Mayor Grebien Seeks Pawtucket Residents Interested in Serving on City Boards and Commissions DONALD R. GREBIEN PAWTUCKET – Mayor Donald R. Grebien announced that the City is once again seeking letters of interest and availability from Pawtucket residents who wish to serve on one of the numerous boards and commissions. “Serving on a board […]
MA Education Advocates Urge Legislators to Increase Higher-Ed Funding Laura Rosbrow-Telem-Commonwealth News Service BOSTON — Massachusetts has the fastest growing public college costs in the country, according to the New England Board of Higher Education. Today, education advocates from the Fund Our Future campaign will call on state legislators to reinvest in the Bay State’s public […]
EarthTalk® From the Editors of E – The Environmental Magazine Americans waste some six billion gallons of fuel annually as a result of idling their car and truck engines. What can we do to stop this scourge? Credit: Seven Days Vermont Dear EarthTalk: Every day when I pick up my kids at school, all the […]
THE EVERLY BROTHERS EXPERIENCE AT OCC COFFEEHOUSE IN WRENTHAM, SATURDAY AFTERNOON, FEBRUARY 15th The Everly Brothers Experience featuring the Zmed Brothers will be at OCC Coffeehouse, Original Congregational Church in the center of Wrentham, at 2 pm, Saturday, Feb. 15. Since 2016, brothers Zachary and Dylan Zmed, along with their partner and drummer Burleigh Drummond, […]
Rhode Island pension fund earned $1.3 billion from investments in 2019 The Rhode Island pension fund returned 16.7% in 2019, earning $1.3 billion from investments, allowing it to end the year with an all-time high value of $8.78 billion. The 16.7% return significantly outperformed the fund’s benchmark of which earned 15.0%. The performance was led […]
Puzzle Sale The Friends of the Plainville Public Library will have a Puzzle Sale from February 15-22 in the conference room during normal library hours. We will have a $5 bag sale on February 22. Items include puzzles from 12 to 3,00 pieces. Most puzzles have been completed by our puzzle volunteers to ensure completeness […]
Lincoln’s Birthday Celebration Description Saturday, February 8, 11:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Arnold House, 487 Great Road, Lincoln, R.I. The town of Lincoln, Rhode Island, was named in honor of our sixteenth president in 1871. Visit Arnold House and learn about President Lincoln’s visits to the Ocean State and the history of this […]
DEM, TNC ADD 28 ACRES OF FORESTLAND TO TILLINGHAST POND MANAGEMENT AREA IN WEST GREENWICH With funding provided through the US Fish & Wildlife Service and state Open Space Bonds, the $265,000 acquisition will enhance recreational opportunities in southwest Rhode Island ROVIDENCE – The Department of Environmental Management (DEM) and The Nature Conservancy (TNC) announce the […]
