Archive for April 2020
RI Weather Today, Tuesday 4/21/20
By Jack Donnelly, meteorologist An occluded low pressure system swings through during the day with some added upper level punch that will likely generate some isolated thunderstorms in the afternoon. We’ll have a chilly start to the morning with lows in the low to mid 30’s and a gradual warming under partly cloudy skies to…
Read MoreReunions in the time of pandemic
By Richard Asinof, ConvergenceRI A personal reminiscence on the struggle to preserve your memories Why is this story important? The celebration of Earth Day on its 50th anniversary conjures up a number of 50th reunions occurring this year for ConvergenceRI. The questions that need to be asked What is the best way to tell the…
Read MoreCoronavirus Update Today, April 21, 2020
(Photo, top: India has created disinfectant tunnels for people, bikes, to go through) NATIONAL & INTERNATIONAL Disney stops paying 100,000 workers, roughly half its workforce, even as it protects executive bonus schemes and a $1.5 billion dividend payment due in July. US will halt all immigration to U.S. Brooklyn nursing home marks 55 deaths Tom…
Read MoreRI Weather Today, Monday, April 20, 2020
By Jack Donnelly, meteorologist Yet another low pressure system passes to our south during the day with light rain mainly along the coast. The system doesn’t have the same cool characteristics as Saturday’s storm, so we’re not expecting anything in the way of snow. Cloud cover will keep our temperature range fairly tight, morning lows…
Read MoreCoronavirus Update – April 20, 2020
NATIONAL & INTERNATIONAL Early investigation shows CDC labs were contaminated, resulting in testing problems, along with an uncomfortable protocol of cooperating with the public business/lab sector. CVS has expanded to Connecticut with their rapid testing sites – now operating in Rhode Island, Georgia, and Massachusetts, too. Nashville Freedom Rally: Group gathers at the Capitol to…
Read MoreNetworking Pick of the Week: Adversity leads to Innovation, SouthCoast Chamber
One SouthCoast Chamber is using new strategies and modern technology to continue to connect people and build professional relationships during this challenging business climate! Join them on Thursday, April 23rd at 10am. Dedicated to serving their members and keeping true to our mission, One SouthCoast Chamber will begin to host Virtual Networking Series. No Pants,…
Read MoreGoing Through the Motions Being of Normal
By Mary T. O’Sullivan, MSOL “When there’s nothing better to do, we go through the motions” – Trudi Pacter, Yellow Bird (2002) We’ve self-isolated for a number of weeks now. Everyone has learned the new meaning of “pivot” and “shift”. Kids, dogs and cooking at home have taken over our lives. And yet, there’s more! We’re told…
Read MoreRI: Life and Death in Split-Screen Reality
By Gina Macris The statistics are grim: five deaths since April 1 attributed to COVID-19 in connection with group homes in Rhode Island, including four residents with developmental disabilities and one caregiver. But stories from the developmental disability community are not all about vulnerability. Some people with intellectual challenges are nevertheless working on the front…
Read MoreIn The Arena with Joe Paolino, Jr. & Mark Hayward, SBA of RI
Each week Joe Paolino, Jr. interviews people of interest on his program, “In The Arena”. The show airs at 7am on Sundays on ABC6. Mark Hayward, district director for the Small Business Association of Rhode Island, joins Joe Paolino Jr. to discuss the resources made available to small businesses affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, including…
Read MoreStages of Freedom Launches Innovative COVID-19 Website to Support Minorities
By Ray Rickman, Stages of Freedom Stages of Freedom, the award-winning non-profit, announces the launch of its new website, “Connected” to help the African American community navigate COVID-19. Visit: https://www.stagesoffreedom.org/connected Both in the nation, and in Rhode Island, people of color, particularly African Americans, are contracting and dying from COVID-19 in larger numbers than any other…
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