Archive for March 2020
In The Arena with Joe Paolino, Jr. & Bob Walsh, NEA
Each week Joe Paolino, Jr. interviews people of interest on his program, “In The Arena”. The show airs at 7am on Sundays on ABC6. You can also watch it here, at RINewsToday.com Bob Walsh, Executive Director of the National Education Association of Rhode Island, joins Joe Paolino Jr. to discuss the ongoing contract negotiations between…
Read MoreThe PawSox – One More Time For All The Old Times
by John Cardullo, sportswriter It was back in 1975 a singer song writer Melissa Manchester wrote a song called Midnight Blue that had this lyric “I think we can make it, one more time. If we tried, one more time, for all the old times”. That is what the 2020 Pawtucket Red Sox are hoping…
Read MorePawtucket’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade Good to Go – Noon Today
City Taking Extra Precaution During Event Working together with the City of Pawtucket, the St. Patrick’s Day Committee has announced that the 38th Annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade will continue as planned. City officials will be taking extra precaution during the event, working alongside the city’s Emergency Management Agency (EMA) and the Department of Public…
Read MoreA Lively Experiment with Jim Hummel, March 7, 2020
This week’s Lively Experiment features, with Jim Hummel, Executive Director of The Hummel Report, Moderator: Panel Jim Hummel (Moderator) , Exec. Director, The Hummel Report Ian Donnis, The Public’s Radio Ed Fitzpatrick, The Boston Globe Steph Machado, WPRI12 Topics (please note subjects may change) Two main topics: Coronavirus in RI Joe Biden makes an epic political Kudos…
Read MoreCoronavirus Update: 3/7/20 – RI Moves to Level 2 Visitor Restriction for Nursing Homes, Healthcare Facilities
Note: Text message sent out by one RI Nursing Home: “The Health Dept. has issued a recommendation that reads, “The RI DOH has issued a level 2 visitors restriction. This is to protect your loved ones from potential illness. You will need to check in with reception for a brief questioner upon entering the building.…
Read MoreRI Weekend Weather Wrap – Sat/Sun – March 7 & 8, 2020:
By Jack Donnelly, meteorologist Saturday, March 7, 2020 An additional burst of high pressure brings excessively dry and blustery conditions overnight and through the day. Lots of sun and temps both high and low in the normal early March range, morning lows in the mid and upper 20’s and afternoon highs in the mid and…
Read MoreRI Weather Today, Friday 3/6/20:
By Jack Donnelly, meteorologist High pressure retreats over the open waters while a coastal low pressure area develops along the mid-Atlantic and roll by mostly to our south, the northwest edges of the storm catching us with some mixed rain and snow for the bay area and mostly snow in the northwestern hills later in…
Read MoreCoronavirus Update: March 6, 2020
(Photo: John Hancock Investments) International Israel Travel – Lufthansa, Swiss, Austrian Airlines cancel all Israel flights UK – 115 new cases Greece – has 21 more cases, shuts schools and bans public meetings France – 100 new cases Switzerland – first death noted In Italy, where there have been more than 2,000 cases, all schools…
Read MoreGriefSpeak – “Before and After a Loss to Opioid Overdose”
By Mari Dias Amidst the fear of the coronavirus and the media coverage of the Democratic primaries, we often forget the ongoing issues, particularly the opioid crisis. People are still overdosing. People are still dying. Please take a moment to hear a mother’s plea. One mother who echoes the pain of thousands after losing a…
Read MoreThe Good, The Bad, and The Ugly – This Week in RI, March 6, 2020
by Nancy Thomas (It’s all coronavirus and a little politics – stir together and it’s been quite the week) THE GOOD Ending Dependency on China One big wake up call about the US being so completely dependent on our economy, our goods, our manufacturing from one country – China – is loud and clear. Time…
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