Tuesday, November 3, 2026

RHODE ISLAND DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Notes from Commissioner Infante-Green ANGELICA INFANTE-GREEN   The Facts Are in Charge   Let me start out again by thanking everyone involved in education in Rhode Island for working so hard to get ready for the return to school on August 31.   It will take our entire community working together to make sure we […]

“MASKS ARE DISPOSABLE. STUDENTS ARE NOT.”

Nurses Reject Boston Public School’s “Hopscotch” Reopening Plan  Nurses demand safe and equitable school reopening, warning current COVID-19 safeguards are insufficient for protecting BPS students, staff BOSTON — Wednesday, over 100 Boston Teachers Union (BTU) members, including nurses and educators, joined a sit-in protest at City Hall Plaza to demand Boston Mayor Marty Walsh, Boston […]

MASSACHUSETTS OPENS PORTAL FOR PURCHASING PPE AND HYGIENIC SUPPLIES

M-ERT Launches Manufacturers Portal for Purchasing PPE and Hygienic Supplies July 29, 2020 – Auburn, MA – The Manufacturing Emergency Response Team (M-ERT) has launched a  Reopening Supply Vendors and Manufacturers Portal  as part of the workplace reopening plan for Massachusetts.   The Portal is a list of vendors offering relevant hygienic and protective supplies for […]

PAWTUCKET: NEIGHBORS TO BE CERTIFIED TO CITE PROPERTIES

Neighborhood Task Force Program to Tackle Quality of Life Issue Asking Neighborhood Residents to Come be Certified to Cite Properties   Pawtucket – The City of Pawtucket’s Division of Zoning and Code Enforcement, Mayor Donald R. Grebien, and the Pawtucket City Council have announced the reinstitution of the Neighborhood Task Force Program.   The initiative will […]

SCHOOL NURSES DEMAND SAFE-HEALTHY-EQUITABLE SCHOOLS

Boston Teachers Union Nurses Demand Safe, Healthy and Equitable Schools Nurses stage a sit-in to warn current COVID-19 safeguards insufficient for protecting BPS students, staff     BOSTON — Boston Teachers Union nurses will conduct a sit-in protest at City Hall Plaza on Wednesday to demand Boston Mayor Marty Walsh, Boston Public Schools (BPS) Superintendent […]

THE MANY WAYS TO VOTE IN RHODE ISLAND

CITIZENS’ RIGHT TO VOTE By Rep. Deborah Ruggiero    A democratic government cannot function without citizens’ participation.  It is an important responsibility of every U.S citizen to VOTE.    COVID- 19 has changed our lives and it’s changed how we vote. Our older and health-compromised citizens are at greater risk of being in a crowd […]

FLICKERS’ RHODE ISLAND INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL AT RUSTIC DRIVE IN

FLICKERS’ RHODE ISLAND INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL CELEBRATES ITS 24th SEASON OPENING NIGHT TO BE HELD AT THE RUSTIC DRIVE IN   Awards, Webinars, Virtual Film Screenings and Special Preview Night to Commemorate the 38th Anniversary Year of Flickers and a Celebration of International Friendship ABSTRACT/CALENDAR LISTING: FLICKERS presents the 24TH Annual “VIRTUAL” Rhode Island International Film Festival (RIIFF), which has secured […]

OPEN CALL TO ALL PHOTOGRAPHERS

ARTIST OPPORTUNITIES at the Cultural Center of Cape Cod Call for Photography:   NOTHING IN NATURE CLASHES THEME The Cultural Center of Cape Cod invites photographers to explore their relationship with nature, as well as our collective human impact on the natural world. No matter the season or the landscape, all genres are welcome: urban, natural, […]