Richard M. Galkin, A Man Ahead of His TimeRichard M. Galkin, visionary communications executive, died at his home on 4/18, in Boca Raton, FL., after a long illness. He was 80.Mr. Galkin pioneered the evolution of cable television from a backwoods utility, to the leading medium of the last quarter of 20th century America. He […]
Anyone who lived through that era or who has studied the Civil Rights Movement in the 1960s will never forget the murders of James Chaney, Andrew Goodman and Michael Schwerner
Pop quiz! What sounds like a healthier choice for a grade schooler’s midday meal: A half cup of white rice, or a “cinnamon bun fun lunch”? The latter option was on the menu for East Greenwich elementary schools on Wednesday. Later that same day, a bill concerning the quality of public school meals passed the […] The post Schoolkids already have enough on their plate. Will legislators take brown rice off it? appeared first on Rhode Island Current.
Three-time Olympian and two-time NCAA champion Elizabeth Beisel has been dually named to the 2024 Florida Athletic and Rhode Island Aquatic Hall of Fame.
PROVIDENCE – Three-time Olympian Elizabeth Beisel will be inducted into the Rhode Island Aquatic Hall of Fame, at the RIAHOF’s annual banquet/induction ceremony slated for Saturday, May 4 at the