NORTH ATTLEBORO, Mass. – The Southeastern Massachusetts Paws of Comfort Lions will hold a fundraiser show on Sunday, Oct. 16, at the North Attleboro Elks Club, 52 Bulfinch St. Doors open at 1 p.m. for the buffet, the show starts at 2 p.m. MorePaws of Comfort Lions will hold fundraiser show Oct. 16

PROVIDENCE  – The Alzheimer’s Association Rhode Island Chapter is inviting families to join the fight to end Alzheimer’s by taking part in its Walk to End Alzheimer’s on Sunday, Oct. 2, at Roger Williams State Park. MoreWalk to End Alzheimer's set for Sunday

NORTH ATTLEBORO, Mass. – Grace Episcopal Church, 104 North Washington St., will hold an event with games and refreshments on Sunday, Sept. 18, from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. MoreGrace Episcopal Church to host game day Sunday

EAST GREENWICH – The American Parkinson Disease Association Rhode Island Chapter announced the honoree for the annual 2022 APDA RI - Optimism Walk. This year, the chapter will honor the team, The Eliminators, for what the chapter calls their "tireless commitment to APDA, and the Parkinson’s … MoreAPDA Optimism Walk will be held Saturday

PROVIDENCE – September is Hunger Action Month, and the Rhode Island Community Food Bank announced in a news release that they are welcoming the community back to the Food Bank facility to see how they're innovating to advance solutions to the problem of hunger. MoreFood Bank will host open house Sept. 15

PROVIDENCE – Secretary of State Nellie M. Gorbea is reminding Rhode Island voters that mail ballots for the Sept. 13 statewide primary must be received by election officials by 8 p.m. on Election Day. MoreReturn mail ballots via drop box

PROVIDENCE – Building off the successful use of 211 as a voter information hotline in 2020, United Way of Rhode Island today announced a partnership with Secretary of State Nellie M. Gorbea to establish a new, multilingual 211 Voter Information Hotline as elections draw close. The partnershi… MoreUnited Way launches voter information hotline

PROVIDENCE – Early voting has begun for Rhode Island’s Sept. 13 statewide primary election. Secretary of State Nellie M. Gorbea will again provide daily updates on voter turnout through the Voter Turnout Tracker data visualization tool. MoreGorbea announces daily updates on election turnout

PROVIDENCE – A free outdoor festival called "Accessibility is Beautiful" will be held Saturday, Sept. 10, from 2 to 7 p.m., at The Steel Yard, 27 Sims Ave. MoreFestival celebrates R.I. accessibility Sept. 10

BOSTON – Carl Picerno of North Providence has been selected as a 2022 New England Service Scholar by the Red Sox Foundation. MoreLocal students selected as N.E. Service Scholars

JOHNSTON – Operation Stand Down Rhode Island is set to kick off its 31st annual Veteran Assistance Event on Thursday, Sept. 15, at 8 a.m. This Veteran Assistance Event will be held at OSDRI’s Veteran Service Center, 1010 Hartford Ave. Services will be available from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Se… MoreOperation Stand Down R.I. will kick off Sept. 15

PROVIDENCE – Secretary of State Nellie M. Gorbea reminds voters that early voting for Rhode Island’s Sept. 13 statewide primary election began Aug. 24. MoreEarly voting now open for Sept. 13 primary

PROVIDENCE – Foster Forward, a nonprofit organization that empowers lives impacted by foster care, has been named a 2022 Champion in Action in the category of Innovation & Transformation. The award includes $35,000 in unrestricted funding, as well as significant promotional and volunteer… MoreFoster Forward named Champion in Action

PROVIDENCE – Bank Rhode Island is offering the community two ways to join its efforts to alleviate hunger in the Ocean State this summer. MoreBankRI announces food drive

PROVIDENCE – Citizens Bank and NBC10 are now accepting applications from local nonprofit organizations for the Champions in Action program in the category of Supporting Environmental Sustainability. MoreCitizens and NBC10 accepting applications for Champions in Action program

PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) is advising consumers that the company Lyons Magnus is expanding its recall to include additional brands and code dates due to the potential for microbial contamination, including from the organism Cronobaster sakazakii. MoreCompany expands recall of nutritional beverage products

PROVIDENCE – United Way of Rhode Island is launching a new leadership development series for staff of local nonprofits with annual budgets of $5 million and under, and is currently accepting applications from interested participants. The no-cost program is called the Deputy Director Learning… MoreUnited Way seeks applicants for new nonprofit leadership development series

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island Blood Center has announced a blood emergency, noting in a new release that summer brings an alarming drop in donations. This time of year, we see a reduction in appointments across our area and country, states the release. This is especially true after the area saw … MoreR.I. Blood Center announces blood emergency

PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island Community Food Bank is launching its 2022 Summer Funds Drive, taking place now through the end of August. MoreFood Bank kicks off summer funds drive

PROVIDENCE – Big Brothers Big Sisters of Rhode Island won gold for a national marketing award at the Big Brothers Big Sisters of America Annual National Conference in Indianapolis, Ind., on June 22. MoreBBBSRI earns gold marketing award

EAST PROVIDENCE – The Senior Agenda Coalition and 16 co-sponsoring agencies will host a 2022 Gubernatorial Candidate Forum on Wednesday, Aug. 3, from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m., at East Providence High School auditorium, 2000 Pawtucket Ave. MoreSenior Agenda Coalition to host candidate forum Aug. 3

PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island Black Business Association, an 11-year-old non-profit organization dedicated to advancing the business opportunities and vitality of Black-owned and minority businesses and professionals in R.I., is now accepting applications for its 2022-2023 Emerging Leaders D… MoreRIBBA accepting applications for its Emerging Leaders Development Program

SCITUATE – The Rhode Island State Police have advised Rhode Islanders to be on alert for a phone scam connected to missed jury duty or other court-related matters. MoreR.I. State Police: Be on the alert for R.I. Sheriffs phone scam

EAST PROVIDENCE – East Providence High School Class of 1972 will hold its 50-year class reunion on Sunday, Aug. 14, at the East Providence Yacht Club, 9 Pier Road, from 1 to 6 p.m. MoreEast Providence High School Class of 1972 to reunite

PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island Black Business Association, in partnership with its charitable arm that focuses on empowerment and training related activities – the Institute of Economic Empowerment & Development – is now accepting applications for its 2022 Scholarship. Scholarship award a… MoreRIBBA accepting scholarship applications

NORTH ATTLEBORO, Mass. – Grace Church, 104 North Washington St., will hold a luncheon on Friday, June 24. Lobster rolls and chicken salad sandwiches will be available. Pickup time is between 11:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. on Friday, June 24th. MoreGrace Church will hold luncheon June 24

EAST GREENWICH– The Narragansett Council, Boy Scouts of America and New England Institute of Technology have formed a collaboration, offering a series of courses that help Scouts learn technical skills directly from industry-expert faculty. These merit badge courses give Scouts the chance to… MoreNarragansett Council and NEIT collaborate to teach STEM skills to scouts

PROVIDENCE – AIDS Project Rhode Island has announced the return of its annual AIDS 5K Run/Walk for Life event. This year marks the first time APRI has held an in-person event since 2019. MoreAIDS 5K event set for June 25

PROVIDENCE – The design team working with United Way of Rhode Island to create a vision and plan for a statewide Nonprofit Resource Center is seeking input and ideas from the community to help guide what the center could offer. The first virtual session will look at current nonprofit capacit… MoreInput sought for new statewide Nonprofit Resource Center

PROVIDENCE – Although the bitter temperatures of winter have subsided, the Rhode Island Good Neighbor Energy Fund continues to be available to all eligible households in the state impacted by inflation, the pandemic or another crisis. The fund’s sponsoring energy companies and its administra… MoreGood Neighbor Energy Fund remains available in spring

PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management will be stocking more than 20 freshwater locations across Rhode Island with hatchery-raised trout before Memorial Day weekend, a popular time for recreational fishing. MoreDEM restocking more than 20 freshwater areas in time for Memorial Day weekend

SCITUATE – The Rhode Island State Police are investigating a report of a phone scam where people are contacted by someone claiming to be a member of the Rhode Island Sheriff's Department. MoreState Police receive reports of phone scam

PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island Black Business Association, and its charitable arm that focuses on empowerment and training related activities – the Institute of Economic Empowerment & Development – are now accepting applications for the 2022 Scholarship. Scholarship award amounts vary fro… MoreR.I. Black Business Association now accepting scholarship applications

PROVIDENCE – The Kathy Plouff Memorial Nursing Scholarship is now accepting application. MoreScholarship offered to nursing students

PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management has launched a new website that will serve as a one-stop-shop where Rhode Islanders who fish, hunt, and boat may obtain all the licenses, permits, and tags they need to participate in these activities. The single, unified h… MoreDEM launches new website for hunting, fishing and boating permit

CRANSTON – The 1916 Commemoration Committee will hold a talk with author Paul Caranci on Friday, April 29, 7:30 p.m., at the Rhode Island Ceilidhe Club, 50 America St. MoreCaranci to speak at Ceilidhe Club Friday

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Islanders have done it again, rising to the occasion to support local nonprofits and their work during 401Gives. The April 1 effort, which organizers cite as the largest single day of giving in the Ocean State, tallied $3.1 million raised for 507 different organizations. A… More401Gives raises more money for nonprofits than ever before

PAWTUCKET – Congressman David N. Cicilline, a member of the Congressional Arts Caucus, has announced that his office is accepting submissions for the 2022 Congressional Art Competition in Rhode Island’s First Congressional District. MoreCicilline accepting submissions for art competition

PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority, in partnership with Grow Smart RI, the WaterFire Arts Center, and the R.I. Department of Environmental Management, invites the public to view the "Planet Earth, the Environment and Our Future" art exhibit and to attend a lecture on clim… MoreRIPTA will co-host climate change lecture April 28

NORTH ATTLEBORO, Mass. – The Southeastern Massachusetts Paws Of Comfort Lions Club will hold the comedy fundraiser "Aging Disgracefully," featuring Doreen Collins and Charlie Hall, on Saturday, April 23, from 6 to 10 p.m., at the North Attleboro Elks Club, 52 Bulfinch St. MoreLions Club will host comedy fundraiser April 23

PROVIDENCE – A St. Augustine School Alumni Mass will be held Saturday, May 21, at 5 p.m., at St. Augustine Church, 635 Mount Pleasant Ave., in celebration of the school’s 70th anniversary. MoreSt. Augustine School to hold alumni mass

LINCOLN – The National Multiple Sclerosis Society will host Walk MS: Rhode Island on Saturday, April 30 at Lincoln Woods State Park. MoreWalk MS will be held April 30

PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island Foundation is accepting applications for the 2022 class of its Equity Leadership Initiative. The deadline to apply is Friday, April 15. The goal is to build a pipeline of leaders of color for positions of influence across the state. MoreR.I. Foundation accepting applications for leadership initiative

PROVIDENCE – Best Buddies International, a nonprofit founded in 1989 by Anthony Kennedy Shriver to establish a global volunteer movement that creates opportunities for one-to-one friendships, integrated employment, leadership development and inclusive living for people with intellectual and … MoreBest Buddies walk set for April 2

WOBURN, Mass. – The New England Newspaper and Press Association awards up to 10 scholarships each year to aspiring journalists through the Journalism Education Foundation of New England. The foundation strives to encourage and support young people who plan to pursue a career in the newspaper… MoreJournalism scholarship deadline extended

CRANSTON – The Rhode Island Bar Association, the Rhode Island Judiciary and the Rhode Island Police Chiefs’ Association, with support from the Rhode Island Department of Education and Roger Williams University School of Law, are sponsoring the annual Hon. Francis J. Darigan Jr. Rhode Island … MoreR.I. Law Day Essay Contest offers $1,000 and $250 scholastic awards

PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island Press Association is seeking applications for its annual $1,000 scholarship, which is awarded to an outstanding Rhode Island high school senior or college student preparing for a career in journalism. MoreR.I. Press Association accepting scholarship applications

MIDDLETOWN – Senedia, a consortium of defense industry companies, is offering three $1,500 college scholarships to New England residents enrolled in science, technology, engineering, and math programs for the 2022-2023 academic year. MoreSenedia offering scholarships for students enrolled in STEM programs

NORTH PROVIDENCE – Tri-County CAA seeks applications from individuals and families in need of help with their fuel bills. Homeowners and renters alike may apply for heating assistance and weatherization services. The Program location at 11 Emanuel St., North Providenceserves the towns of Joh… MoreTri-County offers help with fuel bills