Archive for January 2021
Your Coronavirus Update – Today, Jan. 31, 2021
PHOTO: An impromptu roadside vaccination in rural southern Oregon during a snowstorm, when public health workers realized their remaining doses of vaccine would expire while they were stranded. Credit, CBC RHODE ISLAND & VICINITY Vaccination Plan for RI – January 30th – February 3rd: Limited COVID-19 Vaccination Pilot for ages 75+ Based on RIDOH’s guidance, many municipalities…
Read MoreThe Death Spiral – a short story by Michael Fine
by Michael Fine – contributing writer, RINewsToday ©2020 by Michael Fine This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, businesses, places, events, locales, and incidents are either the products of the author’s imagination or used in a fictitious manner. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental. As Jack…
Read MoreGimme’ Shelter – Meet Mia! Waiting for YOU at the Providence Animal Shelter
Hello, my name is Mia and I am about 6 to 7 years old and I have a story to tell! I was being re-homed by my owner who met my new family in a Stop and Shop parking lot in Richmond, RI. During the transaction, I escaped my carrier and ran into the woods.…
Read MoreRI Weather Today – Jan. 31, 2021
by Jack Donnelly, meteorologist Still cold with high pressure in place, morning lows in the single digits and highs in the mid 20’s. Winds will have subsided, so chills temps not nearly as brutal as they’ve been. An Appalachian low pressure system will develop and approach from the southwest providing some increasing cloud cover beginning…
Read MoreIn the Arena: Bo Dietl reflects on moving the country forward, post-Trump
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 Bo Dietl, a private investigator and former New York City police detective who predicted a huge Donald Trump re-election. Paolino and Dietl discuss moving the country forward…
Read MoreHenry “Hank” Aaron, an American treasure – John Cardullo
by John Cardullo, RINewsToday sportswriter The news of Henry Aaron’s death on Thursday, January 21, 2021 came across the news feed almost like a footnote, it broke in many ways just like the man himself was – quiet, unassuming and low key. As the news began to circulate, the news grew bigger and bigger and…
Read MoreVaccinations Accelerate For RI “DD” Group Homes
by Gina Macris, Developmental Disability News At least 1,300 residents and staff of group homes for adults with developmental disabilities in Rhode Island have been vaccinated against COVID-19 since Jan. 16, with another 500 vaccinations scheduled for today and plans underway for additional clinics next week, according to a spokeswoman for group home operators, Tina…
Read MoreCOVID-19 in RI Schools: Updated
With RI schools a patchwork of fully open, fully closed, virtual, hybrid, etc., here are the statistics in January – with comparisons to prior months. Note that the list is split into two – schools ‘in session’ and schools that are virtual – data is very closely the same, except for the obvious staff cases.…
Read MoreTrinity Rep’s Michelle Cruz – by Ann Clanton
by Ann-Allison Clanton, “Speak-Up” writer, RINewsToday Though it’s called by many names, engagement work as it’s practiced in today’s theatres encompasses everything from pre- and post-show talkbacks to student matinees, from lobby displays to special workshops. It can also include ongoing programs at another partner organizations. Theatres nationwide are claiming a role at the center…
Read MoreRI Weekend Weather Wrap – Sat/Sun, Jan. 30/31, 2021
by Jack Donnelly, meteorologist Saturday 01/30/21: Clear and cold as high pressure rolls in over the region. Our coldest air of the season so far will bottom out in the morning with lows in the single digits and afternoon highs climbing ALL THE WAY to 20. The winds will make their presence felt, gusting…
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