Archive for November 2019
The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly – in RI, Nov. 15, 2019
By Nancy Thomas, editor The Good The Holidays Such joy around us with holiday celebrations, decorations, and cultural events to remind us that hope and love wins. Buy your tickets to the ballet, a concert, an evensong, a play. Make this a holiday to choose joy – and it has nothing to do with gift…
Read MoreRI Weather Today, Friday 11/15/19
by Jack Donnelly Our rude awakening over, we can get back to some normal temperatures for a day, before another weak cold front sweeps through Saturday… We’ll have a near freezing low temperature in the sunrise hour, and abundant sunshine combined with a southwest breeze will allow for an afternoon high in the low 50’s,…
Read MoreVIBCO’s Karl Wadensten Speaking at URI
Karl Wadensten, owner of VIBCO will speak on Wednesday, November 20th at 3pm at URI’s Higgins Welcome Center. He will deliver the 2019 Vangermeersch Endowed Lecture Series – Defining moments: Born to Build? Or Developed to Build? This year will feature Karl Wadensten ’82, distinguished alumnus and President/CEO of VIBCO Vibrators, an industrial manufacturing company…
Read MoreGriefSpeak. Technology in Death and Grief
Names and Places have been changed to ensure confidentiality. By Dr. Mari Dias The fact that technology is ubiquitous can present both advantages and disadvantages in the field of Thanatology (Study of Death and Dying). Take Diana, a single mom of three teenage sons. The boys, Jack, Jim and Jacob were each two years apart.…
Read MoreWildlife Photographer Ed Hughes Exhibition at Crestar Tonight
Wildlife photographer Ed Hughes will exhibit his work tonight at Crestar Picture Framing, 91 Liberty Street, East Greenwich, at 5pm. Crestar, owned by Jason Dittleman, has events for RI artists regularly, in his picture framing location. The event will include light hors d’oeuvres and beverages. After the show, those with a stamped invitation can enjoy…
Read MoreRI Weather Today, Thursday, Nov. 14, 2019
By Jack Donnelly Still cold for another day, near record low temps expected for early morning under clear skies and light winds, perfect recipe for radiational cooling. Lows bottom out in the upper teens and only warm to the upper 30’s to near 40 under partly cloudy skies, some alto stratus working into the area…
Read MoreEmpower Women’s Expo – Bringing women together
This Sunday, Nov. 17th, from 11am to 5pm at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Warwick, hundreds, if not thousands of women will come through the doors for the Empower Women’s Expo, bringing women together for a day of fashion, food, shopping – fun to watch a fashion show, participate in a seminar, sign up for…
Read MoreMitch Albom in Providence, hosted by Reading With Robin
On Thursday, November 21st, noted author Mitch Albom will speak from 6 to 8pm at Temple Beth El, 70 Orchard Avenue on the East Side of Providence. The event is being organized by Reading with Robin, a program of Robin Kall Homonoff. The #1 New York Times bestselling author Mitch Albom will launch his latest book, Finding Chika: A…
Read MoreReauthorization of OAA Now in the Senate’s Hands
By Herb Weiss Last month, after a 40-minute debate, the House moved to pass H.R. 4334, The Dignity in Aging Act of 2019, a bipartisan reauthorization of the Older Americans Act (OAA) that provides funding for a wide range of popular local and state programs. These programs make sure seniors have access to food thru…
Read MoreWorcester Mourns – Another Firefighter killed in the line of duty – by Michael Morse
Worcester Fire Department Lt. Jason Menard lost his life fighting a fire on Nov. 12th. He leaves his wife, Tina, his three children, and his parents. By Michael Morse We filled three buses. The road from Providence to Worcester. Route 146 is an old, by today’s standards, anyway, highway that rolls through Rhode Island and…
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