East Providence

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School Budget $3.8M Deficit Looming At last month’s School Committee meeting, new East Providence Superintendent of Schools Rob Perry described a school budget deficit that has been projected to …

Rehoboth

From the Town Clerk's Office

Hello All ~ Happy Fall !! I’m looking forward to the beautiful weather in Rehoboth; should be coming soon! Speaking of the Fall, I would like to remind all town residents that Town Offices …

Seekonk

Osamequin Farm and Country Carpenters Celebrate the Rebuilding of Hickory Grove

SEEKONK, MA — Osamequin Farm and Country Carpenters invite the community to a Grand Opening Celebration on Saturday, September 12, from 4 - 6pm, marking the completion of the Hickory Grove rebuild …

Classifieds

Help Wanted:

Positions available Sundays from March 29th thru December 6th, 2026.at the Seekonk Flea Market at Seekonk Speedway every Sunday from 5am-noon. Looking for general help. Call Linda at 401-263-5737.

HELP WANTED

Seekonk Flea Market at the Seekonk Speedway is looking for someone to direct traffic, male preferred, every Sunday between now and December 7th, 7am-12pm, Call Linda at 401-263-5737.

CLEANING SERVICES

CM Cleaning Services Residential/Office:Weekly, biweekly, monthly ,post-construction. Free estimates, good references, affordable rates. Please call/text Marilyn 401-497-8770.

Statement of Interest, Notice of Claim & Acknowledge and Acceptance

https://shorturl.at/MZ6H3 Providence, Rhode Island April 9th See link for details of contact for our registry!

Harvest for Heroes: Family Fun With a Meaningful Mission

This October, Poppy’s Crew invites the Rehoboth community to come together for Harvest for Heroes, a family fundraiser benefiting Wreaths Across America and our mission to remember and honor local veterans.

News & Notes from the Blanding Library

Annual Book Sale Oct. 9-11 We hope to see you at the Blanding’s annual used book sale and raffle this year, a three-day event sponsored by the Friends of the Blanding Library. Hours: …

October Adult Events at the East Providence Public Libraries

Fuller Creative Learning Center: • Charity Sewing - Tuesdays in October 12:30-3pm • Halloween Greeting Card - Thursday, October 1 6-7pm • Dungeons and Dragons*: The Keep on the Borderlands - …

Women’s A Cappella Chorus Invites Female Singers To Participate In Holiday Show

Harmony Heritage Chorus, the Pawtucket, RI chapter of Harmony, Incorporated, an international organization of female a cappella singers specializing in the barbershop harmony style, is inviting female singers of all ages and musical backgrounds to sing with them as guest singers in a special holiday concert to be held at the LaSalette Shrine auditorium in Attleboro, MA.

Rhode Island

Rhode Island officials seek to reassure voters ahead of midterm elections

Voting booths were lit, ballots were stacked, and ID scanners were in place inside Warwick’s police headquarters the day before early voting begins in Rhode Island for the 2026 midterms. The setup offered a preview of the preparations underway across the state, as election and public safety officials Tuesday outlined their efforts to get voting […]

Three weeks out, Foulkes is 9 points ahead of Block in WPRI poll

Democrat Helena Buonanno Foulkes continues to lead the five-way race for governor, even as independent Ken Block has narrowed the gap, according to a WPRI-TV 12 poll published Tuesday. The survey of 800 likely voters, conducted by Emerson College from Oct. 8 to 11, puts Foulkes 9 points ahead of Block — compared to the […]

Hasbro gives 587 Pawtucket employees till Dec. 24 to agree to Boston move or face job loss

Nearly 600 Hasbro workers currently based in Pawtucket will have to report to the company’s new Boston headquarters in January or else lose their jobs, according to an Oct. 8 notice filed with the Rhode Island Department of Labor and Training. The toy and gaming empire’s relocation across state lines has been in the works […]

‘No Kings’ events return to Rhode Island Saturday with a new focus: early voting

A fresh round of “No Kings” events is happening across the state on Saturday, Oct. 17. This time around, organizers of at least 10 events planned so far across Rhode Island are emphasizing voting early. The focus is aligned with a push by national organizers to highlight early voting and protect voting rights, Rob Vitello, […]

School enrollment decline raises big education, economic questions

Massachusetts public schools are entering an era of fewer children and students, but the causes and consequences of that decline look markedly different depending on where a district is located.

Why three red states are suing Mass. over abortion

The legal challenge comes as the country considers the messy legal question of whether reproductive care services are being provided where the patient is — which may be a state with a ban — or where the abortion medication is issued.

Complexity isn’t the issue. The Legislature’s dysfunction is.

The complexity of our few bills tells us very little, if anything, however, about the quality of the bills or of the process that produced them. In fact, the complexity of bills covering multiple topics often only adds to the dysfunction and underperformance of our Legislature.

Rather than a defense of their productivity, the Legislature’s reliance on omnibus bills should be an indictment

Democracy depends on being able to give positive and negative reinforcement to elected officials. Constituents should be able to praise legislators for what they do right and criticize them for what they do wrong. Omnibus bills weaken that ability, and that’s the point.

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