Archive for February 2021
Your RI Weather Today – Sun, Feb. 7, 2021
by Jack Donnelly, meteorologist A rapidly developing winter storm blows through town today with snow beginning around 9am and lasting til about 9pm. The snow will be generally light, with perhaps a round of heavier snow in the early afternoon. Models pointing at a total accumulation between 4-8 inches. A small window for temperatures, high…
Read MoreBlack History Month
In Rhode Island Sankofa Community Connection kicked off Black History Month outside of Newport City Hall Feb. 4th at City Hall in Newport as the red black and green flag is flown, honoring Black History Month. There was a Community Award Ceremony honoring Mrs. Pauline Perkins-Moye. The Langston Hughes Community Poetry Reading – Langston Hughes’ powerful,…
Read MoreAccessPoint RI, CVS, Offering Challenged Rhode Islanders Virtual Training, PPE
By Gina Macris, Developmental Disabilities News, contributing writer Photo: ACCESS Point Trainee, Pre-COVID, Practices Inventory Skills. Rhode Islanders facing challenges in employment, because of developmental disabilities or other struggles, may begin preparing for work in the retail sector sector as soon as next Friday in an eight-week training program offered by AccessPoint RI in collaboration…
Read MoreYour RI Weekend Weather Wrap – Sat/Sun, Feb. 6/7, 2021
by Jack Donnelly, meteorologist Saturday 2/6/21: A relatively uneventful Saturday with some sun and clouds, decent temperatures, and some breezes. An afternoon high around 40 and an evening low around 30, some westerly gusts 20-30 mph. Sunday 2/7/21: A rapidly developing winter storm blows through town today with snow beginning around 9am and lasting til…
Read MoreFinding the news in Rhode Island – RIPBS reviews a changing landscape
The fairly new long form news show on RI PBS is called RI PBS Weekly. A recent show on January 27th, caught our eye as it reviewed the changing landscape of news, and news venues. The pandemic has changed everything – some institutions such as the Providence Journal are now completely run “from home”, still…
Read MoreThe Red Lotus – a book review by Jim Raftus
by Jim Raftus, book reviews The Red Lotus Publication dates can be very serendipitous. Chris Bohjalian’s twenty-first novel, The Red Lotus, was released on March, 17, 2020 just as New York City was shutting down for the first time because of Covid-19. Gotham’s population of approximately 2,000,000 rats and their potential as pathogen carrying instruments for a pandemic virus serve…
Read MoreSafe Super Bowl – YES! Superspreader – NO!
The CDC felt they should add a special section to their “Small Gatherings” as the Super Bowl approaches for this weekend so you could learn more about how to reduce your risk of spreading and being exposed to COVID-19 – Here you go! Then check out some other fun suggestions (other than football – we’ll…
Read MoreRI Foundation awards $75K during Black History Month
Photo: From RI Foundation website – New Urban Arts The Rhode Island Foundation has awarded nearly $75,000 in grants to nonprofits serving the state’s Black community through its Black Philanthropy Bannister Fund. The Black Philanthropy Bannister Fund’s roots go back to 2007, when it was established to address the needs of the Black community. “We’re…
Read MoreJohnson & Johnson single dose vaccine next in line
Johnson & Johnson Announces Submission of Application to the U.S. FDA for Emergency Use Authorization of its Investigational Single-Shot Janssen COVID-19 Vaccine Candidate Johnson & Johnson intends to distribute vaccine to the U.S. government immediately following authorization, and expects to supply 100 million doses to the U.S. in the first half of 2021 Johnson &…
Read MoreYour RI Weather – Today, Feb. 5, 2021
by Jack Donnelly, meteorologist A frontal system moves through during the day and kicks up some light rain from around 9am through about 4pm. Nothing heavy, just an annoyance. Temps will be a bit warmer than normal, low 40’s for highs from upper 20’s for lows with a northwesterly breeze.
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