Archive for September 2020
UPDATED: RI School List with COVID-19 Cases (as of 9/26/20)
RI Dept. of Health updated cases in schools as of 9/26/20 Summary – this update – 100 locations – 158 cumulative cases 57 schools – 50-54 new cases – 80-84 total 43 virtual learning- 30-34 new cases – 70-74 total Summary – last update – 53 locations – 74 cumulative cases 19 schools – 30-34…
Read MoreLet There Be Light – by Michael Morse
by Michael Morse, contributing writer – and, author, “Let There Be Light by Michael Morse” – Post Hill Press 2020 The day we decided to open our small business, Sunkisst Tans, the World Health Organization (WHO) categorized tanning beds as a Level 1 carcinogen. On July 28, 2009, the International Agency for Research on Cancer…
Read MoreFlu Shots for all – but what if you’re over 65?
As Rhode Island kicked off its annual Flu Vaccination Campaign, there was a deeper and more serious tone to it due to the coronavirus pandemic. Many symptoms of the flu mirror symptoms of COVID-19. Both viruses can cause fever, cough, shortness of breath, nasal congestion, muscle aches, and fatigue. Flu vaccine will lessen the chances…
Read More10 Secret Ways to place a winning offer on your next home!
By Emilio DiSpirito, Top Rhode Island Realtor at DiSpirito Team with HomeSmart Professionals. We are in the hottest seller’s market on record! With the fewest homes available and lowest interest rates, buyers are losing out left and right on purchasing the homes they want here in Rhode Island, Massachusetts, and Connecticut. We have assisted over…
Read MoreIf it’s Wednesday – it’s Sour Grapes!
by Tim Jones, cartoonist Enjoy!! 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 – Wed, Sept. 30, 2020
by Jack Donnelly, meteorologist The passage of a vigorous cold front will bring an end to overnight rain and strong gusty winds out of the south-southwest. Winds will shift to more southwest as dry air quickly moves in and cloud cover evaporates in short order by early afternoon. Winds finally give it a rest and…
Read MoreSteady wins the race? EpiVax’s vaccine hopeful
Photo: File photo by Scott Kingsley – Dr. Annie De Groot, CEO and CSO of EpiVax, one of Rhode Island’s pioneering biotech firms, who is pursuing the development of a COVID-19 vaccine By Richard Asinof, ConvergenceRI.com A vaccine being developed by EpiVax may not be the first to reach the market, but because of its…
Read MoreYour Coronavirus Update – Today, Sept. 29, 2020
Photo: ADM Giroir demonstrating the new test by Abbott – see below for video. NATIONAL & INTERNATIONAL A game changing day as rapid, 15 minute, self-administered tests in large quantities are now available – next to a vaccine, most helpful results. 150 million rapid point of use tests debuted at Presidential press conference Monday –…
Read MoreList of RI Schools with Positive COVID19 Cases (as of 9/19/20)
UPDATE: 8PM, 9/29: RI Dept. of Health is reporting an overall total of “over 150” cases of coronavirus associated with RI school community. Since school started, both virtually, in-person, and a hybrid of styles, Rhode Island has been keeping track of the data on testing and positives/negatives for school children as well as faculty and…
Read MorePawtucket’s Tidewater Landing downsized by COVID19. “No” to Apex.
On September 23rd, Brett Johnson of Tidewater Landing made a presentation to the Pawtucket City Council to provide an update on the development’s progress. As has been reported, the development has been significantly “downsized”, and the Apex property no longer seems to be part of the project. The coronavirus pandemic is specifically noted as having…
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