Archive for January 2020
Pawtucket City Council: Resolution would condemn one member’s racist comments to another
At an informal gathering to celebrate the last meeting of the year in December, Pawtucket City Council member Mark Wildenhain, 2nd District, threw two one-dollar bills in the face of fellow City Council member Elena Vasquez, telling her to “take a bus back to Colombia” in front of several elected dignitaries and their guests. Vasquez,…
Read MoreRI Weather Today, Tuesday 1/14/20:
By Jack Donnelly, meteorologist Still cloudy ahead of a low pressure system swinging through the Great Lakes and Midwest. Some light rain outrunning the associated warm front will move through the area later in the afternoon and early evening, and with the warmer daytime temps, we should get some of that rainy “scent”. Highs in…
Read MoreA statement from Her Majesty The Queen
Published 13 January 2020 “Today my family had very constructive discussions on the future of my grandson and his family. My family and I are entirely supportive of Harry and Meghan’s desire to create a new life as a young family. Although we would have preferred them to remain full-time working Members of the Royal…
Read MoreRI Weather Today, Monday 1/13/20:
By Jack Donnelly, meteorologist The howling winds ease as the vigorous cold front leaves New England behind and pillages the north Atlantic. We’ll have lots of cloud cover overhead north of another low pressure system developing over the southeastern US and mid-Atlantic coast. This system should stay to our south and spare us any more…
Read MoreNetworking Pick of the Week: RISCPA at Twin River
The pick of the week in networking is the RI Society of CPA’s January Networking Reception taking place on Thursday, January 16th at Twin River event center in Lincoln. The January networking event is always one of the largest in Rhode Island and this year they’ve added new features to make 2020 the most memorable…
Read MoreWorking for homeless assistance agencies. 11 to get $7.3 Million+ for programs.
In an effort to help coordinate housing and supportive services for families and individuals experiencing homelessness across Rhode Island, U.S. Senator Jack Reed, the Ranking Member of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation and Housing and Urban Development (THUD), today announced $7,308,810 in federal Continuum of Care (CoC) grants for Rhode Island homeless assistance programs. This…
Read MoreA New England Patriots Retrospect – Part 1: Better days are coming
Better days are coming – sooner than you think – be patient By John Cardullo, sportswriter After 20 successful seasons the fans are now starting to jump off the Patriots band wagon. Why? Because they aren’t going to the Super Bowl; or, because Brady is too old, and he is done? Or they need to…
Read MoreTONIGHT…RI’s “Meet the Frasers” Premieres on E!
(Originally published on Dec. 30th, 2019. With all the negative publicity Rhode Island can get, we do seem to attract more than our share of TV shows, reality and otherwise. Tonight is the premiere – take a little down time from politics and your worries…or set your DVR). Matt Fraser is a top psychic medium,…
Read MoreLeadership Trait # 6 – Ability to Make Tough Calls, Regardless of the Situation
By Mary T. O’Sullivan, MSOL “Leaders have edge – the ability to make tough calls, to say yes or no, not maybe.” Jack Welch Leaders lead with the organization’s mission, vision, values and goals in mind. Every person connected to the organization must be aligned with those standards, or the organization can’t move ahead. So,…
Read MoreRI Weather Today, Sun, Jan. 12, 2020:
by Jack Donnelly, meteorologist Wind remains strong and shifts to westerly through morning as rain works through the area, lasting through mid-afternoon as the cold front passes through. The heat pump will stay on and drive temps from a morning low in the low 50’s to an afternoon high charging towards 70! A big thaw…
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