Archive for January 2021
Gimme Shelter – Providence Animal Control – meet Baxter!
NEW FEATURE! We are pleased to bring you this regular feature with the Providence Animal Control Division – look for new friends to adopt. This is Baxter, he is a very special guy who likes to give headbutts. Baxter was relinquished to Providence Animal Control for a scratch, he was 8 months old and not…
Read MoreRamping up COVID-19 Vaccine Plans
By Herb Weiss, contributing writer on aging As state health officials say they are clamoring for more doses of COVID-19 vaccine, just days ago, Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar said in an interview with NBC’s Lester Holt there is no “reserve stockpile” of COVID-19 vaccine doses left to release to states, and all vaccine has now…
Read MoreRI Weather Today – Sun, Jan. 17, 2021
by Jack Donnelly, meteorologist Storm heads out to sea via the Gulf of Maine, and leaves behind some still significant breezes and gusts out of the west generally, topping out around 30 mph. We should get some clearing just after sunrise, and still warm conditions, although not quite the same as Saturday, but warmer than…
Read MoreDiscover Beautiful Rhode Island – with Jason Michalski
Monolith of Newport – it’s pretty awesome – not sure what the “E” stands for – maybe Nicholas Easton? So many places to explore and discover in our beautiful state of Rhode Island. Take your camera and capture it all. Jason is a US Marine veteran, portrait and landscape photographer, and visual artist. Follow Jason…
Read MoreHeating Assistance through the Good Neighbor Energy Fund
The sponsors of the Rhode Island Good Neighbor Energy Fund and its administrator, United Way of Rhode Island, are encouraging households experiencing financial difficulty as a result of the pandemic or another crisis to request heating assistance through the Fund. Those in need can determine their eligibility for the Fund by contacting their local Community…
Read More$1.7M Sale Funds MLK Center in Newport
$1.7M SaleSALE funds MLK COMMUNITY CENTER endowment Gift from Jane Mead Timken ensures Center’s future The Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Center (MLK Community Center) announces a transformational gift from Jane Mead Timken to fund its new endowment. Timken donated the property at 8-10 Willow Street in the Point section of Newport to the…
Read MoreThe bubble is bursting – by John Cardullo
Looks like the bubble burst as the new NBA season gets hit with the COVID-19 virus within its first dozen games. Let us start by going back in time approximately one year ago when the NBA, NHL were approaching their mid-season mark, the Super Bowl was preparing for the San Francisco 49ers and the Kanas…
Read MoreYour Coronavirus Update – Today, Jan. 16, 2021
Photo: Gillette Stadium mass vaccination program underway for Massachusetts medical and aligned workers. RHODE ISLAND & VICINITY CDC Vaccination information for RI – as of 1/13/21: Rhode Island – 82,175 delivered to state; 42,028 given to people; that is 7,757 distributed per 100K – 3,967 administered per 100K Next Week Vaccination Targets: TODAY, Sat. 1/16/21,…
Read MoreRI Weekend Weather Wrap – Jan 16/17, 2021
by Jack Donnelly, meteorologist Saturday 01/16/21: Some stormy weather through midday with plenty of wind driven rain, heavy at times. Probably a little over an inch of liquid and strong southeasterly winds gusting towards 50 mph, particularly along the coastal areas. All of the southeasterly flow will drag warm air into the region, but you’ll…
Read MoreNew Urgent Care Center – “where Benny’s used to be”
Lifespan Urgent Care Opens in Providence The third Lifespan Urgent Care location opens on Branch Avenue at the site of the former Benny’s The New Year has brought the opening of a new Lifespan Urgent Care at an iconic location in Rhode Island’s largest city — where the Benny’s used to be. The new location at 66…
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