Dear Editor During these challenging times, postal employees are working hard to ensure residents stay connected with their world through the mail. Whether it’s medications, a package, a paycheck, benefits or pension check, a bill or letter from a family member, postal workers understand that every piece of mail is important. While service like this […]
URCC Member Stone Ridge Grill and Bar Feeds First Responders on Easter Sunday Chef Rob Nihil prepped and cooked dozens of family Easter dinners on Friday, getting everything perfect for pick up on Saturday. And owner Peter Kalemkeridis said that they sold out of every meal. After that 13-hour shift, Chef Rob spent Saturday […]
ANNUAL MEMBERS EXHIBITION: CALL FOR ENTRIES June 24, 2020 – November 8, 2020 New Bedford Creative’s Wicked Cool Places is sponsoring our 2020 Members’ Exhibition. The WCP sponsorship has made it possible for us to waive your entry fees! Due to the COVID-19 crisis, the exhibition will be virtual and therefore we have also lifted the “small works” restriction. […]
Dear Supporters of Museum Concerts I hope you are all sheltering in place, staying safe, and making the best of this new solitude. It is a huge comfort that Spring is coming on, and each day brings new growth in my garden. It will come as no surprise that our final Museum Concert this season, with […]
City’s PBDC Emergency Loan Program Keeps Door’s Open DONALD R. GREBIEN Pawtucket – Mayor Donald R. Grebien announces the approval of 15 loans, by the Pawtucket Business Development Corporation (PBDC), to assist small Pawtucket businesses forced to close because of the novel coronavirus pandemic. The closings for these loans took place on Thursday, April 9, 2020. […]
Housing as Health Care: Advocates Press for COVID Crisis Solutions Suzanne Potter – Commonwealth News Service BOSTON — Housing advocates say the COVID-19 pandemic cannot be contained until everyone has the ability to isolate — and that means everyone must have an affordable place to live. Experts on low-income housing are speaking out, emphasizing that […]
Hydration Awareness: 10 Ways to Be ‘Water Wise’ (Even While Sheltering in Place) Water 101: Guidance from the CDC, USDA, Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics and other top-tier experts and physicians on proper hydration, dehydration avoidance Water. We all need it—and know we need it—for optimum health and wellness, but a shocking few live daily life in […]
As some of you may know, tickets for the Blackstone Valley Polar Express are typically on sale by this time each year. With respect to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Blackstone Valley Tourism Council (producers of the Blackstone Valley Polar Express ) is holding back sales as we adjust to the situation. We are working hard on the 2020 Polar Express, which will include […]
