Archive for November 2019
A Reading By Pat – for December, 2019
By Patricia Glynn-Olson, futurist Hello everyone and welcome to one of the most exciting months in many years. Great news! A month for the record books lies ahead. This Christmas evening will bring a SOLAR ECLIPSE. (9:39 on EST). A very special one that does not come along often. Eclipses come in twins. The sister…
Read MoreOur Top Story of the Week: The Mortician’s Daughter – GriefSpeak with Dr. Mari Dias
(An overwhelming response to Dr. Mari Dias’ story – as one reader said, people are texting me stating they are crying their eyes out!) by Dr. Mari Dias The Mortician’s Daughter (Names and locations have been changed) It’s complicated when you’re a girl; even more so when you’re the only girl in an Italian family…
Read MoreRI Weather Today, Sunday, December 1, 2019
By Jack Donnelly, meteorologist A cold morning low in the upper teens with some high clouds around will yield to warmer moist air dragged in by generally light but occasionally gusty easterly winds off the Atlantic, fuel for snow beginning in the early afternoon that will eventually mix with and change to rain from 6…
Read MoreIn The Arena – Joe Paolino, Jr. with Mayor Joseph Polisena
Each week Joe Paolino, Jr. interviews people of interest on his program, “In The Arena”. The show airs at 7am on Sundays on ABC6. You can also watch it here, commercial free, after 8am on Sundays… This week, Paolino’s guest is Johnston Mayor Joseph M. Polisena discusses state unfunded mandates to cities and towns, the…
Read MoreA Lively Experiment. Jim Hummel & Mayors of Cranston, Johnston & North Providence, 11/29/2019
This week’s Lively Experiment features, with Jim Hummel, Executive Director of The Hummel Report, Moderator: Panel: Allan Fung, Mayor of Cranston Charlie Lombard, Mayor of North Providence Joe Polisena, Mayor of Johnston Topics (please note subjects may change): Evergreen contract legislation lawsuit Shared services Should towns/cities ultimately have control of the School Department budget Red tape with state…
Read MoreRI Weekend Weather Wrap – Sat/Sun – Nov. 30/Dec. 1, 2019
Depending on your outlook, we’re in store for a mixed back of juicy goodness, or a steaming pile of…..well….. Saturday 11/30/19: Mostly clear and cool with a brisk northwesterly wind through most of the day gusting to 25 mph. Low temps in the morning a bit cooler than normal, settling in the low to mid…
Read More“The more we give, the lighter our journey becomes” – Michael Morse
by Michael Morse “What have you been up to?” I asked my friend (and co-worker), Stephanie. She was beaming, energized, and a bit dusty. “We just finished a fall clean-up for the nicest couple,” she said, her smile lighting up the Outside Lawn and Garden section. “Ninety-seven years old, he was in World War II. Air…
Read MoreChristmas Trees Lighting Up in Cranston
Perhaps no city has more Christmas Tree Lightings than Cranston. Here’s the list of public events, as best we know. November 30 – December 1 FEZ-TIVAL OF TREES at The RI Shriners, Rhodes-on-the-Pawtuxet, 60 Rhodes Place, Cranston – Free visits with Santa Claus, Holiday Marketplace with over 60 vendors, crafters, and local artisans. Visit Mrs.…
Read MorePower4Tomorrow – National Grid’s Downtown Providence Projects
Power4Tomorrow, the Downtown Reliability Project is designed to replace the existing underground transmission lines with modern electrical equipment. Located within existing rights-of-way – including travel lanes and sidewalks, the projects run along South Main Street, North Main Street, Charles Street and Admiral Street, in Providence. The project will replace lines that were installed in 1939…
Read MoreRI Weather Today, Friday, Nov. 29, 2019
By Jack Donnelly, meteorologist Your Black Friday Weather The low pressure that gave us Wednesday’s rain will still be stuck in the Canadian Maritimes, and combined with the high pressure trying to set up shop over southern New England, northwesterly winds will still be up and gusting, but not quite as high as yesterday, gusts…
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