Archive for March 2021
Networking Pick of the Week – Greater Newport Chamber
Join this online workshop/get together sponsored by the Greater Newport Chamber of Commerce. Set for Thursday, March 25th, from 11am to noon. The Chamber is hosting Instagram for Business with RI SBDC Register for this amazing webinar to help your business with the marketing it needs using Instagram. Over 2 million businesses connect with people…
Read MoreDressing for the part, at the RI State House
by Nancy Thomas, editorial Photo: A photo from 8 years ago, 2013, at The Four Seasons, in the New York Times, “Dressing Up the Loaner Jacket”, an article about dress codes waning in fine dining establishments. Years ago my uncle owned what was called a “lounge” on the Central Falls/Pawtucket line. He wore a uniform,…
Read MoreAge Discrimination, Workplace Issues at House Hearing – Herb Weiss
By Herb Weiss, contributing writer on aging issues Just days ago, Rep. Robert C. “Bobby” Scott (D-VA), chairman of the House Committee on Education and Labor, and Rep. Rodney Davis (R-IL) introduced, H.R. 2062, the bipartisan “Protection Older Workers Against Discrimination Act” (POWADA), a bill that would strengthen federal anti-discrimination protections for older workers. The legislation was…
Read MoreRI CNA to Congress: “it was horrifying…our residents, staff kept getting sick and dying…we begged management…”
Rhode Island CNA tells her story from working at the Genesis-chain owned nursing home – Greenville Skilled Nursing & Rehabilitation – in Greenville, RI to Senator Elizabeth Warren’s Senate Finance Committee. The story, below, is excerpted from Medpage Today, by Cheryl Clark, March 18, 2021: Why 130,000 Nursing Home Patients Died of COVID-19 – At…
Read MoreYour RI Weather Today – March 21, 2021
by Jack Donnelly, meteorologist Still clear and dry, as high pressure oozes over the area. Morning lows again will settle around freezing, and afternoon temps warm to around 60 with a light southerly breeze.
Read MoreGimme’ Shelter – kitties waiting for you
We are 3 family members from a hoarding case and we were all abandoned. There were about 9 of us in the house and some of our friends went to other shelters, but the 3 of us stayed together. We are shy, of course, BUT, you can see real time footage of us and how…
Read MoreSBA’s “Shuttered Venue Operators” Grant Applications due on April 8
The U.S. Small Business Administration is launching a splash page for the Shuttered Venue Operators Grant (SVOG) application portal today in anticipation of opening applications for the much-anticipated critical economic relief program on Thursday, April 8, 2021. “Help is here for venue operators hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic. The SBA has worked diligently to…
Read MoreToday is National Down Syndrome Day – Meet Katie Lowe, owner, Cheetah Greetings
Today is National Down Syndrome Day. Katie Lowe has Down’s Syndrome. Katie started her own business, and is helping on behalf of this cause. The developmental disability community in Rhode Island has been hard-hit by the COVID-19 pandemic, with many of their resources, such as in-person learning, or home service aides, having been cut off. Within this community,…
Read MoreBecoming One People… Dr. Michael Fine
by Dr. Michael Fine, contributing writer You’re Invited to Becoming One People: When Stories Threaten Democracy and Freedom of Speech Wed, Mar 24, 2021, 7:30 PM EDT – on ZOOM Tickets are $10 – and the value will be donated IN FULL to Providence Community Library! This special fundraising event features a talk and reading…
Read MoreBCBSRI changes coverage for COVID-19
Blue Cross Blue Shield of RI will reinstitute cost-sharing to COVID-19 healthcare. Here is their announcement: In April 2020, Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island (BCBSRI) voluntarily decided to waive cost sharing, or out-of-pocket costs, for COVID-19 treatment for only a few months. As the pandemic continued, we extended this waiver several times…
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