Archive for May 2020
Cook-ing up success with Ponaganset football coach Jim Cook
by John Cardullo, RINewsToday sportswriter Cooking up success – For Ponaganset football head coach, Jim Cook, it is business as usual for the upcoming 2020 season. The Covid-19 virus has redefined the world of sports as we knew them. For those involved in all sports the new rules will make coaches’ jobs a little more…
Read MoreRhode Island Foundation names Mendez, Moore to Board of Directors
Tony Mendez and Theresa Moore have been named to the Board of Directors of the Rhode Island Foundation. As the state’s largest funder of nonprofit organizations, the Foundation awarded a record $56 million in grants to more than 2,000 nonprofits in 2019. “We are very pleased that Tony and Theresa are joining our Board. Each…
Read MoreYour Coronavirus Update – Today, May 31, 2020
Photo: Table for Two? PawSox Meals at McCoy sold right out at McCoy Stadium NATIONAL & INTERNATIONAL French carmaker Renault said Friday it will cut 15,000 jobs worldwide as part of a 2 billion-euro ($2.2 billion) cost-cutting plan, Over 100 members of Congress routinely sleep in their offices at night, using the gym in the…
Read MoreThe Dream House, a short story by Michael Fine
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. Shirley Menard was taking a…
Read MoreRI Weather Today – Sun, 5/31/20
by Jack Donnelly, meteorologist With a shift in the wind to a more northwesterly direction, dry air will settle in and help keep things a bit cooler, afternoon highs to climb to within a degree or two of 70, up from the upper 50’s in the morning. Plenty of sun today, a sure winner weatherwise.
Read More“Dear Dee,” Communication Advice
by Donna Rustigian Mac Is one of your personal or professional relationships splintered or in a shambles because of a lack of communication, miscommunication or some type of communication breakdown? Bring your problem to Dee for communication advice. She’ll provide you with skills and insight to help you communicate more effectively so you can create…
Read MoreCOVID-19 presents unique opportunity to invest in bicycle infrastructure
by Bradly J. VanDerStad, biking enthusiast, for RINewsToday It’s deeply embedded in human nature to resist change. We have seen it across history: the 18th-century English Luddites destroyed machinery to protect their jobs and way of life, counter-protestors marched during the civil rights movement and in response to the Obergefell v. Hodges decision, and now, there…
Read MoreSenate Aging Committee Tackles COVID-19’s Devastating Impact on Seniors
By Herb Weiss, contributing writer, aging According to an analysis conducted for the Foundation for Research on Equal Opportunity, as of May 22, in the 39 states that currently report such figures, 43 percent of all coronavirus (COVID-19) deaths have taken place in nursing homes and assisted living facilities. Since March, the COVID-19 cases in Rhode Island’s…
Read MoreRI Weekend Weather Wrap-Up: Sat/Sun, May 30/31, 2020
by Jack Donnelly, meteorologist Saturday 5/30/20: Cold front passes through in the night with some light rain ending before sunrise. Clearing skies and warm southwesterly breezes behind the front will allow temperatures to climb to the 80 mark in the afternoon after bottoming out in the mid 60’s in the rain. Less muggy given the…
Read MoreYour Coronavirus Update – Today, May 30, 2020
Pope Francis led the world in the rosary and prayers for the pandemic Friday night NATIONAL & INTERNATIONAL “Can’t be 6 feet apart,” says United Airlines spox – other things to do – cleaning, masks, etc. A divided Supreme Court on Friday rejected an emergency appeal by a California church that challenged state limits on…
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