DEM ANNOUNCES THAT SEASONAL SHELLFISH AREA CLOSURES TAKE EFFECT ON SATURDAY, MAY 23 PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) announces that seasonal shellfish area closures will take effect at sunrise on Saturday, May 23, and will remain in place until Tuesday, October 13. Consistent with federal requirements, DEM closes some local […]
Southeastern Massachusetts Learn along with WAA as we explore environmental justice and issues of equity, diversity and inclusion in water conservation and watershed health in preparation for our March 2021 conference on these topics. Each month at our meetings we will hear from a Southeastern Massachusetts neighbor from a group historically underrepresented in watershed associations and […]
2020 RECREATION DIVISION SUMMER EMPLOYMENT ANNOUNCED The Pawtucket Parks & Recreation Division will be accepting summer employment job applications starting Tuesday, May 26 through Friday, June 5 for individuals 16 years of age or older. Counselor-in –training positions are non-paid positions in the summer camp program and are available for those 14 – 16 years […]
Happy Friday and Memorial Day Weekend! What gorgeous weather to end the week and start our Memorial Day weekend! While this unofficial start to summer will look different from what we are used to, the meaning of this holiday weekend remains the same…to honor the sacrifice of the brave men and women who gave […]
Dear Fellow American, I hope you are having a fine week. Though Hillsdale College is well known for educating Americans about the Constitution and founding principles through free online courses, one of our most popular courses has been about a famous British author—C.S. Lewis In fact, our free online course, “An Introduction to C.S. Lewis: Writings and […]
THE STEEL YARD NEWSLETTER MAY 2020 A Special Message from Howie Sneider, Executive Director This months photo choice was easy as pie. I mean come on- Howie Sneider hand sewed a protective face mask for our Trojan Horse! How cool is that? We for sure like to have fun here at the Yard… but when […]
R.I. pension system outperformed 95% of U.S. pension plans during COVID-19 market crisis The Rhode Island pension system outperformed the vast majority of its peers in the first quarter of 2020 according to new data released by Investment Metrics, formerly MSCI InvestorForce, the leading source of investment performance analytics for institutional investors. From January through […]
Madison Park students receive college Associate’s degrees, make Boston Public School history Melanie Sola and Javon Graham are the first BPS students to graduate with a college degree and high school diploma Boston — Two Madison Park Technical Vocational High School (MPTVHS) students are making history this spring. Melanie Sola of East Boston and Javon Graham […]
