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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.

 

 

 

There are reports the Justice Department is investigating Minnesota's governor and the Minneapolis mayor. Multiple outlets cite U.S. officials saying Governor Tim Walz and Mayor Jacob Frey are being investigated for allegedly obstructing federal law enforcement. One official says the investigation centers on statements the two leaders have made about the thousands of ICE and Border Patrol agents deployed to Minneapolis. Their presence has sparked protests, which have grown since the fatal shooting of Renee Good by an ICE officer last week.        Court is done for the week in the Charlie Kirk assassination case in Utah. Lawyers for Tyler Robinson, the man accused of shooting the conservative personality at a rally in September, argued a key prosecutor has a family member who was present at the time Kirk was shot. They say that communications between them raise concerns over impartiality and the prosecution's decision to seek the death penalty, and argue the prosecutor should be disqualified.        President Trump says he currently doesn't have reason to invoke the Insurrection Act in Minnesota. Before leaving the White House for Florida on Friday, Trump was asked about using the act as protests continue in Minneapolis. Trump said there's no reason to use it at this time, adding, that if he "needed it, it's available" to him. The Insurrection Act would give Trump the authority to deploy the military to suppress a rebellion on American soil.        Virginia Senate Democrats are sending a redistricting amendment to voters for approval. If voters support the amendment in a special election, which is expected to be on the spring ballot, the Legislature would be able to redraw the state's congressional map before midterms. Democrats currently have a six-five edge in the state's congressional delegation, looking to control either a ten-one or nine-two split for the new map.        Renee Good was unresponsive when first responders arrived after she was shot by an ICE agent last week in Minneapolis. A newly released incident report from the Minneapolis Fire Department offered more clarity into the incident, with Good having two apparent gunshot wounds to her right chest, one on her left forearm and another possible wound on the left side of her head. Good's killing has led to protests nationwide, while the Trump administration is calling her a "domestic terrorist."        Bad Bunny is previewing his upcoming Super Bowl halftime show performance. The video shows the singer walking through a forest while playing a song from his most recent album, soon joined by dancers off all different ages and cultures. It ends with a message saying "the world" - all different ages, races and styles - "will dance." Bad Bunny's choice as the headliner of the halftime show has drawn conservative backlash, with the Trump Administration threatening to have ICE agents at the game.       

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