Archive for December 2020
Holiday Fire Safety Tips from Union Fire District of South Kingstown
As residents prepare for the holiday season, Chief Steven Pinch and the Union Fire District of South Kingstown wish to remind the community of important fire prevention tips. According to the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), 44% of holiday home fires start when decorations are placed too close to a heat source, like a candle.…
Read MoreRI Weather Today – Fri, Dec. 18, 2020
by Jack Donnelly, meteorologist The first big blast of the year over and done with, we can spend the day shoveling out under a gradually thinning and scattering cloud cover. Cold air will have settled in, morning and evening lows in the upper teens to the low 20’s surrounding an afternoon high of only 30,…
Read MoreGriefSpeak: Snowstorm Reveries – by Dr. Mari Dias
By: Dr. Mari Dias “Though nothing can bring back the hour of splendor in the grass, of glory in the flower, we will grieve not, rather find strength in what remains behind. (William Wordsworth, Splendor in the Grass, from his poem “Ode: Intimations of Immortality from “Recollections of Early Childhood”). In this quote, Wordsworth encourages…
Read MoreOver 1,000 dead from Rhode Island Nursing Homes, LTC facilites. Over 5,000 cases.
In the last month and a half, the coronavirus has once more hit our nursing homes hard. We can expect that to continue, with only the hope of a vaccine to stop it. It’s a population that’s not shopping, dining out, going to work, or socializing at homes in small groups. It’s where the priority…
Read More“I’m so Lonely. I live in Rhode Island”. The Loneliest State in America
Photo: In 2015, street artist, Devin Costa, 19, of Cumberland hung from Providence rooftops to paint messages that read “Lonely as I’ve ever been,” “I love you even when you don’t notice” or “lonely” and “alone.” He was ordered to pay $12,390 in restitution and not to trespass. Fellow street artists and others used the…
Read MoreYour Coronavirus Update – Today, Thurs, Dec. 17, 2020
RHODE ISLAND & VICINITY All RI state run Testing Sites are closed today, Thurs, 12/17, due to weather. State-run testing sites are the sites that people schedule at through portal.ri.gov, as well as all K-12 testing sites. Both indoor and outdoor sites are closing tomorrow. When testing sites open again, people who had appointments for…
Read MoreRI Weather Today – Thurs, Dec. 17, 2020
by Jack Donnelly, meteorologist Snow overnight will continue through midday and begin to loosen up early afternoon, a total accumulation in the Providence area of 8-10 inches, a few inches more to the northwest of I-295 and a few inches less over Narragansett Bay and surrounding communities. Wind will be an issue with gusts around…
Read MoreOperation Winter Weather Warning & shoveling tips…
by Nancy Thomas For over 20 years, I would roll out one of my favorite public service and educational programs – Operation Winter Weather Warning. In addition to giving out messages about maintaining a healthy heart during this time, it would be a good educable moment about when – and how – to shovel snow.…
Read MoreMoroccan Braised Lamb Meatballs over Creamy Polenta
By Anthony Salemme, contributing chef Serves 4 This is a hearty meal can be made with beef, lamb or pork or you can just make the sauce and serve that over the polenta. Meatballs 1-pound ground lamb ½ cup plain breadcrumbs 1 egg ½ cup diced onion 1 clove garlic, minced fine 1 tablespoon brown…
Read MoreCOSTCO withdraws “Cranston Crossing” proposal to Council
“The Applicant hereby withdraws the subject Application”. In just those few words, a letter from the attorneys for Coastal Partners, the developer of a proposed COSTCO to be built on the grounds of the existing Mulligan’s Island property in Cranston, the agenda item for tomorrow’s Cranston City Council meeting on ZOOM is no longer applicable.…
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