Archive for April 2020
The Plague and the Passion
Arthur P. Urbano, Professor of Theology, Providence College In 1634, the residents of the small Bavarian village of Oberammergau staged the first performance of a Passion Play that would become a centuries-long tradition. It was the fulfillment of a sacred vow, a promise to God amidst the suffering of the Black Death: that this gift…
Read MoreCoronavirus Update – Today, April 9, 2020
NATIONAL & INTERNATIONAL A coastal city in France has now forbidden sitting on benches for more than two minutes Pulitzer Prize winners were supposed to be announced on April 20. Now, the awards for journalism, books, drama and music will be announced on Monday, May 4 Employees & customers at many non-medical essential businesses such…
Read MoreWhat a difference a pandemic makes – The benefits of the Single-Use Plastic Bag
What a difference a pandemic makes! – The Benefits of the Single-Use Plastic Bag Efforts in Rhode Island have begun to repeal the ban on single-use plastic bags. Rhode Island isn’t leading in this effort; it’s following several other states who are saying now is not the time to be doing this – out of…
Read MoreRI Weather Today, April 9, 2020
By Jack Donnelly, meteorologist After an eerily quiet and cloud-shrouded morning, a vigorous low pressure system winds up and nails us right in the kisser with moderate to heavy rain and embedded thunderstorms in the midday hours. All this action will kick up dangerously high wind gusts upwards of 40 mph and higher mainly out…
Read MoreState’s “RIDelivers” Grocery Delivery overwhelmed
As we head into the holiday times of Passover & Easter, Rhode Island’s food delivery service had had no delivery availability for most of the week. RINewsToday has been monitoring the grocery delivery services via the state’s new website – RIDelivers. There have been no available times at the following locations: Roch’s Peapod Stop &…
Read MoreCoronavirus Update – Today – April 8, 2020
(Photo: Dinner time for those who are homeless, living in a mall in India – practicing their social distancing.) NATIONAL & INTERNATIONAL China reports first day with no coronavirus deaths Some Chinese leaders have begun wearing masks again Antarctica cruise ship, with more than 80 positive coronavirus cases, stuck off coast of Uruguay The mayor…
Read MoreRI Weather Today, Wednesday 4/8/20
By Jack Donnelly, meteorologist A low pressure system skirts by mainly to our south, but not without the trough extension reaching into southern New England and making a small liquid deposit into our aquifers. Rain should be light, and ending within a couple of hours of a cloudy sunrise, after which cloud cover will break…
Read MoreFor Bob Berard & Freedom Softball it’s (almost) business as usual – 2020 Season
by John Cardullo, sportswriter This part one of a 4-part series where we will highlight each of the states men’s softball affiliations and their plans for the upcoming 2020 season. At this writing the directors of each affiliation remain optimistic that the current Coronavirus pandemic will run its course and be a non-factor as the…
Read MoreAARP Town Hall Educates Seniors on COVID-19
By Herb Weiss, contributing writer on aging With more than 278 Americans now infected with the Coronavirus virus (COVID-19) and at least 7,159 people dying from the deadly virus, according to an April 3 blog article the New York Times, “about 311 million people in at least 41 states, three counties, eight cities, the District…
Read MoreIf it’s Wednesday – it’s Sour Grapes!
by Timothy Jones Tim Jones has created several Sour Grapes compilation and story-coloring books. Tim teaches cartooning and speaks at local schools and libraries. He also appears at various book signings, events and comic conventions. Twitter @sourgrapescomicInstagram @sourgrapes2017www.sourgrapescomic.com He has created several Sour Grapes compilation and story-coloring books. Tim teaches cartooning and speaks at local…
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