Archive for April 2021
Your Friday Fishing Tips – Jeff Gross
by Jeff Gross, contributing writer With Earth Day Thursday April 22nd, I decided to take some time to hit a few fishing holes and do a little scouting. The mess that was seen was unacceptable. Water bottles, Dunkin’ Donuts cups were everywhere. It was instilled in me long ago to always leave a fishing area in…
Read MoreYour Coronavirus Update – Today, April 23, 2021
RHODE ISLAND & VICINITY Rhode Island Vaccinations: All adults – Fri/Sat at The Dunk (9am-6pm) and Sockanosset (7am-9pm) – walk in without appointments for vaccines. Free RIPTA transportation. Facebook users in RI will see an alert in their newsfeed that they are eligible to be vaccinated and connect people to RI’s COVID vaccine site to…
Read MoreURI asking “everyone” about fate of RI’s historic veteran-themed mural
URI is asking for input and suggestions “from everyone” about the future of a set of historic murals painted by Doctor/Corporal, retired professor, and URI Hall of Famer Arthur Sherman, Class of 1950. Sherman, who is now 96 years old, was commissioned to paint the mural depicting soldiers returning from war to URI, as part…
Read More“RI Veterans: Did you know?” – by John Cianci
By John A Cianci, Department Veteran Service Officer, Italian American War Veterans VA Caretaker Program provides monthly non-taxable stipend to spouse or family/friends The Veterans Administration (VA) Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers (PCAFC) pays a monthly, non-taxable stipend up to an estimated $2,000 a month for a spouse or family member or friend…
Read MoreStrawberry Lemon Poppyseed Cake w/Mascarpone Buttercream – Anthony Salemme
By Anthony Salemme, contributing chef Strawberry Lemon Poppyseed Cake w/Brown Butter Mascarpone Buttercream Serves 8 Pressed for time one day in the past with a well-stocked pantry, I came up with this very last minute. It’s a doctored-up mix recipe, but no one would ever know. Cake 1 box Duncan Hines lemon cake mix 1…
Read MoreAn Earth Day Imagine: Plant 5,000 trees, in 5 years, in 02905 – Richard Asinof
by Richard Asinof, ConvergenceRI, contributing writer Photo: Pine trees planted as a buffer to prevent dust from the piles of scrap metal from being blown from a Sims Metal location on Allens Avenue are all dying, apparently. The view of the downtown Providence skyline from the vantage of Allens Avenue is not one to be…
Read MoreYour RI Weather Today – April 22, 2021
by Jack Donnelly, meteorologist Windy conditions continue with low pressure stalled over the Canadian Maritimes bringing northwesterly winds through the area for the day. Some gusts can be high, upwards of 40-50 mph in spots driving home the reminder that this is still Rhode Island, and April can be harsh. We’ll have a morning low…
Read MoreCranston settles on panhandling case. ACLU calls it a major victory for the rights of the poor
In what the ACLU of Rhode Island calls “a major victory for the First Amendment and the rights of the poor”, and the Mayor of Cranston describes as a “”time to end this time-consuming and costly lawsuit and move on to other efforts to protect the public on our streets and in our neighborhoods.” –…
Read MoreGeorge Floyd
** Updated The world has been saying his name. George Floyd. A jury of Floyd’s peers found Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin guilty on all three charges in the death of George Floyd – second and third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter. The jury returned a verdict in less than a day, approximately 10 hours, without…
Read MoreRecord breaking year for RI single family home sales – Emilio DiSpirito
By Emilio DiSpirito, Realtor and License Partner of Engel & Völkers Rhode Island Rhode Island single family home prices, according to Statewide MLS, have surpassed the highest median sales price in history, now at $350,000. Current prices are approximately 70% higher than they were in 2014, hovering around $206,000. The median home is about 1400…
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