Archive for December 2020
St. Mary’s Feast Society “Toys to Bring Joy” Giveaway Needs Your Help
The Executive Board of the St. Mary’s Feast Society, located in the Knightsville section of Cranston, has again announced a community giveaway event to benefit the less fortunate during the 2020 holiday season. This time, instead of Thanksgiving turkeys, though, it is toys for less fortunate children. This is the second time in a month…
Read MoreModerna vaccine one step closer. At FDA. May ship this weekend. US reserves 100 million more doses.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration released a 54-page document outlining Moderna’s (MRNA) request for an emergency use authorization (EUA) Tuesday, bringing the biotech one step closer to the finish line. Though it is widely anticipated that an EUA is issued by the weekend, based on the precedent set by Pfizer (PFE) and BioNTech (BNTX)…
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 MoreRI Weather Today – Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2020
by Jack Donnelly, meteorologist We start the day in a frigid way, morning lows around 20 with dew points in the single digits…but it’s a dry cold. Afternoon highs will only barely crack 30 as cloud cover will be increasing in density and eventually onloading on us from early evening on into the night as…
Read MoreWhere days matter. Waiting for the vaccine at RI nursing homes, long term care
Photo: Alice, in her nursing home lobby, during the week when residents were allowed out of their rooms. Since the coronavirus began in March residents have been primarily confined to their rooms. What is the process for nursing homes? One woman in a nursing home has been watching the news. She’s picked out the outfit…
Read MoreRI Weather Today – Tues, Dec. 15, 2020
by Jack Donnelly, meteorologist A mostly clear yet cool day with a bit of a northwesterly breeze gusting at times through the afternoon that will put more of a stinging chill in the air. Afternoon highs in the mid and upper 30’s and evening lows dipping to the mid 20’s. We’re watching what could be…
Read MoreTo make a beautiful thing happen, even in quarantine – Richard Asinof
A new dance film, “Through Her Eyes,” re-imagines “The Nutcracker,” performed on site in Newport by the Island Moving Company, will debut this week on RI PBS by Richard Asinof, ConvergenceRI.com – contributing writer on health This year, Island Moving Company created a new dance film to re-invent its traditional holiday ballet version of “The…
Read MoreTackling surge of COVID-19 in Nursing Homes – Herb Weiss
By Herb Weiss, contributing writer, aging issues Over the months, while public health officials watch the uptick in new COVID-19 cases, Congress releases two reports, one taking a snapshot of nursing home performance and resident deaths throughout the first eight months of the pandemic, and the other one sounding the alarm about the impact of COVID-19 on the…
Read MoreYour Coronavirus Update – Today, Dec. 15, 2020
Photo: Dr. Christian Arbelaez, 1st person to receive the vaccine, at Rhode Island Hospital – Dr. Arbelaez is an emergency room physician. RIHospital, Twitter RHODE ISLAND & VICINITY Mayors in some of Massachusetts’ biggest cities — including Boston, Somerville, and Newton — have agreed to implement restrictions and will close indoor gyms, museums, and movie theaters, among…
Read MoreZero tolerance for bad behavior in sports – John Cardullo
by John Cardullo, sportswriter It is time that officials took back the game and implement a zero tolerance for bad behavior and take no more abuse during sporting competitions! It was bound to happen eventually; it has been building up for years. Turn on your television to ESPN or any other sports channel and it…
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