“TEN MILE RIVER RAMBLES” By Don Doucette Friends of the Ten Mile and Bucklin Brook after a Cleanup by Larson Woodland. Photo submitted by Ben Cote   Like ancient smoke signals of old, a distress call went out earlier this week concerning an act of blatant vandalism within the Ten Mile River corridor in Attleboro, […]

Dear Friends of The Literacy Center, I feel like time is moving extremely slowly and blindingly fast at the same time. Just as we have started to get our arms around what it means to teach and support our students during this pandemic, I look up and three months have gone by!   It has […]

Let’s All Get Back to Nature! Rhode Island Audubon Nature Center and Aquarium Saturday, June 27, 2020 1401 Hope Street, Bristol, RI Visitors Must Register in Advance for Timed Ticket Entry Smithfield, RI –  Welcome back!   Even though the Audubon trails and boardwalk to Narragansett Bay have been busy, it’s been a quiet few […]

CONTACTLESS PICKUP SERVICE We at the Norton Public Library are happy to offer our Contactless Pickup service! Patron and staff safety are our top priority; we appreciate your patience as we adjust to this new service. After you place your holds online, please wait for the library to contact you to schedule a pickup time. The Book and […]

The Hempsted Houses present The Hempstead Women & Their Poetry New London, CT –  Join Connecticut Landmarks’ Hempsted Houses Museum Interpreters to celebrate the Thames River Heritage Park’s theme –   “The Year of the Women”! On Saturday, June 27 th at 2 pm.   Enjoy a dramatic reading of Anna Hempstead Branch and Martha Hempstead Prince’s poetry […]

DEM’S SEASONAL BAY LINE NOW OPEN PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) announces that its seasonal 24-hour Bay Line telephone information line is now open. The Bay Line number, 401-222-8888, is toll-free within the state. Bay Line provides Rhode Islanders with a central telephone number to leave a recorded message about any sign of Bay-related environmental problems throughout […]

Happy Friday! Last week I sang a song for my Dad by an artist whose music I have never performed before.   It is fun to sing songs I have never tried, and these Friday videos seem to be the perfect platform for that.   So, here goes another song I have never done, by […]

Statement From Treasurer Magaziner About The State’s Name   PROVIDENCE, RI –Rhode Island General Treasurer Seth Magazine made the following announcement about his office’s use of the state’s name: Today, I am announcing that the Office of the General Treasurer will remove the words “and Providence Plantations” from the state’s checks. We will also remove […]