Archive for February 2020
If it’s Wednesday – it’s Sour Grapes!
by Tim Jones, cartoonist “Tim is the creatorwriter/artist of the popular, self-syndicated comic strip, SOUR GRAPES. He is a member of the National Cartoonists Society and ARIA (Association of Rhode Island Authors).”
Read MoreReport: Closing of Memorial Hospital will have long-term impacts
The Rhode Island Department of Health Community Health and Health Systems Impact Assessment Related to the Closure of Memorial Hospital of Rhode Island Report, February 2020 was released yesterday. The report looked at the impact of the closure of Memorial Hospital in Pawtucket on area hospitals, on the immediate service community of Pawtucket, Central Falls,…
Read MoreRI Weather Today, Wednesday 2/19/20
By Jack Donnelly, meteorologist An improvement in the days’ weather over yesterday, with a clearing sky and still seasonably warm mid-afternoon high temps in the 40’s to be enjoyed, although a gusty northwesterly breeze will add some chill to the situation. A secondary mini blast of cool air looms on the horizon behind the cold…
Read MoreLet Justice Roll! Original Cantata to celebrate Dr. King
“Let Justice Roll!” will be performed by combined choirs, guest artists and Rhode Island leaders Musicians from The First Baptist Church in America in Providence’s downtown are joining forces with East Providence’s Newman Congregational Church UCC and Stages of Freedom – the non-profit organization that generates funding to increase swimming proficiency in the Rhode Island…
Read MoreWill the RI health care industry willingly give up its economic power?
(Photo: The view from the Rhode Island Foundation gathering of stakeholders to discuss the statewide, long-term health plan on Monday, Feb. 17, at the R.I. Convention Center.) By Richard Asinof, ConvergenceRI.com The conflict between health care as a commodity and as community-driven Health Equity Zones took center stage at a meeting of stakeholders convened by…
Read MoreRI Lawmakers to Tackle High Prescription Drug Costs
By Herb Weiss, contributing writer, aging The Washington, DC-based AARP began its call for reducing prescription drug prices nationally in the late spring of 2019. At the same time, state legislatures around the country began taking up legislation. However, in Rhode Island, where the legislature meets only once a year, from January to June, it…
Read MoreRI Weather Today, Tuesday 2/18/20
By Jack Donnelly, meteorologist A low pressure system developing over the upper mid-west will drag a warm front into the area during the morning that will thicken cloud cover and lift temps from early morning low in the low 30’s up to the low 40’s by midday as light rain begins spreading over the region,…
Read MoreUnify in the fight for beauty
By David Brussat, Architecture Here and There, contributing writer The draft executive order to encourage classical architecture for federal buildings in Washington and elsewhere has shifted the world of architecture on its axis. Patrick Webb, a teacher of ornamental plastering at the American College of Building Arts in Charleston, S.C., describes today’s situation with force…
Read MoreExpungement Open House 2/19: Are you eligible for expungement?
Are you eligible for expungement of your Rhode Island criminal record? The Office of the Attorney General will be holding an Expungement Open House, referred to as a “first step in the expungement process”. The event will be held tomorrow, Wednesday, February 19th from 6 to 8pm at the Institute for the Study and Practice…
Read MoreChamber Focus: East Bay Chamber of Commerce
We continue our series of profiles on Rhode Island’s Chambers of Commerce…a trememdous resource for the business community. This week the East Bay Chamber serving Bristol, Warren and Barrington. History 62 years of growth. In 1958 the Warren Chamber of Commerce was incorporated. At that time the towns of Barrington and Bristol each had…
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