Notes from RI Education Commissioner Infante-Green All across Rhode Island this week, our teachers, school leaders, families, and especially students have risen to the challenge of making education happen during unprecedented times. I want to personally thank all of you for going to great lengths to make sure learning goes on in the Ocean State. While […]
STEAMSHIP HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA LOCAL NONPROFIT OFFERS DISTANCE LEARNING WITH A MARITIME FLAIR www.shiphistory.org Lessons take advantage of unique archive located in Warwick The content available online may seem endless these days, but most parents know it’s only a matter of time until they hear those two dreadful words: I’m bored. Take […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 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 […]
