Archive for August 2020
To Sell or Not to Sell – Key Answers for Your Homeowner Struggles
By Emilio DiSpirito, Team Leader of The DiSpirito Team, HomeSmart Professionals www.DiSpiritoTeam.com “I’d love to sell…but where will I go?” This has been the same question each of my clients have asked over the past two years. With the lowest number of homes on the market we have seen (roughly 1200 active homes vs 4,000 active…
Read MoreLetter from 9 RI city/town school leaders: we can’t go safely back-to-school
Photo: Pawtucket School Department Parade of Hope Five days ago, after reviewing the plans required of them, and hearing from experts, 9 city and town school superintendents/presidents wrote a letter to Governor Gina Raimondo and Commission of the RI Dept. of Education, Dr. Angelica Infante-Green, basically saying – no, we won’t go. The letter sites…
Read MoreRI Weather Today – Aug. 27, 2020
by Jack Donnelly, meteorologist A secondary cold front drops in and triggers some morning and afternoon showers which will not be exactly unwelcomed. We need some rain. A little cooler than normal given the rain and cloud cover, afternoon highs in the mid 70’s from a fairly chilly morning low in the upper 50’s.
Read MoreMore loans for Rhode Islanders as RI Foundation loans $500K to Capital Good Fund
Funds will enable the nonprofit lender to help more Rhode Islanders with affordable loans for COVID-19 relief, transportation, housing The Rhode Island Foundation has made a $500,000 loan to Capital Good Fund. The Providence nonprofit will use the funding to make below-market, short-term loans to consumers who do not qualify for conventional financing for expenses…
Read MoreYour Recipe Today – Crab and Corn Chowder
By Anthony Salemme, chef The abundance of fresh sweet corn in late August is incredible. There is so much this year but it’s still worth its weight in gold. This chowder is creamy, and salty and sweet at the same time. 4 ears fresh cooked corn, kernels removed 4 slices bacon, cooked the chopped ½…
Read MoreRI Weather Today – Aug. 26, 2020
by Jack Donnelly, meteorologist Behind the cold front that passed without the fanfare I thought would join in, high pressure will continue to set up shop over the area and introduce plenty of dry air and sunshine against a deep blue sky. Afternoon highs reach only the upper 70’s from morning lows in the low…
Read MoreIf it’s Wednesday – it’s Sour Grapes!
by Timothy Jones, 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, California…
Read MoreThe RI Portuguese community stands up
Several weeks ago, a bill was submitted by RI Rep. Anastasia Williams that would exclude “Portuguese” as a category in the Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) program. The intent of the bill was to have more business go to African-American owned businesses. After the bill was submitted, PALCUS – the Portuguese-American Leadership Council of the United…
Read MoreWeiss gets endorsements for 15th District State Senate Primary
RINewsToday.com featured writer on aging makes run for State Senate Herb Weiss today announced major endorsements of his candidacy for State Senate. Weiss is running in the Democratic Primary to fill an open seat that is being vacated by State Senator Donna Nesselbush. He is a featured writer on aging with RINewsToday.com. Among the Pawtucket…
Read MoreYour Coronavirus Update – Today, Aug. 26th, 2020
NATIONAL & INTERNATIONAL Lufthansa Airline to allow passengers to travel mask-free on flights Biogen medical conference now said to have spread coronavirus to over 20,000 Massachusetts residents The Miami Dolphins will admit 13,000 fans, masks required, at their opening game. British drugmaker AstraZeneca said on Tuesday it had started early testing of an antibody-based treatment…
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