Archive for September 2025
Back to School: Ocean State Job Lot Distributes 30,000 Backpacks
Ocean State Job Lot Charitable Foundation Distributes 30,000 Backpacks to Children in Need as Back-to-School Season Starts Annual Buy-Give-Get program has provided more than 265,000 backpacks since inception Ocean State Job Lot (OSJL), the region’s premier discount retail chain with 176 stores across the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic, is pleased to announce that its Charitable Foundation…
Read MoreRhode Island Weather for Labor Day, September 1, 2025 – Jack Donnelly
by Jack Donnelly, meteorologist Rinse & Repeat! And we’ll be saying that a lot this week, too. Sunny and beautiful. Makes up for all that rain and nasty weather for those weekends at the beginning of the summer. Highs will be low to mid-70s, with lows in the low to mid 50s. A dry and…
Read MoreHistoric Massachusetts Flag Called “Problematic”. Which New Design Would You Choose?
Massachusetts is attempting to redesign its flag, a process to be “more representative of its diversity and heritage“. The current flag, adopted in 1908, features the problematic state seal from 1898 with a Native American figure under a sword-wielding arm, which will be replaced. The new flag is expected to be finalized after public feedback…
Read MoreEvery Step Counts: Rhode Island’s Annual Walk to End Alzheimer’s – Herb Weiss
Photo: Alzheimer’s Assoc. by Herb Weiss, contributing writer on aging issues “With new treatments emerging in the fight again Alzheimer’s and all other dementias, now is the time for hope. Now is the time for action,†says the Alzheimer’s Association, which organizes the world’s largest fundraiser to combat the disease. Earlier this year, the Alzheimer’s…
Read MoreRhode Island Women Led the 1st Factory Strike in America. Our Power this Labor Day – Mary T. O’Sullivan
by Mary T. O’Sullivan, MSOL, business leadership Editor’s Note: Labor Day became a federal holiday on June 28, 1894, when President Grover Cleveland signed a law designating the first Monday in September as a national holiday for workers. This action came after significant labor unrest, particularly the violent Pullman Strike. But it would be a…
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