Woonsocket Radio News Room

 

Woonsocket Harris Public Library Awarded Grant

 

The Woonsocket Harris Public Library, 303 Clinton Street, was awarded a $22,000 grant from the RI Office of Library and Information Services (OLIS) using funds from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) through the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) to implement the library’s newest programming vehicle: a mobile kitchen on wheels! The mobile kitchen was recently acquired through the Charlie Cart Project (charliecart.org), a non-profit food education program that is an effective tool to empower residents of all ages with hands-on cooking and nutrition education. The cart comes with a grade K-5 food education curriculum that is aligned with Common Core Standards. Also included are 175 pieces of kitchen equipment which offers all participants to take an active role in the lesson. The “Cuisine a la Carte” will be on display with a brief food demonstration during the library’s Summer Reader’s Celebration Day on Thursday, August 25 th from 1 p.m.-3 p.m. The celebration is being held on the library grounds in recognition of the library’s youth summer readers. Registration is required for this event. Please call the Children’s Department at 401-769-9044 x 2 for more information on the celebration day. Future food programs using the kitchen cart will be posted on the library’s Facebook page and website calendar at woonsocketlibrary.org.

 

 

 

Testimony from ex-National Enquirer publisher David Pecker is finished in Donald Trump's hush money criminal trial. Pecker gave details this week on how he protected Trump from negative stories leading up to the 2016 presidential election. Prosecutors are laying the groundwork that leads to cover up payments to adult film actress Stormy Daniels to keep her quiet about an alleged affair. That is the heart of the case against Trump, but his defense points out nothing Pecker did amounts to a crime.        President Biden says he would be happy to debate Donald Trump ahead of the November presidential election. Biden made the comment today during an interview with radio host Howard Stern. Trump, who refused to participate in the Republican primary debates, has posted on social media that he'll debate Biden "anytime, anywhere, anyplace."        New data shows inflation is still on the rise. The Commerce Department says personal consumption expenditures price index excluding food and energy rose two-point-eight-percent from March 2023 to March 2024. On a monthly basis, consumer spending edged up eight-tenths of a percent.        Gas prices are up slightly heading into the weekend. Triple A reports the national average for a gallon of regular is three-dollars-and-66-cents, up a penny from yesterday. Drivers are paying 13 cents more than a week ago, with the lowest pump prices in Mississippi at three-oh-eight a gallon.        Former kickboxer and influencer Andrew Tate's trial will go ahead in Romania. Tate was indicted in June along with his brother Tristan on charges of human trafficking and rape. The self-proclaimed "misogynist" has denied the allegations. Tate has billions of TikTok views talking about male dominance, female submission and wealth.       The tennis drama Zendaya's "Challengers" is off to a good start at the box office. The film made one-point-nine-million-dollars from Thursday previews and is projected to take over the top spot from A24's "Civil War" this weekend. The religious drama "Unsung Hero" and the action film "Boy Kills World" starring Bill Skarsgard are also expected to be among the big draws in their weekend debuts.       

Old News Archives