East Providence Mayor Bob DaSilva led a public workshop on October 16, 2023 at City Hall to solicit opinions for a proposed East Providence Cultural Center to be built at Hunt’s Mills with amenities that include a reception area, presentation space, exhibit areas, bathrooms and a conference room. Sowams Heritage Area Project Coordinator Dr. David […]

In addition to their human inhabitants, the watersheds and estuaries in Sowams are home to a stunning array of wildlife. Many of these species are commercially and culturally important; some are regionally or federally threatened; and, all have ecological and intrinsic value. The Narragansett Bay Estuary Program sponsored its second annual day-long conference at Roger Williams University in […]

Local Writer/Editor of the Somerset Sentinel, George Austin, sits down with Sowams Heritage Area Coordinator, David Weed, and Somerset Historical Society Treasurer, John Larsen, to discuss many topics, including Somerset’s Native American history, what the Sowams Heritage Area Project is, and what that designation could do for the area. They made a special invitation to […]