Archive for May 2021
“In the Arena” – with Alden Anderson, Jr.
Each week Joe Paolino, Jr. interviews people of interest on his program, “In The Arena”. The show airs at 7am on Sundays on ABC6. This week his guest is Alden Anderson, Jr., President of the Greater Providence Chamber of Commerce, and head of CB Richard Ellis. They will talk about real estate and economy in…
Read MoreMothers’ Days – a short story by Michael Fine
By Michael Fine © Michael Fine 2021 This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, businesses, places, events, locales, and incidents are either the products of the author’s imagination or used in a fictitious manner. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental. After a twelve-hour shift lifting table-tops,…
Read MoreWarwick Animal Shelter – Craft Fair & Classic Car fundraising events are back
Two events are being planned to help support the programs and services of the Warwick Animal Shelter. The pandemic has curtailed their fundraising events – but has not meat there are not animals in need being serviced right now. Two events are being planned – a Craft Fair on May 8th and a Classic Car…
Read MoreTop Story of the Week: Exposing senior abuse was fiery advocacy 30 years ago.
Congressman Cicilline poised for legacy as next fiery advocate on aging – Herb Weiss, April 30, 2021 Picking Up the Mantle of Fiery Aging Advocate, Claude Pepper – Cicilline Moves to Re-Establish the House Permanent Select Committee on Aging By Herb Weiss, contributing writer on aging issues Congressman David Cicilline is poised to offer a…
Read MorePorsches popping up at Newport Car Museum
The Newport Car Museum in Portsmouth, R.I. is adding a Pop-Up Porsche Gallery to showcase new additions to its already expansive collection of beautiful, exotic, and rare cars. The Gallery will open on May 1st. The Museum is housed in the now-iconic “Big Red Building” that visitors find hard to miss when they travel by…
Read MoreTRIO, by William Boyd – book review by Jim Raftus
by Jim Raftus, book reviewer William Boyd’s newest novel, Trio, is definitely not a tribute to the wonderful sanctity of marriage. Within three main characters, our trio, we have one alcoholic writer whose husband has had many affairs, one prescription pill addicted actress whose ex-husband is an escaped convict and one movie producer, long married…
Read MoreYour RI Weekend Weather Wrap – May 1/2, 2021
by Jack Donnelly, meteorologist Saturday 5/1/21: One cold front clears away, and we’ll be left with a fairly nice day before another weak system approaches from the northwest, with the chance for a shower or two late Saturday night. Morning lows in the low 40’s with afternoon highs in the low 60’s and a…
Read MoreOrganizing your information – for others – “Downsizing” – Harris N. (Hershey) Rosen
Perhaps you’re lured to sell your home by watching the value of your home rise – and you’re seeing your neighbors sell for prices we haven’t seen since the early 2000’s, if at all. You told yourself that if this real estate boom ever happened again, you’d take advantage of it. Of course you’ve aged…
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