SVF Foundation donates remaining assets, will dissolve this year

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SVF Foundation Names Recipients of Charitable Donations The SVF Foundation (SVF) of Newport today announced it will make charitable donations to three worthy recipients: the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute in Washington, D.C., the Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University in North Grafton, Mass., and the Newport/Fall River Star Kids Scholarship Program, headquartered in Middletown, R.I.  Last December, SVF announced it had…

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Rhode Island KIDS COUNT releases 27th Annual Factbook

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Rhode Island KIDS COUNT will release its twenty-seventh annual report on the well-being of Rhode Island’s children and families on Monday, May 10, 2021 from 9:00 – 10:30 a.m. via Zoom. The 2021 Rhode Island Kids Count Factbook charts improvements and declines in the well-being of Rhode Island’s 203,575 children. Data are presented for the…

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Networking Pick of the Week – Pat Cruz events

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This week’s pick is the May Networking event organized by Pat Cruz. It will be held at Hucks Filling Station, 4654 Post Rd, East Greenwich, on May 18, 2022 at 5:30 PM. Let people know who you are, what you do, how you work, and where you are going. While what you know is critical…

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To the Class of 2022: Age boldly, enjoy your journey – Herb Weiss

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By Herb Weiss, contributing writer on aging issues According to Research.com, this year commencement speakers at colleges and universities in Rhode Island will impart their “pearls of wisdom“ to 19,782 graduating college seniors and their families. The usual commencement speech, traditionally about 10 minutes in length, offers simple tips and observations that, if taken, just might…

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RI Weather, May 16, 2022 – John Donnelly

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by John Donnelly, meteorologist Storm system over the mid-west moves closer to the area through the day, with the chance for some evening showers and maybe an embedded thunderstorm or two in the western distance. Morning lows around 60 rise to the mid 70’s with partly cloudy skies and a southerly breeze gusting to 25…

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“Live from the Loading Dock” – Dave Zinno Quintet at MLK Center, Newport

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The Dr Martin Luther King Jr. Community Center in Newport presents “Live from the Loading Dock” with Dave Zinno Quintet kicking off the series this Wednesday, May 18th at 4:30pm. The concert will be held in front of the Center on Dr. Marcus Wheatland Boulevard. Attendees are asked to bring their lawn chairs. The Portsmouth-based…

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Gimme’ Shelter – Flash, at Providence Animal Control

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I came in with my brother Petey when my family could no longer care for us. I am a sweet friendly boy who can get excited sometimes when I play fetch or tug with a squeaky toy! I do like other dogs but I don’t take signals well when they tell me to back off….…

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Discover Beautiful Rhode Island – Steere Hill Farm, Glocester – Herman Brewster

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_____ Herman Brewster is a Rhode Island photographer who enjoys photographing the beauty of Rhode Island. He has been a contributor, donating photographs to the Art Connection since 2015. He has volunteered on the Pawtucket City Photo Contest, that results in the popular City of Pawtucket Calendar. Brewster says, “I capture the environment. Water ripples,…

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Bailey Brook Farm launches William’s Naturals Hand Crafted Dairy Soap

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There are generations of family memories at the Bailey Brook Farm, home to Cher, Paul and their 3 children and at one time, 50 milking cows. In recent years producing Rhody Fresh Milk, the family is now creating new memories producing soap, staying true to the healthy, all-natural criteria that earned them entry into the…

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