Thursday, November 5, 2026

FREE VIRTUAL VALLEY TALKS: CHRISTIAN DE REZENDES

Free Virtual Valley Talks Continue with Slatersville Documentary WOONSOCKET, R.I. – Virtual Valley Talks, a series of free virtual historical lectures by the Museum of Work & Culture, continues on Wednesday, May 6 at 4pm when critically acclaimed filmmaker Christian de Rezendes will present Slatersville: The Catholics are Coming!. In this talk, documentarian de Rezendes will discuss the complexities of film making […]

POST OFFICE CAREER JOBS AVAILABLE NOW

The Postal Service has jobs available Jobs available now with the country’s most trusted agency Whether you’re out of work or just looking for a career change Greater Boston area –  Post Offices across Eastern Massachusetts and Rhode Island are currently hiring.   We have positions open in processing and delivery operations, on all shifts, at […]

DEM: RI COMMERCIAL FISHERMAN CAN SELL DIRECT

NEW TEMPORARY LICENSE ALLOWS COMMERCIAL FISHERMEN TO SELL CERTAIN TYPES OF SEAFOOD DIRECTLY TO CONSUMERS, RETAILERS PROVIDENCE – To help foster the continued viability of the Rhode Island commercial seafood industry during the COVID-19 public health crisis, the Department of Environmental Management (DEM) has enacted a new, no-cost Direct Sale Dealer License. It authorizes commercial fishermen […]

“TEN MILE RIVER RAMBLES”

Et al, BY DON DOCETTE  It is behind schedule, but the shadbush (serviceberry – June berry) is blooming – shadbush blooms slightly before native dogwood blooms – serviceberries are edible.   Our Woodland Period ancients saw the blooming of native dogwood as the time to begin planting their maze crops – has to do with […]

TESTING SITES IN PAWTUCKET AND CENTRAL FALLS

CFP BEAT COVID-19 Hotline Goes Live  Grassroots Effort Will Provide Isolation, Testing, and Resources Call 855-843-7620 Pawtucket/Central Falls – Pawtucket Mayor Donald R. Grebien, Central Falls Mayor James A. Diossa, and Dr. Michael Fine are excited to announce that the Pawtucket and Central Falls BEAT COVID-19 hotline is going live.   This one-of-a-kind grassroots system […]

MA GOP: OP-ED

House Speaker DeLeo’s emergency rules package power grab: “Never let a crisis go to waste.” WOBURN — House Speaker Robert DeLeo is looking to use the current COVID-19 crisis to change legislative rules in order to consolidate more power, Massachusetts Republican Chairman Jim Lyons said Wednesday. “Speaker DeLeo sought to use the crisis to implement […]

MASSMEP ON-LINE STEM PROGRAM

MassMEP PONDERS HOLLOW MILLWORK IS A MASSMEP PARTNER Holbrook Middle-High School Partners with MassMEP for Online STEM Program April 29, 2020 – Auburn, MA – MassMEP – The Holbrook Middle-High School (HMHS) is partnering with the Massachusetts Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MassMEP) to provide students with All Made Possible, an innovative online STEM enrichment program for middle […]

RIHPHC HIGHLIGHTS

New on the National Register Woonsocket’s former First Universalist Church From its Gothic Revival-style hall (1924) to its Modern Gothic worship space (1957), the former First Universalist Church represents evolving approaches to ecclesiastical architecture. The current owner, American-French Genealogical Society , recently completed a State Preservation Grant to improve ADA accessibility to spaces they share with the Veterans Memorial Museum […]