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East Providence

Celebrate the Season with SS Brendan & Martha

November Events! Visit our SS. Brendan & Martha Facebook page or our website www.sbmp.com  for more information and registrations.

Rehoboth

DRRSD Named Unified Champion District by Special Olympics

The Dighton-Rehoboth Regional School District (DRRSD) is proud to announce that it has been recognized as a Unified Champion District by Special Olympics Massachusetts, celebrating the District's commitment to creating inclusive school communities where students of all abilities learn, compete, lead, and belong together.

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

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!

JUNK REMOVAL

BIG BLUE REMOVAL SERVICE: Attic, Cellar, Total House. We take everything! Furniture, Brush, Appliances, Yard Waste, Construction Debris, Trash…Demolition of Fences, Sheds, Decks, Pools. Let us …
Lifestyle

Seekonk Public Library Youth Services

Preschool Storytime Tuesday, November 10 Special Turkey Tales Tuesday, November 17 10:00 AM Ages 3-5 At preschool storytime, children ages 3-5 are encouraged to engage with stories, sing songs, and …

Teen Services at Seekonk Public Library

November News for Tweens & Teens This month, we have the opportunity to learn hand sewing techniques to create a hand-made zip-up pouch! This is a two-session workshop led by local artist and …

Hornbine School Museum

Our 2027 Season: The Hornbine Neighborhood: Dawn Azar is already busy preparing for our 2027 season, which will feature the theme “The Hornbine Neighborhood.” Throughout the season, we will …

November Adult Events at the East Providence Public Library

The schedule for November includes: Fuller Creative Learning Center: • Charity Sewing - Tuesdays in November (EXCEPT Nov 3rd) 12:30-3pm • DIY Duct Tape Wallets - Thursday, November 5 6-7pm • …
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Rhode Island

Déjà vu all over again in House District 39 as Democratic incumbent faces MAGA Republican

Editor’s note: This is the third in a three-part series on state legislative races, chosen based on competitiveness between candidates and relevant district issues. Of the 113 seats in the Rhode Island General Assembly, all of which are elected every two years, 24 seats feature at least two candidates on the Nov. 3 ballot.   […]

Return of the lame-duck session with RI General Assembly set to reconvene after November election

For the first time in six years, state lawmakers are set to reconvene after the Nov. 3 election to consider the appointments of five magistrates and potentially four other judges, including Gov. Dan McKee’s pick for the Supreme Court. Superior Court Presiding Justice Joseph A. Montalbano last week recommended Timothy G. Healy and Kara Hoopis […]

McKee names interim health and human services secretary

Kristin Sousa, Rhode Island’s Medicaid program director, will serve as interim secretary of the Executive Office of Health and Human Services starting Oct. 29, Gov. Dan McKee announced Tuesday. Sousa fills the opening left by Richard Charest, who is leaving the cabinet-level position at the end of the month to take a job as CEO […]

So many RI General Assembly seats are unopposed. But this Senate race is unusually crowded.

Editor’s note This is the second in a three-part series on state legislative races, chosen based on competitiveness between candidates and relevant district issues. Of the 113 seats in the Rhode Island General Assembly, all of which are elected every two years, 24 seats feature at least two candidates on the Nov. 3 ballot.  A […]
Massachussetts

Political Notebook: Question 8 surpasses Question 3 as most expensive ballot question

An early-October burst of spending by opponents of an attempt to eliminate the recreational marijuana industry has pushed the total amount spent on that measure (Question 8) to nearly $6.5 million. That’s a good chunk more than the $5.9 million spent for and against the all-party primary question so far.

Here’s why you should view polling results on ballot questions differently than those on races between candidates

We've been conditioned for years to read polls based on who is ahead, but we should not apply the same "horse race" lens used in candidate races to ballot question polls.

When we have the chance to prevent tragedy, why would we take it away?

The question before Massachusetts voters cannot be reduced to whether firearm regulations should be more or less restrictive—it is whether the Commonwealth should preserve an additional pathway for intervention when credible warning signs are present.

Regulators eye in-state path for out-of-state medical marijuana patients

Under a regulatory proposal introduced at an October 22 CCC meeting, individuals 18 and over – regardless of what state they live in – diagnosed with a "debilitating medical condition" by a certified health care provider in Massachusetts can register to purchase medical marijuana.
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