Archive for May 2020
Your Coronavirus Update Today – May 26, 2020
Photo: Ohio restaurants are using shower curtains to divide tables NATIONAL & INTERNATIONAL The French Open postponed until Sept. 20th – not known if an audience will be allowed Montenegro is reporting as the first virus free country In the Tampa area along Florida’s Gulf Coast, the crowds were so big that authorities closed parking…
Read MoreSmart Shopping in a COVID-19 World
Editor’s Note: We hear often from our friend, Ray Rickman, about how difficult it is to go safe walking, working, and shopping in this time of the coronavirus. Often it is the runner or biker who spoils the safety zone, so Ray curated some information about how to do it right and offers it to…
Read MoreRI Weather Today, 5/25/20
By Jack Donnelly, meteorologist Low pressure off the coast of the mid-Atlantic states rolls past mostly to our south and kicks up some overnight light rain that will likely end around sunrise. We’ll then experience partial thinning of the cloud cover and eventually the Sun’s return by afternoon. Winds generally light out of the southeast…
Read MoreForever, in our actions, we remember
by Michael Morse, contributing writer I often think of the people whose lives ended violently, in a foreign land, far away from their friends and families. I imagine their last moments, maybe spent looking into the eyes of a person they may have known only a little while, but whose bond held them tighter than…
Read MoreNetworking Pick of the Week: Virtual LEADS Luncheon
Hosted by Neighborhood Health Plan of Rhode Island, this Zoom event will be held on Friday, May 29, noon to 1:30pm, from the comfort of your own home or office, to start building relationships that will generate new customers/clients and strengthen your connection to existing ones. You bring the sandwich – they’ll bring the connections. You…
Read MoreYour Coronavirus Update – Today, Monday, May 25, 2020
NATIONAL & INTERNATIONAL Second stylist at same Missouri hair salon tests positive, 140 customers exposed New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced that professional sports teams can begin training in the state again. Russia reported 153 coronavirus deaths in the past 24 hours on Sunday, its highest daily toll yet The Vatican Museums will reopen on…
Read MoreOne in five Americans are unpaid family caregivers
by Herb Weiss, contributing writer on aging As the nation sees a growing number of aging baby boomers, workforce shortages in health care and long-term care settings, increased state funding for community-based services, and a growing number of seniors requiring assistance in their daily activities, caregivers are needed more than ever. According to a recently released…
Read MoreYour Coronavirus Update – Today, May 24, 2020
Photo: Today’s New York Times front page prints the names of 1% of the 100,000 lost to coronavirus – “an incalculable loss” NATIONAL & INTERNATIONAL Robocalls have dramatically decreased as call centers have closed around the world. Spain begins outdoor dining. In Germany indoor dining was allowed two weeks ago, new cases are beginning to…
Read MoreIn The Arena with Joe Paolino, Jr. & Jeff Grybowski
Each week Joe Paolino, Jr. interviews people of interest on his program, “In The Arena”. The show airs at 7am on Sundays on ABC6. Jeff Grybowski, former CEO of Deepwater Wind, is Paolino’s guest. We’ll discuss how offshore wind and how Grybowski came to Rhode Island and how we can tackle the environmental challenges facing…
Read MoreYour RI Weather Today, May 24, 2020
by Jack Donnelly, meteorologist Low pressure slides east and stalls offshore at first giving us a fair bulk of Sunday weather, partly cloudy skies and the same cool highs in the low 60’s up from a morning low in the upper 40’s. The combination of lighter breezes and sunshine will take some of the edge…
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