Archive for December 2020
RI Weather Today – Thurs, Dec. 10, 2020
by Jack Donnelly, meteorologist High pressure begins to build to our southwest and helps nudge temperatures into the mid 40’s in the afternoon under a mostly clear sky, maybe some high cirrus clouds streaming in. The mid 40’s high will be bookended by lows around the freezing mark.
Read MoreYour Recipe Today – Roast Pork Tenderloin with Zippy Cabernet Chocolate Sauce
Roast Pork Tenderloin with Zippy Cabernet Chocolate Sauce – by Chef Salemme By Anthony Salemme, contributing chef Roast Pork Tenderloin with Zippy Cabernet Chocolate Sauce over Cheddar Bacon and Pea Risotto There are a few steps to making this showstopper meal, but if you are organized you can make it in about an hour. Risotto…
Read MoreHere come the new RI judges…
by Jim Vincent, Contributing Writer, NAACP Providence Branch – Nancy Thomas, Publisher The NAACP Providence Branch is thrilled with the appointments of Melissa Long and Elizabeth Ortiz to the Supreme and Family Courts, respectively! Superior Court Justice, Melissa Long, a descendant of Black American slaves, would become the first person of color appointed to the…
Read MoreYour Coronavirus Update – Today, Dec. 10, 2020
Photo: COVID19 Test kits in a vending machine at a Hong Kong airport – probably in our future. RHODE ISLAND & VICNITY Governor’s COVID19 update is today at 1pm RI has yet to publish its priority vaccination plan. Massachusetts has published its vaccination priority plan: Rhode Island has the highest case rate per capita of…
Read MoreLucy’s Hearth, Reach Out & Read RI Receive Grants for Work on Aquidneck Island
Funds will support pediatric literacy efforts and programs that aid homeless families with children. Two local nonprofits have received a total of $6,000 in grants from Bank Rhode Island (BankRI) to support their work on Aquidneck Island. Lucy’s Hearth and Reach Out & Read RI each received $3,000 in funding. The grants are part of…
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 More“Relive Patriots History”
Author Robert Hyldburg, Jr., recounts some of the most interesting moments of New England’s pro football team in his new book. Growing up in the Northeast, football fans have plenty to say about its local professional football team. Some years have been glorious and amazing while others have been comical and even pitiful. Over the…
Read MoreWhy, Rhode Island? Dr. Ranney takes to Twitter…
Editor’s Note: We hear it multiple times a day – Rhode Island is the worst in the country. How can this be? We read and listen to experts, look at the datasheets, but sometimes the simple restrictions of Twitter can provide the most user-friendly way to try to understand it all. Last night, Dr. Megan…
Read MoreYour Coronavirus Update – Today, Dec. 9, 2020
Photo: The National Vaccine Summit was held yesterday with experts from vaccine companies, shipping companies, and vaccine research providing a show and tell of where we are and the process ahead. Full video is on the RINewsToday Facebook page, at: https://www.facebook.com/RINewsTodaydotcom RHODE ISLAND & VICNITY The NEARI voted unanimously for Gov. Raimondo to close all…
Read MoreRI Weather Today – Wed, Dec. 9, 2020
by Jack Donnelly, meteorologist Another chilly one, but it is December. We’ll have lots of mid level cloud cover through the day with the chance for some lake effect snow showers making it all the way from the Great Lakes on strong west-northwesterly winds aloft. Just some skyborn winter decoration, no accumulation expected. Morning lows…
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