Archive for January 2020
Timing the Market
By Emilio DiSpirito, Realtor with the DiSpirito Team of HomeSmart Professionals Should I sell my house now, or wait to list until spring? Figuring out the right time to sell can help you maximize the sale price of your home and take some stress out of the process. However, what many realtors fail to tell…
Read MoreRI Weather Today, Wednesday 1/29/20:
By Jack Donnelly, meteorologist High pressure from the north drop in and clears away the mid-level cloud cover that has plagued us for a couple of days now. Plenty of sunshine and dry air will greet the day with a cool start, sub-freezing lows in the mid 20’s but a dry cold, so no frost…
Read MoreCan you see me now? Legislators, office holders, police & firefighters behind tinted glass
Representative Anastasia Williams of Providence wants to protect her fellow legislators – and some other public servants, too. In her amendment legislation, Rep. Williams is proposing to amend the “Nontransparent Windshields and Windows” Act, which makes it illegal to have window applications which transmit less than 70% visible light, along with other regulations as defined…
Read MoreRI’s Great Pumpkin Grower is Harvard professor under FBI investigation for academic espionage
Known to many in Rhode Island as the winner and finalist from years of Great Pumpkin growing at the Frerichs Farm event, today the FBI charged Harvard Chemistry Chair with failing to disclose funding – $50,000/mo – from the Chinese government. This could lead to a charge of academic espionage, a process by which researchers…
Read MoreFind that summer Parks & Recs job – now
The RI Dept. of Environmental Management’s Division of Parks and Recreation supplements their full-time staff with seasonal employees during the peak operating season from May to October. Lifeguards for both freshwater and saltwater beaches, beach managers, park rangers and naturalists, recreational area clerks, facilities attendants, and campground attendants are just a few examples of positions…
Read MoreNEW: 20 Groups Voice Alarm Over TONIGHT’s State Education Vote on English Language Learner Services
(verbatim, RI ACLU) Nineteen organizations that work with, and advocate for, students and English Language (EL) learners expressed alarm today at action being considered by the Council of Elementary and Secondary Education that would undermine EL programs offered by school districts. In a letter submitted to the Council in advance of a scheduled vote tomorrow, the…
Read MoreRI Weather Today, Tuesday 1/28/20:
By Jack Donnelly, meteorologist Upper trough twists and slips a bit south, and we’ll see a similar day as Monday with stratocumulus cloud cover developing during the day over a light and mildly gusty northwesterly breeze. Maybe a stray flurry or two in the higher elevations, a widely scattered drop or two of rain elsewhere,…
Read More2020 Census Impacts Programs for Older Americans
2020 Census Impacts Programs and Services for Older Americans By Herb Weiss, contributing writer on aging By April 1, every home across the nation will receive an invitation from the U.S. Census Bureau, a nonpartisan government agency, to participate in the 2020 Census. Once this invitation arrives, it’s important for you to immediately answer the short…
Read MoreRI Advocacy groups promoting 2020 priorities
By Richard Asinof, ConvergenceRI.com This coming week, there will be plenty of oompah oompah oompah and snare drum rolls and cheerleader performances as two influential nonprofit advocacy groups roll out orchestrated shows of support for policy initiatives that are simpatico with Gov. Gina Raimondo’s budget priorities, one focused on creating a dedicated stream of revenue…
Read MoreWomen in Trucking & RI Trucking Assoc names new board
The Rhode Island Trucking Association announces that Providence attorney Michael Kiselica has assumed the role as Chairman of its Board of Directors. Kiselica succeeds UPS’s Mark Giuffre and will serve a two year term as the association enters its 89th year. In November, Kiselica unveiled a platform of Board inclusiveness during his comments at the…
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