Archive for May 2020
Coronavirus and the disparity of age…no time to waste
In early March, Rhode Island knew it had a problem with its large proportion of seniors living in the state. Because the coronavirus targeted seniors like a mosquito targets those in a group that “tastes good”, and for which its bite will be the most troublesome. Seniors, as has been clear from day one, are…
Read MoreGriefSpeak: “…like a drop of dew…”
By: Mari Nardolillo Dias “All things hang like a drop of dew upon a blade of grass.” (W.B. Yeats) The First Mortician’s Daughter It was 1906 when Pauline’s father, Angelo, and his older brother, Benedetto, two Italian immigrants from Prata Sannita, Italy emigrated to the United States and ventured into a funeral business in the…
Read MoreRI Weather Today, Thursday 5/14/20
By Jack Donnelly, meteorologist High pressure passing to our south feed southwesterly breezes through our area, with some warmer air being dragged along, so we’ll have warmer highs in the afternoon, upper 60’s for the most part from a low in the low 40’s. A low pressure system developing well to our west will continue…
Read MorePushed to her limit…by Michael Morse
Photo: Painting Valley By Michael Morse, contributing writer Amelia is ninety-four and has been taking her medication the same way for years, and nobody, I mean NOBODY is going to tell her different. We arrived at her home at 10:34 am. After knocking at the front door and not getting an answer, we went around…
Read MoreCoronavirus Update – Today, May 14, 2020
NATIONAL & INTERNATIONAL More than 26 million likely to lose employer-sponsored health insurance due to Covid-19 Outbreaks of the coronavirus could sweep through large camps where crews typically stay as they fight wildfires across the U.S. New Zealand opens barberships and they recognize this by opening at midnight, with shops full of clients Burger King…
Read MoreYour Recipe – Today – Southern Fried Chicken
By Anthony Salemme, contributing chef Here at MealPVD I only fry outside so the whole house doesn’t smell of grease. With the nice weather and extra daylight, it’s easy to do outside on the extra burner on the grill or in a Fry Daddy. 2 cups buttermilk 2 eggs ¼ cup Frank’s red-hot sauce 1…
Read MoreFor softball umpire and basketball official, Scott Carlson, it’s “have game…will travel”
by John Cardullo, sportswriter Since the Spring of 1998, Scott Carlson has always looked forward to strapping on the ball bag and heading out too many of the fields where Warwick men’s slow pitch softball has been played. “I never started out wanting to be an umpire or a basketball referee; I was always playing…
Read MoreRI Weather Today, Wednesday, May 13, 2020
by Jack Donnelly, meteorologist Weather features in control just get lazy and shelter in place, high pressure to our west and low pressure to our east, and will give us a near carbon copy as yesterday, maybe a couple of degrees lower in the morning and higher in the afternoon. Morning lows in the upper…
Read MoreIf it’s Wednesday, it’s Sour Grapes!
by Tim Jones, contributing cartoonist 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 @sourgrapescomic Instagram @sourgrapes2017 www.sourgrapescomic.com https://www.patreon.com/sourgrapescomicwww.sourgrapescomic.com
Read MoreTakin’ it to the streets in Pawtucket and Central Falls
Messaging, in Four Languages, Urges Residents with Coronavirus Symptoms to call 855-843-7620 Pawtucket Mayor Donald R. Grebien and Central Falls Mayor James A. Diossa announced that the police departments in both cities will drive through neighborhoods urging residents with symptoms of covid-19 to call 855-843-7620. The messaging, on behalf of the BEAT COVID-19 initiative, is…
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