Happy Friday!   I cannot believe July is ended and the summer, as always, is just flying by.   So, my Friday dedication is a Sinatra standard that is perfect for the summer season!   Enjoy and have a wonderful week!   Click here for this Friday’s video dedication

Harvard-Brookings Report Outlines Vision for Universal Voting     Laura Rosbrow-Telem – Commonwealth News Service CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Voting is required in a lot of countries, but not the U.S. A new Harvard and Brookings Institution report considers what universal voting could look like here. The paper argues that mandatory voting would improve democracy by getting...

New Balance Falmouth Road Race At-Home Edition 2020   This will be the sixth year that Bridgewater State University participates in the New Balance Falmouth Road Race. Due to the pandemic, this year’s 7 mile race will be virtual and our team will participate by completing the race on their own between August 15 and...

Nurses Reject Boston Public School’s “Hopscotch” Reopening Plan      Nurses demand safe and equitable school reopening, warning current COVID-19 safeguards are insufficient for protecting BPS students, staff. BOSTON — Over 100 Boston Teachers Union (BTU) members, including nurses and educators, joined a sit-in protest at City Hall Plaza to demand Boston Mayor Marty Walsh,...

Notes from Commissioner Infante-Green     ANGELICA INFANTE-GREEN The Facts Are in Charge Let me start out again by thanking everyone involved in education in Rhode Island for working so hard to get ready for the return to school on August 31. It will take our entire community working together to make sure we get...