Archive for March 2020
RI Weather Today, Monday, March 23, 2020
Monday 3/23/20: By Jack Donnelly, meteorologist A low pressure system will move to the northeast and begin tapping into the cool air and upper level energy already over our area and generate mostly rain for us, but some areas of wet snow as well, mainly in the northwestern highlands of the state, accumulating up to…
Read MoreHow Do We Thrive in the Face of Adversity?
By Mary T. O’Sullivan, MSOL “What is to give light must endure burning.” – Viktor Frankl His famous book, Man’s Search for Meaning, tells the story of how Viktor Frankl survived the suffering and degradation of the Holocaust by finding personal meaning in the experience, which gave him the will to live through it. In…
Read MoreNetworking Pick of the Week: High-Vibe Female Entrepreneurs Virtual Coffee Chat
This group is switching things up and meeting virtually for a bit! The group is set to meet by ZOOM link on Tuesday, March 24th, 3pm, via an internet link to be posted on Tuesday morning. If you’re finding yourself suddenly having to juggle building your business, schooling your children and working alongside your spouse…
Read MoreCoronavirus Update for RI – March 23, 2020
INTERNATIONAL Bolivia delays elections and enters total quarantine India’s streets are quite as country quarantines Israel – The country now has 1,071 official cases, including one death and 18 patients in serious condition Barbados gets 700,000 in ventilators and 1/2 million from Rhianna Hundreds of Americans stranded in Peru as country goes on lockdown – govt…
Read MoreVincent J. Cullen – a true Rhode Island icon, and sports treasure
By John Cardullo, sportswriter When I arrived at the location that we agreed upon to do this interview, it was apparent right from the start that this was going to be a story on someone very special on the Rhode Island Sports scene. The building is the Vincent A. Cullen Field House located on the…
Read MoreRI Weather Today, Sunday, March 22, 2020
by Jack Donnelly, meteorologist High pressure mosies on east and bends the winds a bit to the northeast, very dry conditions with noticeably cooler air shocking our systems awake on what’ll be a crisp Sunday morning. Early lows expected to drop to the lower 20’s and afternoon highs rising to the low 40’s under generally…
Read MoreA SitRep on Grocery Shopping in the days of Coronavirus
by Jeff Gross, contributing writer When I was in the Military we would provide the Commanding officer with a “SITREP”. A SITREP is the detailed status of the situation during an emergency. Here is a Market SITREP for Southern New England regarding the Coronavirus. I am sure all of us have heard about the cases…
Read MoreCoronavirus Update for RI – March 22, 2020
INTERNATIONAL Worldwide, there are now more than 307,000 confirmed cases – 13,000 died Italy – 53,000 – epicenter – more than 800 died in one day WHO partners with WhatsApp for health alert messaging service The United Nations says consequences of the coronavirus could be devastating for the 100 million people living in war zones…
Read MoreAwaking Horse – a short story, by Michael Fine
© 2020 by Michael Fine This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, businesses, places, events, locales, and incidents are either the products of the author’s imagination or used in a fictitious manner. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental. She was a beautiful cream color, with a…
Read MoreIn The Arena with Joe Paolino, Jr. & Dr. Adam Levine, specialist in epidemics
In The Arena with Joe Paolino, Jr. & Dr. Adam Levine, specialist in epidemics Each week Joe Paolino, Jr. interviews people of interest on his program, “In The Arena”. The show airs at 7am on Sundays on ABC6. This week, Dr. Adam Levine of the Warren Alpert Medical School, at Brown University, an expert in…
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