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Avon approves NY developer Vessel's four-story affordable housing community
AVON — The Planning and Zoning Commission has approved a four-story affordable housing development, citing both the constraints of state statute 8-30g and the vital need for affordable housing stock. The July 16 vote marks a win for New York City-based developer Vessel Technologies, who now has the green...
Musical Will Make World Premiere in Manchester Next Year
A musical version of A Knight's Tale, based on the 2001 Columbia Pictures film written and directed by Brian Helgeland, will make its world premiere April 11, 2025, at the Manchester Opera House. Adapted for the stage by Irish comedy writer and actor Brona C Titley, the limited engagement will...
Dom McLennon at TELEFUNKEN “Live From The Lab”
Dom McLennon at TELEFUNKEN “Live From The Lab”. Acclaimed rapper and music producer Dom McLennon, co-founder of the multi-Platinum music collective Brockhampton, returned to his Hartford, Connecticut hometown to perform a “Live From the Lab” set at the TELEFUNKEN microphones Headquarters in nearby South Windsor. The band’s performance was tracked with a full complement of the company’s microphones, and the hi-res audio and video performance can be seen here:
CCSU Planetarium Presenting Show on Meteors
The CCSU Copernican Planetarium and Observatory is presenting a show on Meteors. Shooting stars can be seen at all times of the year. One of the best meteor showers, the Perseids, will peak on August 12-13. Learn about those flashes of light in the sky at our next free public planetarium show.
Opponents in CT town scramble to oppose medical waste burning. It could be up to 57 tons a week.
Already angered by a persistent and disturbing noise from a Connecticut trash-to-energy plant, many residents are now concerned because the operator is on the verge of state approval to burn medical waste there. A group of homeowners from Bristol and a few surrounding towns banded together three years ago to block Reworld Waste’s medical waste plan, and the campaign was restarted a couple of ...
RIIL unveils new football divisions
The Rhode Island Interscholastic League football schedules have been released for the upcoming season, and although I will be diving in much deeper as we get closer, I do have a few initial thoughts, primarily when it comes to the new divisions and how it affects our teams. The three...
North Kingstown country club on rocky terrain in quest to keep illegal wall
It’s hard to miss the 600-foot-long seawall separating Quidnessett Country Club’s golf course from the salt marshes feeding into Narragansett Bay. Even larger than the physical barrier is the ideological divide over its presence, showcased during a two-hour-long public hearing before state coastal regulators Tuesday afternoon. Throngs of pastel-clad country club members descended by busload […] The post North Kingstown country club on rocky terrain in quest to keep illegal wall appeared first on Rhode Island Current.
5 questions with UConn’s Dan Hurley
Dan Hurley has separated himself from the rest of college basketball. After leading UConn to back-to-back national titles in dominant fashion, the 51-year old head coach has his sights set on a third. I caught up with Hurley on Tuesday in Storrs to discuss the Huskies’ quest for a three-peat, which players need to emerge for UConn during the 2024-25 season, and much more.
Abandoned foxhounds available for adoption in Exeter
EXETER, R.I. — Exeter Animal Shelter has four dogs ready to leave the shelter and head into a loving home. Animal Control Officer Deana Dolan said their last owner abandoned them in a wooded area of Exeter on a cold day back in December. Dolan does not know how...
Westerly man pays for stranger's haircut during difficult time
WESTERLY, R.I. (WJAR) — An act of kindness at a Westerly barbershop has left a lasting impression on a customer. Since 2002, 'Rios Barbershop' has had a home in the Granite Street Shopping Centre. Owner Carlos Rios, has been cutting hair since 1996. “We do fades, flat tops, regular...
R.I. Ethics Commission chairperson steps down, creating second vacancy on panel
After nearly a decade as a state’s ethics watchdog, Rhode Island Ethics Commission Chairperson Marisa Quinn is stepping down from her post. Quinn announced her decision at the start of the panel’s monthly meeting Tuesday morning. Her last day is Wednesday. Quinn told Rhode Island Current afterward that her decision to leave was in order […] The post R.I. Ethics Commission chairperson steps down, creating second vacancy on panel appeared first on Rhode Island Current.
¡ALGUIEN MÁS! Bilingual George Bernard Shaw adaptation tours
Rhode Island Latino Arts (RILA), in association with Trinity Repertory Company, announces ¡Alguien Más! the latest production by its bilingual theater program Teatro en El Verano (Theater in the Summer). ¡Alguien Más! is a modern, bilingual Spanish-English retelling of You Never Can Tell by George Bernard Shaw. Contemporary audiences may know Shaw from his play Pygmalion, which was later adapted into the musical My Fair Lady.
Meriden Humane Society seeing ‘unsustainable’ number of surrendered animals
MERIDEN, Conn. (WTNH) — Animal shelters and rescues across Connecticut are at capacity and in need of help. Over the weekend, the Meriden Humane Society took in 13 animals. Ten of those animals were unexpectedly surrendered, with people showing up with animals at the shelter. “The shelters around Connecticut are very much taxed,” said Michele […]
University Orthopedics sports medicine center adds Dr. Stephen Marcaccio
The Sports Medicine Center at University Orthopedics, based in East Providence, R.I., added Stephen Marcaccio, MD, to its staff. Dr. Marcaccio is trained in both orthopedic trauma and sports medicine, specializing in the treatment of the shoulder, hip and knee, according to a July 23 news release shared with Becker's.
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