PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, March 13 -- Brown University issued the following news: Speaking at the University's 103rd Ogden Memorial Lecture, the former Wyoming congresswoman shared her views on the significance of civic engagement and the dangers of following "cult of personality" leaders. The day after the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol building, Liz Cheney, then a U.S. congresswoman representing Wyoming, had a realization at the dinner table she shared with her husband and two youn  more

BRISTOL, Rhode Island, March 13 -- Roger Williams University issued the following news: The Town of Bristol/Roger Williams University Cooperative Committee is accepting applications for grant requests from local groups and individuals leading projects to enhance civic and community life in Bristol, with particular attention to populations who may be typically underserved. Since its launch in 2007, the Fund for Civic Activities has distributed $380,500 to fund 236 projects that have impacted th  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 15 -- The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection issued the following news release: The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) has assessed an $18,400 penalty to a Tennessee-based company for improperly transporting hazardous waste from Plymouth, MA, to a disposal facility in Rhode Island. Following an investigation by MassDEP's Environmental Strike Force and the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management, Final Forge,   more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, March 15 -- Rhode Island Attorney General Peter F. Neronha issued the following news release on March 14, 2024: Rhode Island Attorney General Peter F. Neronha and the Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) will hold two public meetings on the proposed sale of Roger Williams Medical Center and Our Lady of Fatima Hospital. Each meeting will take place from 4 to 6 p.m. in room 110 of Alger Hall at Rhode Island College, located at 600 Mount Pleasant Ave. in Providence.   more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, March 15 -- The Rhode Island Department of Education issued the following news release on March 14, 2024: Governor Dan McKee, Commissioner Angelica Infante-Green and the Rhode Island Department of Education (RIDE) announced today that the agency will host multiple statewide job fairs to promote and provide individuals with direct access to open opportunities in a wide range of education-focused areas. The first job fair will be held virtually on March 26 from 12 p.m. t  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, March 14 -- Rhode Island School of Design issued the following news release: Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) is pleased to present Objects May Shift at SaloneSatellite (booth A10) from April 16-21 in Milan, Italy. For the first time in its history, RISD has brought together students from across multiple departments, led jointly by faculty from both Fine Arts and Architecture & Design, to design and produce a multidisciplinary exhibition for the international stag  more

KINGSTON, Rhode Island, March 14 -- The University of Rhode Island issued the following news: While quilting and dance may not--at first glance--appear to have much in common, both are artforms that for centuries have been used to tell stories and pass down history--especially for those who have been prevented or excluded from telling their stories. During March, the University of Rhode Island Center for the Humanities' "Innovations in Storytelling" series continues with Chawne Kimber, dean of  more