Raimondo Administration Announces First Round of Site Readiness Awards GOVERNOR GINA RAIMONDO Projects include over 300 acres of potential development across 11 municipalities Rhode Island Commerce Secretary Stefan Pryor today announced the first round of awards from the Raimondo Administration’s Site Readiness Program. Created in the Governor’s FY2020 budget with the support of the General Assembly, […]
Announcing the 2020 Pawtucket Foundation Prize Exhibition Reminder: There is Still Time to Enter The Pawtucket Arts Collaborative (PAC) and the Pawtucket Foundation announce the 13th year of this highly regarded, juried art exhibition – the Pawtucket Foundation Prize Exhibition. This year’s juror is Steven Pennell, Coordinator for Urban Arts and Culture at the URI Alan […]
THE COMMUNITY PLAYERS PRESENT CALENDAR GIRLS (from left) Sylvia Bagaglio, Susan Martin, Karen Gail Kessler, Heather Carey, Prreeti Tiwari and Lynn Price star as Cora, Ruth, Chris, Annie, Celia and Jessie in The Community Players’ production of Tim Firth’s delightful comedy, Calendar Girls, which will be performed at Jenks Auditorium in Pawtucket from February 21 – March 1. For tickets visit www.TheCommunityPlayers.org or call (401) 726-6860. PAWTUCKET, […]
Free Talk on the History of the Newport Folk Festival at Museum of Work & Culture WOONSOCKET, R.I. – Valley Talks, a series of free historical lectures, continues on Sunday, Feb. 9, 1:30pm, at the Museum of Work & Culture. RICK MASSIMO Former Providence Journal music critic Rick Massimo will present 60 Years of the Newport Folk Festival. The talk […]
MA Bill Banning Hairstyle Discrimination Gets Public Hearing Laura Rosbrow-Telem-Commonwealth News Service BOSTON — A bill banning discrimination based on natural hairstyles is getting a public hearing at the Massachusetts Legislature. State Representative Steven Ultrino introduced the legislation because of an incident that happened in his district. Twin black girls got multiple detentions for wearing […]
Dear Neighbors and Friends: Your phone rings. The number on your caller ID looks official. The person on the other end says there’s a problem with your Social Security account. They may ask you to give them personal information like your Social Security or bank account number. They may tell you that to fix the problem, […]
The Best Way to Enjoy a Sunday Afternoon in Providence Sunday, February 9, 2020, 3:30 pm Museum Concerts Presents Sylvia Berry, fortepiano Performing The London Piano Scene Music of Haydn, Clementi, J.C. Bach, and Beethoven Berry is a complete master of the rhetoric throughout, whether in the driving passagework of the allegros or the cantabile adagios. “ A wonderful debut […]
UMass Dartmouth Center Announces Celtics Paul Pierce to Attend Celebrity/Scholarship Dinner Dartmouth, MA. – The UMass Dartmouth Center for Marketing Research is hosting its 20th Annual Celebrity Scholarship Dinner headlined by Boston Celtic Legend Paul Pierce! This is an opportunity to enjoy a 4-course meal at The Venus de Milo in Swansea, MA where Pierce […]
