The national study includes a report card that rates each state’s efforts to protect drinking water in schools.
Dave Fallon
Veteran newsman Dave Fallon is behind the microphone Monday through Friday afternoons, delivering the newscasts and assisting with other production. Dave’s experience includes work as a reporter, anchor, managing editor and news director; primarily in Providence and Boston. He also worked as a regional correspondent for the CBS, NBC and ABC radio networks, and as a political communications executive.
Dave was inducted into the Rhode Island Radio and TV Hall of Fame in 2014. The Cranston native and Cumberland resident enjoys the outdoors, Boston sports teams, historical non-fiction, along with his family; including a long line of rescued dogs and cats.
Posted inArticle, Arts And Culture
RI theater innovators Adrian Hall, Eugene Lee left an indelible imprint on the arts in New England
The Providence arts community is mourning the loss of Hall and Lee, who passed away this week just days apart.
Posted inArticle, Environment, South County Bureau
Fight for public access to Westerly beach moves one step forward
A legal battle over a contested right-of-way to the beach in Westerly has become a flashpoint in the debate over shoreline access.
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Antisemitic myths fueling incidents of hate in RI and nationwide
In August a restaurant in Tiverton drew national attention for posting an antisemitic meme about Anne Frank. Last month, an antisemitic note was found at Brown RISD Hillel in Providence. And last week, residents of Warwick’s Oakland Beach area discovered packages on their lawns, emblazoned with antisemitic messages alongside the face of Kanye West.
Posted inArticle, Arts And Culture
Is it time to rename Victory Day?
Aug. 14 marks the 77th anniversary of President Harry Truman’s announcement of the surrender of Japan to the Allied forces, effectively ending World War II in the United States. But Rhode Island is the only state that officially recognizes the anniversary with a state holiday, observed annually as Victory Day, on the second Monday in August. It’s controversial, though, and nearly 80 years later, some say it’s time to redefine the day.
Posted inArticle, Education
Reflecting on antisemitism in RI, 78 years after Anne Frank’s arrest
Seventy-eight years ago today, Anne Frank and her family were discovered and arrested by the Nazi Gestapo. What’s the state of antisemitism in Rhode Island today?
Posted inArticle, Business
The legacy of a Rhode Island manufacturing giant and its “unlikely” leader
Rhode Island lost a giant in the state’s manufacturing history when Henry “Hank” Sharpe Jr. passed away earlier this month.
Posted inArticle, Politics
RI Board of Elections supports voting by mail, will the General Assembly allow it?
The Public’s Radio political analyst Scott MacKay discusses the voting changes in Rhode Island and Massachusetts with afternoon host Dave Fallon.
Posted inArticle, Business
A subdued Independence Day celebration in Bristol this year
It’s July, which means it’s time for the Bristol, Rhode Island 4th of July parade, billed as the oldest independence day celebration in America. But things are going to be different this year.
Posted inArticle, Politics
Warren Faces Tough Decision After Poor Finish In Massachusetts Primary
In the aftermath of big wins by Joe Biden on Super Tuesday, The Public’s Radio political analyst Scott MacKay joins host Dave Fallon for a look at what’s next in the Democratic presidential race.