Archive for September 2020
RI Weather Today – Tues, Sept. 29, 2020
by Jack Donnelly, meteorologist High relative humidity will allow for some patchy morning fog giving way to mostly cloudy conditions through the afternoon with some light showers beginning after sunset and becoming more steady after midnight ahead of a slow moving cold front. Morning lows will be in the muggy mid 60’s and afternoon highs…
Read MoreYour Coronavirus Update – Today, Sept. 28, 2020
Photo: The closure of Scialo Brothers, 110 year old company. With original intentions to close only temporarily, after the recent death of one of the owners, the building and business have been sold to Bill DiStephano Jr., the Omni Group, developers who own 11 acres on Federal Hill. NATIONAL & INTERNATIONAL The American Ballet Theater…
Read MoreNetworking Pick of the Week: Dining on the Diamond
Join the Northern RI Chamber of Commerce for Dining on the Diamond at McCoy Stadium on Thursday, October 1, 2020, – 5:00 to 7:00 pm They are taking it outside – an exclusive opportunity to dine right on the field! McCoy Stadium Baseball Diamond, 1 Columbus Avenue, Pawtucket, 02860 Do not miss this experience. An…
Read MoreFailure of Ethical Leadership – A Personal Saga
By Mary T. O’Sullivan A local, Fortune 100 company has undergone some dramatic leadership changes recently, most of them for the worse, especially when viewed through the prism of ethical behavior. Among other issues, this includes poor treatment of women, which has gone from marginal to outright sexist. At least four women I know have…
Read MoreElection 2020 – RI Debate: Cranston Rep. Mattiello & challenger Fenton-Fung
Note: From now until the November election, we’ll feature videos of key local and national campaign debates and other items that will help you make your decision on who to vote for. First up is the only debate agreed to, to date, by RI Speaker of the House and Cranston Representative Nicholas Mattiello and challenger,…
Read MoreRI Weather Today – Sept. 28, 2020
by Jack Donnelly, meteorologist Back to Summer for a day, the muggy and cloudy version. Overnight light rain and early morning fog gives way to cloudy skies high humidity with light southerly winds keeping the moisture rolling into the area. Lows in the upper 60’s and afternoon highs in the mid 70’s. The light winds…
Read MoreTOP SHORT STORY OF 2020 by Michael Fine – The Nobody
By Michael Fine © Michael Fine 2020 This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, businesses, places, events, locales, and incidents are either the products of the author’s imagination or used in a fictitious manner. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental. She was a nobody, a flirt…
Read MoreRI Weather Today – Sept. 27, 2020
by Jack Donnelly, meteorologist A cold front well to our northwest helps funnel more humidity into the area through the day, with a hopeful chance for some overnight showers into early Monday morning. Another misty morning and lows in the mid 60’s rising to the mid 70’s under a lower cloud level given the higher…
Read MoreLet the games continue…
by John Cardullo, sportswriter The Rhode Island sports scene has been altered, thanks to the pandemic that has gripped the world, and it does not seem to be letting go anytime soon. In its COVID19 aftermath, seasons that went off like clockwork may never be the same. When the sports world stopped at the end…
Read MoreKeeper of a vision….Cedric Huntley, Non-Violence Institute
Photo: Cedric Huntley, interim Executive Director, Non-Violence Institute, Providence By Ann Clanton, Contributing Writer – “Speak Up” The recent stabbing in Providence, resulting in the death of young person is a harsh reality for the Non-Violence Institute Executive Director, Cedric Huntley. Appointed only six weeks ago as the interim Director of the Institute, Huntley and…
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