Archive for December 2020
Stories for a New Year: A Virtual Performance
For forty years, master storyteller, Robb Dimmick, has entranced New England audiences with his dramatic readings of holiday classics. His vocal athleticism has brought Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol” and its quirky characters alive in all their glory as Scrooge claws his way towards spiritual redemption. Dimmick’s favorite holiday offering is his pairing of Dylan Thomas’…
Read MoreRISCA awards grants to RI arts community
RISCA awarded $1 million in Covid Relief Funds (CRF) to artists, professional arts education associations, and arts and culture organizations. These grants announced a few days before Christmas provided badly needed assistance to organizations, artists and arts educators who continue to experience economic hardship as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.For artists, the assistance was distributed through…
Read MoreRI Weather Today – Mon, Dec. 28, 2020
by Jack Donnelly, meteorologist A weak cold front passes through during the day and brings the slight chance for some midday light rain showers and some gusty south-southwesterly breezes. We’ll be quite a bit warmer under the blanketing cloud cover, afternoon highs expected to reach for the 50 mark, morning lows in the upper 20’s.
Read MorePresident Trump signs $900B pandemic aid bill – with agreements
This is a developing story… To avoid a government shutdown and to continue unemployment, among other things, and after a day filled with negotiations from Mar Lago, the President signed the $900 billion, 5,000 page stimulus bill that was attached to the bill to continue government. The understanding includes: increasing stimulus from $600 to $2000…
Read MoreNetworking Pick of the Week – 4th Monday with Bob Salvas
Today! 4th Monday Networking with Bob Salvas will be held, virtually, tonight, Monday, December 28th, from 5-6pm. With October’s meeting skipped and the 4th Monday of December is AFTER Christmas, we thought we’d get together virtually to talk about our plans for 2021. We all need to plan BIG for 2021 – as we put…
Read MoreYour Coronavirus Update – Today, Dec. 28, 2020
Photo: RI Dept. of Corrections – Maximum Security – where vaccinations were done – on Sunday – of high-risk inmates and last week on COs (correctional officers) and staff. This group was prioritized as 1.2, prior to nursing homes, which are set to begin today, prioritized as 1.1. Phase 1 Vaccination Priority groups in RI:…
Read MoreTop Sports Story of 2020: Dreams come true. World Karate Champion Christine Bannon-Rodrigues
By John Cardullo, sportswriter From a shy girl to a World Karate Champion, for Christine Bannon-Rodrigues, dreams do come true! It is hard to imagine that at 13 years old Christine Bannon-Rodrigues was a “shy, quiet and a bit of an introvert” living in the Buttonwoods section of Warwick, when she discovered a karate school…
Read MoreRI Weather Today – Sun, Dec. 27, 2020
by Jack Donnelly, meteorologist A mostly clear and calm Sunday with lots of sun and little if any breeze. Some high clouds late well ahead of the next weather system over the midwest. Afternoon highs in the upper 30’s from morning lows in the low to mid 20’s.
Read MoreIn The Arena – Joe Paolino, Jr. with RI Senate Majority Leader McCaffrey
Each week Joe Paolino, Jr. interviews people of interest on his program, “In The Arena”. The show airs at 7am on Sundays on ABC6. Today, Paolino talks with Michael McCaffrey, RI Senate Majority Leader about the upcoming Rhode Island legislative session. Here is “In The Arena” – remotely – for December 27, 2020:
Read MoreFamilies helping families… RI’s leaders need to focus – by Jeff Gross
by Jeffrey Gross, contributing writer, opinion editorial Since a previous article about the Faith Fellowship Church in West Greenwich Rhode Island, and how lengthy the line was for assistance, the situation for those in need is becoming ever more dire. The distribution was changed at the Church from Wednesday nights to both Tuesday and Thursday…
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