Archive for November 2020
Moderna applies today to FDA for COVID-19 Vaccine emergency use authorization
Moderna Announces Primary Efficacy Analysis in Phase 3 COVE Study for Its COVID-19 Vaccine Candidate and Filing Today with U.S. FDA for Emergency Use Authorization Primary efficacy analysis of the Phase 3 COVE study of mRNA-1273 involving 30,000 participants included 196 cases of COVID-19, of which 30 cases were severe Vaccine efficacy against COVID-19 was…
Read MoreIt’s the Pandemic and Now You’re Laid Off
By Mary T. O’Sullivan, MSOL It’s just business Yes, this is that jolly time of year when companies think of paring expenses. And just what do you think costs companies in the United States more than anything else? That’s right, you! People are the most expensive item on a company’s balance sheet. So, don’t take…
Read MoreOur Networking Pick of the Week – Network & Shop! at Venture Café
What a unique idea Venture Café Providence has put together for this week. Join them on Thursday, December 3rd from 4-6pm for an online Holiday Party & Marketplace. INNOVATION STUDIO: HOLIDAY PARTY + MARKETPLACE is supporting our small businesses and networking with our community! Shop for everyone on your list and celebrate small business creators…
Read More“Lying down in green pastures”… until COSTCO would move them
Photo: Moving graves at beginning of original Route 37 construction. A detail in the plan to build a big box COSTCO at Cranston’s Mulligan’s Island site is the moving of bodies. Graves. Historic graves over 135 years old. Members of the Congdon family and the Randall family. Buried in a pristine site around a tree…
Read MoreRI Weather Today – Nov. 30, 2020
by Jack Donnelly, meteorologist Just a mess of a Monday to close out November. An occluded frontal system moves through with feeling, delivering a healthy dose of rain, heavy at times in the evening with branch-breaking winds gusting into the 40’s towards 50 mph in places! Rain will commence by 10 am and be most…
Read MoreOn this day – we pause…
Beginning today, Rhode Island is entering a two-week pause. These temporary restrictions are crucial to prevent overwhelming our hospital system, save lives, and avoid a more severe lockdown. You can watch the video below for a list of the rules that will be in effect during the pause, or read on to see the list in…
Read MoreYour Coronavirus Update – Today, Sun, Nov. 29, 2020
Photo: United Airlines has begun flying Pfizer vaccine shipments and repositioning their planes throughout the US to get ready to fly as early as next week. RHODE ISLAND & VICINITY There are still plans to open the field hospital in Providence some time next week. It will be run by Lifespan, and they have announced…
Read MoreIn the Arena with Marie Ghazal, RI Free Clinic
Each week Joe Paolino, Jr. interviews people of interest on his program, “InThe Arena”. The show airs at 7am on Sundays on ABC6. Today, Paolino talks with Marie Ghazal, the CEO of the RI Free Clinic. Learn about the importance of the clinic, its mission, and its challenges in the COVID19 pandemic. Here is “In…
Read MoreHoliday Shopping in a pandemic
It was a quiet Black Friday. Perhaps this is as it should be, considering the restrictions in so many businesses and recommended restrictions for so much of our personal lifestyle. As upticks became a red-light concern for Rhode Island, a modified lockdown started to go into effect – holding off for over a week for…
Read MoreRI Weather Today – Sun, Nov. 29, 2020
by Jack Donnelly, meteorologist The continued stabilization of the atmosphere frm building high pressure will make for a mostly clear sky through most of the day. We’ll get some high cloud cover later in the evening ahead of developing frontal systems way out west. Morning lows in the upper 30’s rising to afternoon highs again…
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