Archive for June 2020
RI Weather Today, Tuesday, June 2, 2020
by Jack Donnelly, meteorologist Similar to yesterday, we’ll have some afternoon cloud development triggered by a few ripples of upper level energy with decently warm and breezy conditions. Morning lows will dip to the upper 40’s, but climb nicely to around 70 with the gusty southerly breeze into the 20-25 mph range. (Note to self:…
Read More“An intentional, and coordinated attack on the city” of Providence – (updating)
Photo: Twitter, LiveuaMap – burning police vehicle, Providence Developing story: Beginning around midnight, gangs began vandalizing downtown Providence. This followed a brief, early evening peaceful protest. As of 5am, the RI State Police have set up a perimeter from the Providence Place Mall to the RI State, to North Main Street. People are advised to…
Read MoreRIDOH Whistleblower: RI Failed Congregate Care Homes. Health Director and Governor Named in Complaint
Release from RI Center for Freedom & Prosperity: See the interview here We may now know why Ocean State seniors in state-supervised nursing homes have suffered such severe and deadly consequences from the Covid-19 pandemic. Claiming she was retaliated against and demoted for raising alarms about negligent oversight of nursing homes, a RI Department of…
Read MoreThe pandemic’s silver linings playbook – hope for recovery as the economy reopens
By Heather Evans Research surveys conducted of C-suite executives by CommerceRI found that the two stories that drew the most engagement were about Health Equity Zones and the state’s pledge to move to renewable fuels by 2030, which could influence economic development strategies in a post-pandemic world, focusing on placed-based health and resilience. Rhode Island…
Read MoreRI Weather Today, Monday, June 1, 2020
by Jack Donnelly, meteorologist An upper level trough passes through and adds some energy and lift that will generate some cumulus cloud development, and even some widely scattered sun showers over the area in the afternoon. Most of the light rain will evaporate given the low relative humidity in the lower levels of the atmosphere,…
Read MoreA weekend of protest – and destruction – and the week ahead
Spurred by outrage over the death of George Floyd, who was killed by a Minneapolis police officer, pressing his knee into his neck, while the crowd around them – and Floyd himself – cried out that he couldn’t breathe, has erupted the country into violence, coast to coast, over the past 3 nights. A protest…
Read MoreYour Coronavirus Update – Today, June 1, 2020
NATIONAL & INTERNATIONAL LA closes all coronavirus testing centers amid safety concerns and rioting Finance and real estate are the sectors least damaged by the COVID shutdowns, according to the Providence Journal 2.1 million people applied for U.S. unemployment benefits last week, bringing the total to 41 million There is no evidence that the coronavirus…
Read MoreThe New Pandemic: Deaths of Despair and the Rise of Mental Health Problems
By Mary T. O’Sullivan, MSOL “People are resilient until they’re not.” – Business Insider In mid-March, two nurses in New York City committed suicide after weeks of treating desperately ill and dying COVID-19 patients. More recently, a well-known ER doctor in New York also took her own life, as did a 23-year-old paramedic, only on…
Read MoreNetworking Pick of the Week: Emerging Leaders of Newport
Join ELI Newport – Emerging Leaders of Newport – this Wednesday, June 3, 2020, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM, for their first virtual Emerging. This ZOOM discussion will be about recent changes to our work lives and how we are adapting. We will kick off the event with a summer cocktail demo courtesy of Saltwater.…
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