Archive for January 2021
Vaccine Decision – Getting to ‘YES’ – by Herb Weiss
Study Takes Look at Decision Making in Getting a COVID-19 Vaccine By Herb Weiss, contributing writer on aging Last month, the first shipment of COVID-19 vaccines came to Rhode Island. With limited stockpiles, debate in the state is heating up as to who gets priority in getting vaccinated. While many Rhode Islanders are waiting for…
Read MoreWhat will real estate look like in 2021? – Emilio DiSpirito
By Emilio DiSpirito, License Partner/Real Estate Advisor with Engel & Völkers Rhode Island If I had to count how many times a day people tell me, “I’m going to wait for the market to crash before moving forward”, I’d tell you 3 times per day on average. As a real estate advisor, it’s my job…
Read MoreBehavioral Health Resource Guide from MHA-RI
The Mental Health Association of Rhode Island is pleased to announce the release of our free Behavioral Health Resource Guide. It includes 24/7 hotlines, local support groups and free and sliding scale mental health services for those who are uninsured. The Guide is available in E-Book and printable formats in English and Spanish. Click on…
Read MoreRI Weather Today – Wed, Jan. 27, 2021
by Jack Donnelly, meteorologist Some lingering wraparound snow will continue into the morning before ending before noon, squeezing another inch or two out of the event, with totals in the Providence area to 4 inches. We should then have a mostly cloudy afternoon with highs in the upper 30’s from morning lows around 32 and…
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,…
Read MoreNursing Home & Long Term Care COVID19 case/death rate decline
This week there are 293 new cases and 35 more deaths. Cumulative numbers are 6,428 cases with 1,378 deaths. 61% of all deaths in RI to COVID19 related cause are men and women living in these congregate care settings. This tracks the week, new cases recorded since last date, and additional fatalities: Week of –…
Read MoreMemorial Hospital to become Veterans Center – updated
Developer Closes on Former Memorial Hospital Site Plans Set for Veterans Housing and Education Center Mayor Donald R. Grebien and Lockwood Development Partners’ President Charles Everhardt are pleased to announce that they have finalized the closing of the former Memorial Hospital site from Care New England. Lockwood has proposed redeveloping the long-vacant property into a…
Read MoreMore than nostalgia – by Toby Simon
with Richard Asinof, ConvergenceRI – with feature submission by Toby Simon A letter written by Toby Simon’s father, Jack, to her mother, in advance of their marriage, which had been saved by her mother and “rediscovered” by Toby while going through boxes in storage in her basement. Searching through boxes in storage opened a door…
Read MoreRI Winter High School Sports set to play again
by John Cardullo, RINewsToday sportswriter Photo (above): During a time out, Central Lady Knights Head Coach Vin Sandura keeps social distancing a priority while instructing his team It has been pretty much 10 months to the day since the Rhode Island Inter Scholastic League shut down all winter sports due to the increasing threat of…
Read MoreRI Weather Today – Jan. 26, 2021
by Jack Donnelly, meteorologist Low pressure will move into the northeast US during the day, with light snow beginning around 3-4 pm and carrying into the night. High pressure currently in place will help to push the bulk of the system to our south, so we’re not expecting any major accumulations before midnight, between ½”…
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