Archive for June 2020
Your Coronavirus Update Today – June 4, 2020
Photo: Pakistan Army meeting – “Discipline is the soul of the Pakistan Army” says their leadership. NATIONAL & INTERNATIONAL Old-school games such as jigsaw puzzles, chess and backgammon are being bought in great numbers. Accessory dwelling units – or, a tiny home, placed in one’s backyard are all in demand as more people work from…
Read MoreIf it’s Wednesday, it’s Sour Grapes!
by Tim Jones, contributing cartoonist Tim Jones is the creator, artist and writer of the widely popular, self-syndicated comic strip, “Sour Grapes” – a comic about “Aesop”, a miserable flying dog and his odd friends, all living in a problematic and troubled world. Sour Grapes is currently published in multiple newspapers in Rhode Island, Massachusetts,…
Read MoreRI Weather Today, Wednesday, June 3, 2020
by Jack Donnelly, meteorologist A cold front moves in from the west and northwest driving humidity ahead of it out to sea, but not before triggering some showers and rain mainly along the coast and southern waters. Some pockets of showers may stream by during the afternoon and evening inland, but they will be widely…
Read MoreYour Coronavirus Update – Today, June 3, 2020
Photo: The Berliner Ensemble have removed half of their seats to follow regulations and maintain social distancing. NATIONAL & INTERNATIONAL Dr. Fauci added that it won’t be known for several more weeks whether the impact of large public gatherings of people will fuel the spread of COVID-19. The Senate voted 51-40 on Tuesday to confirm…
Read MoreChristo, homage to a life…by David Brussat
Photo: “Wrapped Reichstag” (1995), by Christo and Jeanne-Claude. (Wolfgang Volz/Christo) by David Brussat, contributing writer, Architecture Here and There The artist Christo has died. One must not, they say, speak ill of the dead. I am not speaking ill of the dead man but of his art. Those who bruise easily may stop reading here,…
Read MoreMilitary choppers lulled us to sleep from Woonsocket to Newport
It was the sound of military helicopters that lulled many to a more secure sleep, knowing the state’s military and law enforcement were out in force, and on duty against violence outbursts from Woonsocket to Providence, to Cranston and Warwick, and to Newport, and spots in between in Rhode Island. All in all, a peaceful…
Read MoreMayor Diossa: Central Falls targeted. Orders curfew.
CENTRAL FALLS, RI – After receiving intelligence regarding potential acts of looting and rioting targeting the City of Central Falls, Mayor James Diossa has issued an emergency Executive Order (attached) imposing a curfew beginning at 8:30 PM today, June 2nd, through 5:00 AM on Wednesday, June 3rd. While the curfew is in place, no one…
Read MoreCranston’s Garden City Center targeted for violence tonight. Chapel View & Warwick Mall, possible.
Social media and government intel has shown that Garden City Shopping Center is a possible target for violence tonight. Other targets mentioned were Chapel View and the Warwick Mall. The city of Cranston police are aware of the threats, as well as the RI State Police and the Governor of Rhode Island has called out…
Read MoreCranston mayoral candidate Hopkins issues statement on Cranston readiness
CRANSTON, RI, June 2, 2020 – Cranston Councilman City Wide and Republican Mayoral Candidate Kenneth J. Hopkins has called for community calm and respect while urging Mayor Allan Fung to have the city’s public emergency response plans ready to implement. “Over the last week we have watched other cities and states deal with moments of…
Read MoreYour Coronavirus Update – Today, June 2, 2020
Photo: RI State House at start of Pride Month – from PrideRI.org NATIONAL & INTERNATIONAL “New York City opens next week, it took us 93 days to get here. Is this smart?” Governor Andrew Cuomo said of the mass protests. Thousands were seen not maintaining social distancing and not wearing masks. The governor said he…
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