Archive for March 2020
Coronavirus Update – Today – March 29, 2020
INTERNATIONAL London prepares enormous temporary hospital, 4000 beds Italy – 889 more deaths, rate of infection slows from 7% to 5%. Spain – 832 more deaths, 2nd to Italy in deaths – deadliest day yet Pope continues to pray daily, alone, in St. Peter’s Square UK’s medical director says fewer than 20K deaths means nation…
Read MoreAuthor! Author! Donna Rustigian Mac: “Guide to a Richer Life…
Donna Rustigian Mac is proud to announce the rerelease of her book. It’s being published at the time when millions are longing for richer human connections. Guide to a Richer Life, Know Your Worth, Find Your Voice, Speak Your Truth is available in bookstores as well as on Amazon and in eBook form in the…
Read MorePope Francis meditates on the crisis facing the world…
As Pope Francis took to his regular evening meditation – in an empty St. Peter’s courtyard, he stopped to offer a meditation on the crisis facing the world. “For weeks now it has been evening,” said the Pope. “Thick darkness has gathered over our squares, our streets and our cities; it has taken over our…
Read MoreRI Weather Today – Sunday, March 28, 2021
by Jack Donnelly, meteorologist The mature low pressure system sets up shop directly overhead and makes itself at home for the duration, light to moderate rain lasting from morning until night. Easterly winds gusting into the 20’s drive the rain slightly sideways through the day, helping maintain the rawness of the wet conditions. A tight…
Read MoreEmmanuel House Guests Make Masks to Help Community
The guests at Emmanuel House, the diocesan homeless shelter located on Public Street, Providence, have been busy making protective masks aimed at helping guests of local homeless shelters as well as shelter providers who may be facing a shortage of masks amid the Coronavirus crisis. After finding a “do-it-yourself” solution on the internet, staff purchased…
Read MoreRI Church Bells to Ring in Solidarity On Sunday Mornings
As a sign of faith and unity during this difficult and unprecedented time, the Most Reverend Thomas J. Tobin, Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Providence, is asking that the bells of all Catholic churches be rung for five minutes every Sunday morning until the Coronavirus crisis is over. “This symbolic gesture will speak…
Read MoreDD (Developmental Disabilities) Community Calls for Help
By Gina Macris for RINewsToday Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo announced March 26 that the state will soon release a total of $15.4 million in state and federal Medicaid “retainer payments” to shore up private service providers facing unprecedented challenges in the coronavirus pandemic. The announcement came hours after representatives of private service providers and…
Read MoreCoronavirus Update – Today, March 28, 2020
(Photo: Matterhorn, Switzerland – rotating messages – #stayhome, #love, etc) INTERNATIONAL In Tokyo, face masks are a must-wear for commuters Pope Francis delivers blessing to empty St. Peter’s Square French President Emmanuel Macron tweeted late Thursday that he had a “very good discussion” with President Donald Trump, and that they “are preparing with other countries a…
Read MoreThe CARES Act – what will $2 Trillion do for me?
The Congress was instructed to “go bold, be brave, go big” – and they did. The CARES Act is a substantial help to Americans – not to think another, 4th package, won’t one day be needed. Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act: Reprinted from the Tax Foundation: Unemployment insurance provisions now include an additional…
Read MoreRI Weekend Weather Wrap – Sat/Sun, March 28/29, 2020
by Jack Donnelly, meteorologist Saturday, 3/28/20 Low pressure developing over the midwest will threaten the western edges of New England later in the day with some rain developing before sunset, not that we’ll see said sunset given the dense overcast that will gradually blanket the region through the afternoon. Morning lows in the clearest portion…
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