Archive for September 2020
Home Care Providers Disappointed at Gov. Raimondo’s Handling of COVID-19 at Six-Month Mark
Home Care Providers Disappointed at Gov. Raimondo’s Handling of COVID-19 at Six-Month Mark Nicholas Oliver, Executive Director for the Rhode Island Partnership for Home Care (“The Partnership”), issues the following statement expressing disappointment in the handling of the COVID-19 public health emergency by Governor Gina Raimondo (D-RI) as Rhode Island approaches the six-month mark tomorrow,…
Read MoreIf it’s Wednesday – it’s Sour Grapes!
by Tim 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,…
Read MoreRI Weather Today – Sept. 9, 2020
by Jack Donnelly, meteorologist We’ll be stuck in between weather systems through the day, low pressure rolling up from the south and a cold front pressing in from the northwest, so we’ll luck out with mainly cloud cover and mugginess. Afternoon highs in the upper 70’s from another misty morning low in the mid 60’s…
Read MoreProvidence College students: “What Happens Next Is up to Us”
by The Cowl Editorial Board, 2020-2021 Friars hold doors is a refrain commonly heard on the Providence College campus. Obviously, and as so many of us know from experience, it refers to the way that members of the PC community always seem so eager to hold the door for one another, even if it means…
Read MoreSun Salute – Shri Yoga’s Sunrise Yoga
by Richard Asinof, ConvergenceRI.com Photo: Richard Asinof, “Shri Yoga’s outdoor summer sunrise yoga class in the parking lot of its new location has created a new vision for Pawtucket” There are many ways that folks have attempted to maintain their equilibrium of the mind and body during these stressful times of the coronavirus pandemic. Twitter…
Read MoreLung Assoc takes on vaping in Rhode Island
“Too many of my peers are using e-cigarettes – and schools need more tools to keep students off these dangerous products. Educating kids about e-cigarettes, giving them more access to quit programs, and strong policies that keep all tobacco products off school grounds will go a long way to improving the health of my entire…
Read MoreRI Weather Today – Sept. 8, 2020
by Jack Donnelly, meteorologist Mostly clear skies and light winds will allow for a good deal of cooling overnight, resulting in some patchy fog across the area, particularly along the coast and bayside locations. Expect misty morning lows in the mid 60’s before partial clearing and warming to afternoon highs around 80, with dew points…
Read MoreWest Warwick Country Club – #11 of our golf course reviews
by John Cardullo, sportswriter West Warwick Country Club is a true unique 9 hole golfing experience Like all golf courses built in the early 1900’s, the West Warwick Country Club is no different. Built on family farmland and opened in 1929, West Warwick was built by land owners, the Quinn family, (who still own the…
Read MoreOur Networking Pick of the Week: Microbusiness Assoc of NE
Learn valuable networking skills during this one-hour session brought to you by the Microbusiness Association of New England. It will be held online on Thursday, September 10, 2020. With over 30 years of sales and marketing experience, Mitch Zucker has enjoyed working for innovative thinkers at Fortune 500 companies to small family-run businesses, including world…
Read MoreRI Weather Today – Sept. 7, 2020
by Jack Donnelly, meteorologist Labor Day Labor Day. Hmmm…the day after which kids GET to go back to school. A bit different feel this year. Anyway… Continued fairly low relative humidity, with afternoon highs in the upper 70’s from morning lows in the low 60’s. Some gusty winds out of the southeast under partly cloudy…
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