Pawtucket and Central Falls Create Incident Command System to Combat Covid-19 Team, known as Beat Covid-19, to Focus on Grassroots Communication and Assistance Pawtucket/Central Falls – The Cities of Pawtucket and Central Falls are partnering with local organizations to combat the coronavirus pandemic after initiating broad based community support. In doing so, the two Cities have […]
FIRSTWORKS After careful consideration for the well-being of our creative community both near and far, our PVDFest team announced this week the decision to indefinitely postpone PVDFest. Festivals are in FirstWorks’ DNA – since our beginnings as a one-night festival of the arts on New Year’s Eve, to the celebrations in Kennedy Plaza, to […]
QUESTIONS FROM YOU AND ANSWERS BY DON DOUCETTE Rehoboth State Forest Cellar holes and wells deep in the woods. Do you know know any history of this place? Ben. No sorry to say. I surmise you are in East Branch, Palmer River Watershed below the old NIKI Rocket site off Peck Street. Otis Dyer […]
Scam Alert: This Venmo Scam Sends You Money “by Accident” By Better Business Bureau. If someone sends you money out of the blue, it’s probably an honest mistake, right? Not necessarily. If you use Venmo or another digital wallet, such as Zelle or Apple Pay, watch out for this high-tech twist on a classic con. How the […]
Hello friend, GOVERNOR GINA RAIMONDO As we enter the eighth week since Rhode Island’s first confirmed case of COVID-19, we’re beginning to look towards the future. Because of the hard work of healthcare workers, dedicated public servants, and other frontline workers across our state, Rhode Island is in a stronger place today than many other […]
EarthTalk® From the Editors of E – The Environmental Magazine Dear EarthTalk: What’s the current thinking on the safety of genetically engineered or modified products with regard to environmental, farm worker and consumer health? — A.J. Cary, NC Few topics are as divisive as genetic engineering. Plants and animals that have had their genomes […]
Stages of Freedom Launches Innovative COVID-19 Website to Support Minorities Stages of Freedom, the award-winning non-profit, announces the launch of its new website, “Connected” to help the African American community navigate COVID-19. Visit: https://www.stagesoffreedom.org The official launch is at 10:30 am Monday, April 20. Both in the nation and in Rhode Island, people […]
Dear Friends of The Literacy Center, These are trying times. More and more members of our community are facing financial and health challenges. The staff of The Literacy Center are working around the clock to provide support to our students, their families, and to our volunteers in need – and many other organizations in […]
