Archive for February 2021
New: AARP Shows RI Facilities Remain Hotbed for COVID-19 – Herb Weiss
By Herb Weiss, contributing writer on aging issues As the Rhode Island Health Department (RIDOH) announces that cases of COVID-19 are declining and is loosening up restrictions on the reopening of bars and our social gatherings, AARP Rhode Island warns that the state’s nursing homes remain a hotbed for COVID-19 infections, and the “death rate…
Read MoreYour RI Weather Today – Sun, Feb. 14, 2021
by Jack Donnelly, meteorologist Once things dry up in the morning, warmer air will move in through the afternoon. Warmer is a relative term of course, so highs will crawl into the low 30’s from morning lows in the upper 20’s under the same light northerly breeze. Cloud cover will stick around given the proximity…
Read MoreUPDATE: RI Nursing Home & Long Term Care COVID19 cases and deaths
This week there are 193 new cases and 100 more deaths. Cumulative numbers are 6,768 cases with 1,478 deaths. Numbers represent the last 14 days. Below is the most recent data. First number being new cases – second number being new deaths. Jan. 26 – 293 – 35 Dec. 9 – 603 – 85 Dec.…
Read MoreFeelin’ the love…
Who isn’t brought to memories of years ago just watching these little ones make their Valentines for each other. What a year for love – what a year for the MLK Center in Newport to remind us of simpler, more loving times. “You show love by being kind,” a Preschool student remarked. There’s so much love…
Read More“Black men don’t make this a priority…” – Jim Vincent
Black men don’t’ make this a priority. If you die, it robs your family, robs the community. The philosophy is simple – be diligent, be consistent.” — Jim Vincent, President of Providence NAACP Black Community Disproportionately Affected by Colon Cancer – NAACP Providence President Urges Screening The statistics are staggering. African Americans are 20% more…
Read MoreYour Weekend Weather Wrap – Sat/Sun, Feb. 13/14
by Jack Donnelly, meteorologist Saturday 2/13/21: A chorus line of low pressure systems will be marching by to our south over the next couple of days, and we’ll catch a bit of it late Saturday in the form of some mixed rain and snow beginning after 7pm and lasting until 6 or 7am Sunday morning.…
Read MoreMake a date for the Newport Car Museum
A silver lining of dealing with Covid-19 and its associated restrictions on travel has been the Newport Car Museum’s laser-beam focus on creating a happy place that is as much its own destination as it is a must-see on the way to Newport, R.I. Allowing plenty of room to social distance and exchanging inside air…
Read MorePawtucket Black History Month contest for middle schoolers
The City of Pawtucket announces the launch of a contest and event Honoring Black History Month geared towards Pawtucket middle school aged students to submit a piece of their work – art, poetry, a paper, presentation, or other artistic expression – on what they feel best represents Black History Month. The topic could be on…
Read MoreBusiness Matters: COVID-19 legal issues
Information on coronavirus times and the law from the professionals at Pannone Lopes Devereaux & O’Gara law firm in Rhode Island. Please be assured that the lawyers and staff at PLDO are committed to providing uninterrupted quality legal service during this challenging time. We are in this together and we will all be better and…
Read MoreCOVID-19 in RI Schools: Updated Data
With RI schools a patchwork of fully open, fully closed, virtual, hybrid, etc., here are the statistics updated as of Feb. 10th – 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…
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