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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

First Christian Congregational Church Events

First Christian Congregational Church’s 19th Annual Veterans Meat Pie Supper First Christian Congregational Church is once again saluting veterans with our 19th Annual Veterans Meat Pie Supper …

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!
Lifestyle

Angelcat Haven Introduces On-Site Reuse and Recycle Bin to Fund Local Cat Care

Angelcat Haven Feline Rescue has officially launched a new on-site reuse and recycle collection bin on the property of 36 Bacon Square, Plainville, MA.
Art Exhibit  (Heron) at the Audubon Nature Center and Aquarium. (Runs Nov - Dec 2026)

Meet Up with the Night Owls

Local owls are busy setting up territories, finding mates and calling to each other in late autumn and throughout the winter. Join Audubon for brisk evening walks on the trails to search for resident owls during this magical time of year. Owl programs and prowls fill quickly – be sure to register early.

East Bay Community Action Program Designated as a Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic

East Bay Community Action Program (EBCAP) is pleased to announce it has been designated as a Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC) by the State of Rhode Island.

From The Friends of the Blanding Library

A big THANK YOU to our wonderful community for making our recent Annual Book Sale in October such a success!
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Rhode Island

No-nonsense Ken Block ran for governor twice and lost. Will his 3rd time charm RI voters?

Ken Block’s campaign calculus rests squarely on the numbers.  Battling against entrenched party politics as an independent candidate for governor with only modest name recognition and even less campaign cash, he looks to polling as proof he can beat Democratic rival Helena Buonanno Foulkes. “Her favorability, beyond anything else, where her numbers are, is the […]

A Providence elementary school principal is reaching for another star. It’s within her grasp.

As far back as grade school, Jennifer Walker was sure she’d become a teacher. Then, her experiences at Providence’s Classical High School super-charged her ambition with a passion to become a two-way bilingual teacher. Many of her Classical classmates spoke Spanish at home but got zero support for their native tongue at school. In 1989, […]

No Kings volunteers bring early voting message to Hope Street Farmers Market in Providence

There were no chants, no speeches and only a handful of signs at a No Kings event Saturday morning in Providence. Instead, a few dozen volunteers fanned out across the Hope Street Farmers Market on the East Side, weaving through booths of locally grown produce and artisan baked goods with something else for sale. They […]

U.S. Rep. Gabe Amo joins Democratic colleagues for unannounced Massachusetts field office visit

U.S. Rep. Gabe Amo and two other New England Democrats made an unannounced visit Friday to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) regional headquarters in Burlington, Massachusetts to follow up on reports of detainees being housed there for multiple days and sleeping on concrete floors with limited food available. Amo, who represents Rhode Island’s 1st […]
Massachussetts

Live debate: Should Mass. adopt all-party primary elections?

A debate between the campaigns supporting and opposing ballot Question 3 and the effort to bring all-party primaries to Massachusetts

Mass. upgraded from least competitive elections in the country to second-worst

For the first time since Barack Obama was president, Massachusetts did not land in dead last in Ballotpedia's biennial assessment of state legislative competition across the country.

The crucial marijuana question not on the ballot: Why has Massachusetts failed to educate the public on the harmful effects of cannabis and monitor the impact of its growing use, especially among young people?

Despite clear evidence that cannabis has had negative health effects in Massachusetts, our state has done little to survey and confront these harmful consequences.

One step forward for West-East Rail

The modernization project is a key phase of MassDOT's Springfield Area Track Reconfiguration Project, which will upgrade tracks, signals, and other infrastructure to ease a major rail bottleneck in the city by reducing conflicts between freight and passenger trains. West-East Rail construction is set to begin next year.
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Hit by an uninsured driver? What to know
TheZebra.com reports that 1 in 3 drivers are uninsured or underinsured, increasing financial risk for insured motorists in accidents. 
8 personal banking tasks you should automate to save time and money
Mercury reports on automating personal banking tasks to save time and money, highlighting eight tasks like automatic savings and payment setups.
How a smarter home can help families reclaim their time
(BPT) - It's a Thursday evening at home, and all you want to do is relax with your family. However, the mental list of possible to-dos stops you from being fully present with your loved ones. …
10 best cities to rent rather than own a house in 2026
TheZebra.com reports that Salt Lake City, Denver, and Austin are among the top 10 U.S. cities where renting is more affordable than buying.
6 Ways to Create a More Sustainable Bathroom
(Feature Impact) Conserving water, energy and resources is key to running an environmentally friendly household, and one of the best places to start is your bathroom. As one of the most frequently used rooms in the house, it's a small space that makes a big difference. Every flush, shower, twist of the tap and restock of restroom essentials is an opportunity to manage your ecological footprint.
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