Archive for June 2020
Rhode Island Beach News – Passes, rules, closures, lifeguards…
Buy season beach passes, have your license plate scanned for faster entrance The Department of Environmental Management (DEM) is encouraging Rhode Islanders to buy season beach passes online or in advance to help ease traffic backups into parking lots and reduce the amount of time beachgoers spend at the entry booths. Individuals may purchase resident,…
Read More“Dear Dee” – Communication and Relationship Advice
by Donna Rustigian Mac Well hello—it’s Dee…with your communication advice for the week…so you can create healthy human connections…. that means trusted relationships in your personal and professional life. Our first question today: Dear Dee, How can I politely turn down physical distancing get-togethers with a friend whose household includes three immuno-compromised individuals? What if…
Read MoreYour Coronavirus Update – Today, June 13, 2020
Photo: Western Hills Middle School students’ belongings from the sudden departure and no-return back in March. A schedule has been made for pick-up by families. Teachers volunteered to pack up desks and lockers. NATIONAL & INTERNATIONAL Eiffel Tower plans June 25 opening, with mask required “Every activity that involves interacting with others has some degree…
Read MoreJust one wish, today…by Michael Morse
By Michael Morse We reached for the last package of chicken thighs, neither of us aware of the other until our hands almost touched. We both pulled back, then made eye contact. I smiled but she didn’t know, half my face covered as it was. She may have smiled, may have frowned, I don’t know.…
Read MoreRI Weekend Weather Wrap – Sat/Sun, June 13/14, 2020
by Jack Donnelly, meteorologist Saturday 6/13/20: Cold front well offshore keeps the rain and extensive cloud cover out of our hair, allowing very nice and pleasant weather in which to frolic all weekend long. We’ll start with an almost cool Saturday morning as lows fall to the upper 50’s, and warm to the mid 70’s…
Read MoreYour RI Weather, Today – June 12, 2020
by Jack Donnelly, meteorologist The cold frontal passage carries with it the benefit of watching the clouds thin and disappear incrementally with each sip of morning coffee. We’ll eventually have cloud free skies thanks to a light westerly breeze helping to bring in dry continental air for a warm and less muggy afternoon, highs reaching…
Read MoreGriefSpeak: This is My Brave – by Dr. Mari Dias
by Mari Dias, contributing writer Photo: The Peace Monument, Turkey I am no stranger to protests. The recent ones associated with Black Lives Matter have brought back memories that I feel compelled to share with you today. Sometimes memories lay dormant, but these memories are now alive and well, having been given a voice and…
Read MorePolicing is more than keeping order…let’s roll up our sleeves and get to work in Pawtucket – Mayor Grebien
Photo: Mayor Grebien cuts the ribbon for opening of Bake My Day bakery, Pawtucket Pawtucket’s Mayor Grebien has immediate ideas to improve issues with law enforcement in the best interests of the safety and well-being of all of city residents. Here is the letter sent to the Pawtucket City Council, the Acting Public Safety Director,…
Read MoreFlower Power III Exhibit at Jessica Hagen in Newport
A beautiful art show is happening at Jessica Hagen Contemporary American Art in Newport. The show will be open and available for live viewing during gallery hours and also on their website. The exhibition will be on display until June 30, 2020. The annual flowers in art exhibition features Jean Marie Bucich, Tom Sarrantonio, Vince…
Read MoreWelcome to the East Greenwich Country Club as we start our tour of the Ocean State’s golf offerings
by John Cardullo, sportswriter This will be a multi-part series on local golf courses in the State of Rhode Island by yours truly, a self-admitted weekend golfer who is more of a hacker and duffer than the pros we watch on Sunday afternoon and wish that we could play like them. The courses are selected…
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