Tuesday, July 14, 2026

ESTUARY GRANTS: SOUTH EASTERN NEW ENGLAND

SNEP Watershed Grants 2020 Request for Proposals  To help restore clean water and healthy ecosystems to Southeast New England, Restore America’s Estuaries (RAE), with financial support from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), is soliciting 2020 Southeast New England Program (SNEP) Watershed Grants .   These grants support the goals and priorities of EPA’s Southeast New England Program, […]

WILBURY THEATRE GROUP

Stream With Us. We’ve had to suspend our in-person performances and events until things get back to normal.  But we haven’t given up. We’re still creating new work, and thanks to a new collaboration with GoLocalProv, you can still be a part of it by streaming on our Facebook and YouTube pages. Sunday, April 5 at 7 pm Luna Loba by Shey […]

LTE: PRIDE RHODE ISLAND

RI Pride Rises to the Occasion By Bradly J. VanDerStad It was March 15th, and I left for a fortuitous trip to see an old friend on Cape Cod; I had planned on running my first half marathon the next day, but it got cancelled due to a strange illness called COVID-19. I was among […]

EARTHTALK: THE COST OF CORN

From the Editors of E – The Environmental Magazine Dear EarthTalk: How did corn become such a dominant crop in the U.S. and what’s the effect on the environment of growing so much of it? — J.S., Washington, DC   Although Americans love corn, its ubiquity in our diets and agricultural sector isn’t so good […]

RI DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT

RHODE ISLAND STATE PARKS AND BEACHES ARE CLOSED DUE TO COVID-19 EMERGENCY Opening of state campgrounds delayed until at least May 1st   PROVIDENCE – The Department of Environmental Management (DEM) reminds Rhode Islanders that state parks, beaches and campgrounds are closed due to the COVID-19 public health crisis.   “Restricting access to public places […]

PAWTUCKET RHODE ISLAND

PAWTUCKET CITY HALL CLOSED TO PUBLIC City of Pawtucket to Temporarily Close to Public Amid COVID-19 Pandemic Mayor Grebien Signs Executive Order until Further Notice   Pawtucket – The City of Pawtucket has announced that, in an effort to minimize the risk of spreading the Coronavirus (COVID-19), City Hall will be closed to the public until […]

MASSACHUSETTS: BILL EXPANDS BUSINESS INSURANCE

MA Bill Expands Business Insurance to Cover Viruses Laura Rosbrow-Telem – Commonwealth News Service BOSTON – Massachusetts lawmakers are considering a bill to get business interruption insurance to cover the economic losses from COVID-19, particularly to help restaurants and other small businesses. It’s the second such bill in the country, with the first from New […]

FRIENDS OF THE TEN MILE RIVER

Good Morning, This is a weekly update on the two surveys we have going at the moment.   Fish Counting- Both sites  have been visited a few times by a few different volunteers. No fish observed making their way up the brook.   As far as I know, fish have not yet been observed going […]