Archive for April 2021
Have I had COVID-19? New CVS MinuteClinic rapid antibody test could tell you.
CVS Health announces availability of COVID-19 antibody testing at MinuteClinic locations across the country. Test cost is $38. CVS Health today announced the availability of COVID-19 antibody testing at MinuteClinic locations across the country. The point-of-care test can help identify if a patient has previously been infected with COVID-19 and the results are available within…
Read MoreYour RI Weather Today – April 7, 2021
by Jack Donnelly, meteorologist We’re ripping these days off of the mimeograph machine! Could be worse, that low pressure center churning about over the waters off of New England could be just a few miles closer and we’d be under a cloudy wet blanket. We’ll have a seasonable temperature range again, morning and evening lows…
Read MorePopular contest decides to “redefine” one media category
The Best of Rhode Island is a long sought-after designation from restaurants, businesses, nonprofits, and media outlets. It’s a fun – but coveted award. Make no mistake about it, it is more about advertising and branding promotion for Rhode Island Monthly, than it is about a judged honor. But we all know the game, and…
Read MoreYour Coronavirus Update – Today, April 7, 2021
Photo: SusannaDW, of Cranston, who got her first shot yesterday, said, “If I ran a vaccination site, there would be party music playing. All the time welcomed by Kool & the Gang (“vaaaaaaaccination time, come on!”) & dance your way out of the room in a socially distant conga line. (It’s probably a good thing…
Read MoreYour RI Weather Today – April 6, 2021
by Jack Donnelly, meteorologist Less in the way of wind today as high pressure wins the battle. Mostly sunny with morning and evening lows in the low to mid 40’s surrounding afternoon highs around 60 with a north-northwesterly breeze. Still dry, with no threat of any rain for a few more days.
Read MoreYour Coronavirus Update – Today, April 6, 2021
Photo: Johnston Mayor Joseph Polisena welcomes Gov. Dan McKee and Lt. Gov. nominee Sabina Matos to the Johnston vaccination center which opens today at the Johnston Recreation Center on Atwood Avenue. Johnston Sunrise photo RHODE ISLAND & VICINITY 7,300 more appointments opened up Tuesday for Rhode Islanders over 50 – as well as special communities…
Read MoreThe debate around charter schools in Rhode Island – Richard Asinof
by Richard Asinof, ConvergenceRI.com – contributing writer Photo: Pamela McCue, CEO of the R.I. Nurses Institute Middle College Charter School, in front of a poster of the first entering class of students from 2011.[File photo from 2013 – Scott Kingsley] The debate around charter schools in Rhode Island, as with COVID-19, gun violence, climate change,…
Read MoreRI BHDDH Loses Leader At Critical Time on Two Fronts – Gina Macris
By Gina Macris, Developmental Disabilities News A. Kathryn Power Resigns as RI BHDDH Director A. Kathryn Power will leave the top post of the Rhode Island Department of Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities and Hospitals (BHDDH) April 9, about thirteen months after she was tapped by former Governor Gina Raimondo to stabilize an agency mired in…
Read MoreEaster Sunday COVID-19 vaccine registration with Equity Council a success
Photo: Dr. Munoz speaking at a Providence center of worship on Easter Sunday morning. 7 Easter Sunday locations put HOPE for a vaccine time into action – and here are the results. The special Easter Sunday vaccine appointment setting for the Black, Asian, Indigenous, Hispanic communities had 544 people registered across 5 sites in RI,…
Read MoreSeniors with student loans: AARP’s new online tool to manage debt – Herb Weiss
AARP’s New Internet Tool Helps Seniors Manage Hefty Student Loan Debt By Herb Weiss, contributing writer on aging Over the years, AARP Public Policy Institute (PPI) has tracked the staggering amount of student loan debt that seniors are shouldering to help their children and grandchildren finance their higher education. Many people age 50 also take on…
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