Archive For February 28, 2019

SNEP SOUTHEASTERN NEW ENGLAND WATERSHED Clean water, healthy watersheds, and vibrant coastal ecosystems are essential to the communities of Southeast New England – a foundation of our region’s prosperity and quality of life. In Rhode Island and Massachusetts, clean water and healthy coastal ecosystems generate billions of dollars in economic value through beach-going, fishing, tourism,…

2nd Annual Derby Day Party at Linden Place AN AFTERNOON OF SOUTHERN HOSPITALITY An afternoon of true southern hospitality at Linden Place’s 2nd Annual Derby Day Party on Saturday, May 4, 2019 from 4 pm-8 pm. Can’t make it to Churchill Downs this May 4th? You can still get in on the Derby action because Linden…

Dear EarthTalk: I heard a pundit on TV say that the way we can “Make America Great Again” is by reducing air pollution as it’s making us dumb. Is there any truth to this? — Jane V., via e-mail Unfortunately for the 40 percent of Americans (and 90 percent of the inhabitants of the rest of the…

This time, it happened this past Saturday at Sandcastle, South Attleboro. One ramp was disassembled for storage and another was removed from its location and reinstalled on another location close by. Thirteen Volunteers from the South Attleboro Lions Club, who had originally made the installations responded to the call. The way the process works is…

NEW ENGLAND PREMIERE CONCERT SOME FAVORED NOOK March 3, 2 PM at First Unitarian Church Providence A new chamber opera from Providence-based composer Eric Nathan featuring renowned soloists Jessica Rivera (Soprano), Andrew Garland (Baritone), and Molly Morkoski (Piano) GET TICKETS “Moving… momentous… captivatingly rich… breathtaking… stunning…a work that deserves to be heard again and again.”…

EforAll South Coast will be hosting TWO Pitch Contest in April. These event are free and open to the public. Celebrating Cultures Pitch Contest will be held in Fall River on April 3rd, 2019 from 6-8 pm. It will be hosted by the Umass Dartmouth Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE) at 151 Martine St….

Get ready for April 1st! Upcoming Grant Workshops and Drop-in Hours with RISCA Grantwriting and Budget Workshops If you’re new to submitting a grant application to RISCA, or just want a refresher on the “good and less good” of grant writing, join us at one of our grant writing workshops happening around the state in…

City Announces Free Rain Barrels PAWTUCKET – The City of Pawtucket and the Department of Public Works have announced that, once again, residents will have the ability to receive a free rain barrel for their property. Installing rain barrels is an easy way for property owners to harvest storm water runoff on their property,…

Newport Historical Society to sponsor Write Your Way to Hamilton Essay Contest Newport, RI (February 2019) – Are you a 10th grade student who wants to see the award winning musical Hamilton in the room where it happened first on Broadway? The Newport Historical Society is once again sponsoring the “Big Ideas for a Changing World: Write Your Way…