Archive for January 2020
New Food Labels – it only took 4 years…
It took 4 years, but the new food labels are rolling out on store shelves. Back in May of 2016, the Federal Drug & Safety Administration (FDA) published final rules on a new Nutrition Facts label for packaged foods that would reflect new scientific information, including the link between diet and chronic diseases such as…
Read MoreThird Annual Christmas Eve Dinner Draws Large Crowd
The Third annual Christmas Eve Dinner held at the Millrace Kitchen in Woonsocket recently drew some 200 people who each received a hot meal, presents, and a picture with Santa along with arts and crafts. This event is the brainchild of Ilanna Ball, a small business owner who began this tradition as a way to…
Read MoreRI Weather Today, Wednesday 1/8/20:
By Jack Donnelly, meteorologist A quick low pressure system will roll through overnight and dump up to 2 inches of light snow onto our surfaces, but there should be time enough for road crews to deal before the morning commute turns to utter madness. We’re looking for the start of precipitation to commence around 10-11pm…
Read MoreTuni Schartner to head Innovation Community at Venture Café, Providence
Venture Café New England is pleased to announce that Tuni Schartner has joined the team as the new Executive Director of Venture Café and District Hall Providence. “We are very excited to have Tuni running our team and operations in Rhode Island,” says Kevin Wiant, Executive Director of Venture Café New England. “Tuni brings extensive…
Read More‘Boss Lady’ leaves with an attitude of gratitude
By Richard Asinof, ConvergenceRI Exit interview with Rebecca ‘Becky’ Boss, as she departs as director of the R.I. Department of Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities, and Hospitals, after 15 years at the agency Rebecca Boss, director of the R.I. Department of Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities, and Hospitals, publicly announced her decision to leave on Wednesday, Dec.…
Read MoreA threat to Europe’s beauty – by David Brussat
Dresden’s Frauenkirche: Modernists want to stop reconstructions like this. (pixels.com) By David Brussat, Architecture Here and There Modernists are trying to reverse trends in cultural-heritage preservation by subtle interventions in several key conservation standards of the European Union. Writing from Norway, Audun Engh of the International Network for Traditional Building, Architecture & Urbanism (INTBAU) warned…
Read MoreRI Weather Today, Tuesday 1/7/20:
By Jack Donnelly, meteorologist Low pressure developing over the mid-Atlantic will quickly roll east-northeast and pass to the south of southern New England late Tuesday into Wednesday morning. Cloud cover will thicken and lower through the day ahead of the approaching system, with light snow developing later in the evening. Accumulations of a dusting to…
Read MoreRIMA honoree Mahr, Inc, formerly Federal Products
RIMA honoree Mahr, Inc, formerly Federal Products This year the RIMA honoree will be Mahr Inc. This company began as Federal Products Corporation in 1918. The company made one product: fixed dimensional gages for the weapons makers of World War I. After the war, Federal Products briefly built blood pressure gages and then transitioned to…
Read MoreIt’s in giving back – that you discover who you are
By Pamela Bhatia Happy 2020! There’s something about the turnover of a new year that causes us to reflect on the past and to project our hopes and dreams into the future. Who have we been, what have we done, given or created, that we can improve upon? Who do we want to become in…
Read MoreChronic Pain Patients Ignored – the 2019 opioid tax debate
By Kris Corleone Prescription opioid medications have become overly stigmatized as a result of the “so-called” opioid epidemic. This has put a huge and unfortunate target on patients, like me, regarding not only chronic pain but other severely painful conditions. The state and federal governments are and have been taking drastic measures to reduce opioid…
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