28, 2020 . “I received a call from our film programmer […]
THE POWER AND BEAUTY OF DANCE We are writing with hearts full of gratitude for your support throughout these challenging times. The challenges that this pandemic has brought are some of the toughest we’ve ever faced. But the artists, audiences, and communities we serve are passionate and resilient, and we know that with your support […]
A Bill to Help Cities and Towns Tackle Climate Change ERIN LYNCH As legislators from Warwick, it is our responsibility to propose policies that help our city and state address the growing impacts of climate change. CAMILLE F. J. VELLA-WILKINSON That is why we have introduced legislation to establish the Ocean State Climate Adaptation and […]
Preparing for the 2020 Elections A discussion with Dr. Michael Kryzanek, Wednesday September 16 @ 12:30 p.m. The 2020 national elections will be the most important and contested in modern U.S. history. As this country heads into the electoral process, this Aluminar will discuss a range of topics related to key races for the White […]
