Hello friend, GOVERNOR GINA RAIMONDO There’s a lot going on these days, and it’s easy to miss things. That’s why I wanted to put together a quick recap for you of the highlights from last week. If you know someone who wants to stay up to date on the latest measures Rhode Island is taking […]
VITALI RUNNING TO RETAIN PAWTUCKET CITY COUNCILOR AT-LARGE SEAT PAWTUCKET ALBERT J. VITALI Incumbent City Councilor At-Large, Albert J. Vitali, Jr., is announcing his campaign for re-election to the Pawtucket City Council. The six-term Councilman is a life long resident and businessman, whose company has served the City of Pawtucket for over sixty years. […]
2020 Architectural Forum Scholarships AIA Rhode Island Architectural Forum has announced the 2020 scholarship program. To be eligible, applicants must either be enrolled in an accredited school in Rhode Island pursuing studies in architecture or be a Rhode Island resident studying at an accredited school outside of Rhode Island. Applicants must also be returning to continue […]
FREDERIC DOUGLASS “This Fourth [of] July is yours, not mine. You may rejoice, I must mourn. To drag a man in fetters into the grand illuminated temple of liberty, and call upon him to join you in joyous anthems, were inhuman mockery and sacrilegious irony. Do you mean, citizens, to mock me, by asking me to speak to-day? If so, there […]
UNCLE DON’S 4TH of JULY STRAWBERRY-RHUBARB SHORTCAKE BY DON DOUCETTE 4 or 5 pounds FOUR TOWN FARM Red Rhubarb 1 pound strawberries Low Cal brown sugar Baking powder biscuits Squirt cream, or if a purist, whip and sweeten your own cream. Clean and dice strawberries and rhubarb into a clean stainless stew pot with a […]
EarthTalk® From the Editors of E – The Environmental Magazine These logs are culled from an FSC-certified forestry operation in Sandakan on the northeast coast of Malaysia. Credit: Angela Sevin, FlickrCC. Dear EarthTalk: Why are environmental advocates down on the Forest Stewardship Council, given its mission to eliminate unsustainable forestry? — M.P., Raleigh, […]
DEAR FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS Jim Mc Govern When I was a kid, my grandmother used to say that an apple a day keeps the doctor away. I wish she were still around so I could tell her that she was right! Food is medicine. There is no doubt that what we eat plays a huge role in […]
Local Young Women Earn Highest Award Possible in Girl Scouting, the Gold Award Warwick, R.I.—Girl Scouts of Southeastern New England is excited to announce the 2020 Girl Scout Gold Award honorees which includes eleven young women who created, developed, and executed self-sustaining “Take Action” projects successfully. Our council is thrilled to highlight the accomplishments of […]
