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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

Car Show at Dighton-Rehoboth raises funds for CTE programs

Dighton-Rehoboth Regional High School hosted the second annual Classic Car Show on October 24. The proceeds from the event, which also featured food and music, will be used for the Career and …

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 …

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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

News & Notes from the Blanding Library

Winter Hibernation, Nov. 19 Hands On Nature from Berlin, MA presents a program on winter hibernation at 2:30 on Thurs. Nov. 19, which is an early release day from school. Find out how your favorite …

November 2026 Teen Services East Providence Public Library

Sandie Gauthier, Teen Librarian Teen Drop In Community Service Tuesdays, November 10, 17, 24 5:30-7:30pm Fuller Creative Learning Center Drop in at Riverside Branch for Teen Service time! Tasks vary …

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 …
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Rhode Island

Matos campaign asks RI elections board to investigate Loughlin’s financial reports, TV buys

With just days to go before Tuesday’s general election, Democratic Lt. Gov. Sabina Matos’ campaign filed a complaint with state elections officials against her Republican opponent John Loughlin Thursday alleging Loughlin’s campaign manager improperly reported and benefited from taxpayer-funded campaign money. Loughlin denies the allegations. “The Matos campaign’s letter is a textbook example of either […]

After five years, Providence Superintendent Montañez to leave post

Providence Public Schools Superintendent Javier Montañez is stepping down from his post after leading Rhode Island’s largest school district for five years. Montañez announced his departure on Friday, just shy of the four-month anniversary of the district regaining local control of its schools. “After laying the foundation, it’s now time for me to move on […]

Super PAC makes late entry into CD2 race; incumbent deletes a social media video

U.S. Rep. Seth Magaziner had a question for a newly formed Maryland super PAC that committed nearly $41,000 to support his Republican opponent in Rhode Island’s 2nd Congressional District race: Why are you trying to influence an election in a place you’ve never even visited? The two-term Democratic incumbent put the question to the group’s […]

On his way out of office, AG Neronha proposes agency overhaul and public option insurance

Term-limited Rhode Island Attorney General Peter Neronha will leave his post in January, but the state’s top attorney and prosecutor still has a few ideas left on how to fix healthcare in the Ocean State. “We have to build the roof before we fix the kitchen,” Neronha told reporters during a press conference Thursday morning […]
Massachussetts

Backers of primary election overhaul say the proposal is ‘Massachusetts-grown.’ For years, its top donors funded similar efforts across the country.

Campaign finance records paint a more nuanced picture of who's backing the measure, and color the Bay State as the next front in a national debate over systemic reforms intended to fix persistent electoral problems.

I studied smaller homes in Natick. Question 7 would make room for them.

Question 7 will not transform Massachusetts neighborhoods overnight. But it can give homeowners, builders, and communities more room to create the smaller homes that zoning has made difficult to build.

A developer’s warning: Question 7 is not an affordable housing plan

Smaller lots reduce land cost, so they should produce less expensive homes. Sometimes they do. But smaller lots do not require cheaper homes, and often that's not what gets built.

It’s time to end Boston’s unique status of being exempt from the state zoning code

The case for maintaining the archaic status quo grows weaker with every statewide housing reform.
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