Monday, March 17, 2025

EARTHTALK: DISMANTLING USAID

What Dismantling USAID Means For Climate & Environment Shashwat Mishra February 19, 2025 If the Trump administration is able to gut USAID as intended, global climate mitigation efforts could be in jeopardy. Credit: Staff Sgt. Keith James / U.S. Air Force, FlickrCC. The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has been a leader in global […]

ATTLEBORO COMMUNITY THEATRE-WINTER SEASON

Attleboro Community Theatre (ACT) welcomes 2025 and the winter season with its world premiere production of “The People vs. Frankenstein” by Nicola Cuti and Kevin M. Glover. There is horror in the court with this exciting new take on Mary Shelley’s eternal classic! A tenacious lab assistant and a wily Southern attorney join forces to […]

GIRL SCOUT COOKIE WEEKEND

Girl Scouts of Southeastern New England Celebrates National Girl Scout Cookie Weekend February 21-23 Warwick, RI—February 20, 2025—Girl Scouts of Southeastern New England is excited to announce that the sweetest weekend of the year is here – National Girl Scout Cookie Weekend! GSSNE invites everyone to celebrate National Girl Scout Cookie Weekend, taking place February […]

NORTH ATTLEBORO PSYCHIC FAIR

Falls Fire Barn Museum March 15th Psychic Fair Fundraiser The Falls Firebarn Museum of North Attleborough History will hold a Psychic Fair Fundraiser at the museum from 12 until 5 on Saturday, March 15th. The cost of a 15-minute reading is $20 and an admission charge of $2 includes a chance at a door prize. […]

MICROPLASTICS REDUCTION PROGRAM

Rep. Boylan introduces legislation to tackle microplastics pollution STATE HOUSE — Rep. Jennifer Boylan has introduced a pair of bills to address synthetic polymer microparticles — better known as microplastics — in Rhode Island, as well as direct the Department of Environmental Management to begin a statewide microplastic monitoring and reduction plan. “Microplastics continue to […]

T4MA

How Massachusetts Funds Transit (Not Just the T) A guide to how Massachusetts state government finances public transit service across the Commonwealth. By Meghan Volcy As part of an ongoing webinar series on transportation policy in Massachusetts, Transportation for Massachusetts (T4MA) recently hosted three transportation budget experts for a timely discussion on how the Commonwealth […]

RI DECARBINIZATION ACT

Sen. Kallman, Rep. Kislak reintroduce Building Decarbonization Act STATE HOUSE — Sen. Meghan E. Kallman and Rep. Rebecca Kislak have reintroduced the Building Decarbonization Act to set Rhode Island on a path toward a future with lower carbon emissions. Rep. Rebecca Kislak The legislation begins reducing carbon emissions from buildings by benchmarking emissions in large […]