EarthTalk® From the Editors of E – The Environmental Magazine In his second term, Donald Trump promises to roll back protections first established under the landmark National Environmental Policy Act in 1970. Credit: Gage Skidmore, FlickrCC Dear EarthTalk: Why are environmentalists so scared of Donald Trump winning a second term? — Jay W., Modesto, CA […]
George Winston: The “Winter Concert” April 7, 8, and 9, at 7:30 pm. George Winston has inspired fans and musicians alike with his singular solo acoustic piano songs for more than 40 years while selling 15 million albums. His classic albums, Autumn and December, are perennial favorites, along with Winter into Spring, Summer, 2017’s Spring Carousel – A […]
Thousands of Rhode Islanders claim over $1 million in Unclaimed Property in twenty-four hours TREASURER SETH MAGAZINER PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Following the announcement by Treasurer Magaziner that his Unclaimed Property division received an additional $23 million in unclaimed property in 2019, thousands of Rhode Islanders visited findrimoney.com and initiated claims for over $1.1 million of their missing […]
How a Boston Teen Changed the Way Teachers Approach Immigration History Laura Rosbrow-Telem-Commonwealth News Service By Anna-Cat Brigida BOSTON — In the summer of 2017, before her senior year of high school, Isabelle Doerre-Torres met Carlos,* a Salvadoran immigrant on the verge of deportation. Doerre-Torres was an intern at a legal rights organization. She soon […]
DEM, URI HOSTING WORKSHOPS THIS WINTER ON THE SPOTTED LANTERNFLY, AN INVASIVE PEST TARGETING PLANTS AND TREES PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The Department of Environmental Management (DEM), in partnership with the University of Rhode Island (URI) is holding three public workshops this winter to provide information about the spotted lanternfly, an exotic pest that targets various […]
FEBRUARY Morning Movie Join us Monday February 3rd at 10:30 AM in the Community Room for the Morning Movie. Zak is a young man with Down syndrome residing in a nursing home. Inspired by his favorite professional wrestler, The Salt Water Redneck, Zak sets out to train at a wrestling school. To make his dreams […]
Back Yard Explorations SWEEDEN SWAMP MASSACHUSETTS By Don Doucette No success today with any visible evidence of Bucklin Brook in northern Pawtucket – where we believe it to enter Pawtucket from Sweden Swamp in South Attleboro and under the rail line beneath Case Mobile Home Estates and then through the Cottage Street community and on […]
Curtains Up! a Behind-the-Scenes Experience at Providence Performing Arts Center Curtains Up! Peek Behind the Scenes at the Providence Performing Arts Center Saturday, February 1st, 1-3 pm FREE EVENT Providence RI — All are welcome to a free open house event that will take members of the public behind-the-scenes of the Providence Performing Arts Center (PPAC), […]
