Archive for December 2020
Our Networking Pick of the Week – Teleworking
The Professional Development Collaborative (PDC) in Boston provides low-cost training to help people to succeed in today’s challenging workplace. Erinda Shapiro and Wayne Johnson will be discussing a new model of work called: “Corporate Telework Outcomes Culture”. We will be giving a presentation about this concept titled: Teleworking: A “How To” On Staying Effective and Productive During…
Read MoreOrthoRI moves ahead with new facility opening in Warwick
by Richard Asinof, ConvergenceRI.com – contributing writer, health Photo: OrthoRI, the new facility at 300 Crossings in Warwick will feature same-day ambulatory surgery. On March 1, 2021, Ortho RI is scheduled to open its new 66,000-square-foot facility at 300 Crossings, a major step forward for the non-hospital-centric orthopedic practice, the largest orthopedic group practice in…
Read MoreYour Coronavirus Update – Today, Dec. 8, 2020
Photo: First person to receive Pfizer vaccine in UK, today, 4am. See video, below… RHODE ISLAND & VICINITY Rhode Island has added Massachusetts to its COVID travel advisory list. The move means that people coming from Massachusetts into Rhode Island for non-work related purposes will have to quarantine for 14 days after they arrive in Rhode…
Read MoreRI Weather Today – Tues, Dec. 8, 2020
by Jack Donnelly, meteorologist A low pressure area moves out to sea to our south, not directly affecting us in any significant way, just some cloud cover and drawing breezes in from the northwest. We’ll have another chilly one, with afternoon highs only in the upper 30s from morning lows in the mid 20’s.
Read MoreSports: We didn’t know how much we’d miss you – by John Cardullo
by John Cardullo, sportswriter While the grip of the Pandemic continues to put a hold on High School sports, in many cases the Athletic Director still come up with creative ways to compete while complying with safety protocols. High school sports all over Rhode Island remain in a holding pattern, while some sports have been…
Read MoreCranston in the weeds with COSTCO. No to Mulligan’s. No to Chapel View. Who will find them a RI home?
Back to Plan A? Hold that thought say many in Cranston community. COSTCO’s first plan for coming to Rhode Island was to locate themselves squeezed behind the Chapel View development – behind Shaw’s and next to TopGolf. After almost 3 years of neighborhood opposition, the COSTCO plan grew silent. But it was clear that Chapel…
Read MoreYour RI Weather Today – Mon, Dec. 7, 2020
by Jack Donnelly, meteorologist A chilly start to the week with afternoon highs struggling to reach the upper 30’s even under a good amount of suntime. Morning low’s will be chilly but dry, so not too much windshield frost to chisel through. Winds will be down, taking a breather for a day or so, less…
Read MoreLights! – by Michael Morse
Photo: The Picozzi family home, Warwick, RI. Frank Picozzi is the new mayor of Warwick by Michael Morse, contributing writer We are stuck in our homes this Christmas Season, no hustle, no bustle, no big parties, no department store Santas, not much of a Christmas Spirit in the air. But while we are inside looking…
Read MoreWhy Women Don’t Help Each Other – by Mary T. O’Sullivan
By Mary T. O’Sullivan, MSOL “Winning has always meant much to me, but winning friends has meant the most.” – Babe Didrikson Zaharias (winner of 10 LPGA major tournaments and member of the World Golf Hall of Fame) What binds us women together? Motherhood? Anatomy? Society? I’ve been thinking a lot about women lately, mostly…
Read MoreYour Coronavirus Update – Today, Dec. 7, 2020
RHODE ISLAND & VICINITY The RI Veterans Home has had 9 staff and 4 residents test positive. Residents and family were notified on December 4th. The “bad news” was tempered with “good news” that the cavalry is on the way – the vaccine. This letter was obtained by RINewsToday and notes a vaccination day has…
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