Archive for May 2021
Independent South County Health (hospital) system expanding
South County Health focused on future with facility, service line expansion RI-based independent healthcare system has unveiled a series of projects as part of its Strategic Plan to make innovative technology and exceptional patient care more accessible. A series of capital improvement projects are underway at South County Health, each designed to meet the diverse…
Read MoreHigh School Fall Sports II wrap-up. An “interesting” season; crowning State Champions – John Cardullo
By John Cardullo, sportswriter The Covid-19 Pandemic of 2020-21 took and shook all that we knew and forced us to relook and reinvent. It became quite evident in the Fall of 2020 when the virus was making a comeback. As the summer season witnessed a decline in cases of the virus, as warned by all…
Read MoreDear Joni, …they’re paving another paradise – Jim Raftus
by Jim Raftus, contributing writer “It’s called an interlocking grip.”, Dad patiently explained. “Slide the little finger of your right hand between the index and middle fingers of your left hand.” As he muttered these confusing instructions my father gently manipulated my hands onto the cut down golf club. It was Spring of 1956 and…
Read MoreIf it’s Wednesday – it’s Sour Grapes!
by Tim Jones, cartoonist _____ Tim Jones is the creator, artist and writer of the widely popular, self-syndicated comic strip, “Sour Grapes” – a comic about “Aesop”, a miserable flying dog and his odd friends, all living in a problematic and troubled world. Sour Grapes is currently published in multiple newspapers in Rhode Island, Massachusetts,…
Read MoreYour RI Weather – Today, May 19, 2021
by Jack Donnelly, meteorologist High pressure solidly in control, meaning a warm and sunny day in mid May. Temps warming to an afternoon high around 80 and evening low dropping to the upper 50’s under a mostly clear blue sky. Light shifting breezes enough just to move the air around. Very nice day.
Read MoreGallery Night is b-a-c-k
Walking Tours for Gallery Night are happening, with the next scheduled for this Thursday, May 20th, starting at 5:30pm. Guide Frank Toti will lead the Downtown Walking Tour. There will be stops at: The Graduate Hotel University of Rhode Island, Providence Campus AS220 Downtown Public Art It will start at The Graduate at 5:30pm. They…
Read MoreSAVE THE MURAL – Go Fund Me. URI ignores FOIA requests
RINewsToday has been following the issue of the URI mural and the school’s intent to remove it. (Full article appears at the end of this article) FOIA Requests RINewsToday has submitted requests for information – twice – to the University of Rhode Island – requests for acknowledgement have not been responded to and no information…
Read MoreYour RI Weather Today – May 18, 2021
by Jack Donnelly, meteorologist High pressure remains over the area, so a generally nice day. We’ll see some afternoon cloud cover and maybe a drop or two here and there, but like yesterday, nothing widespread. Morning lows in the mid 50’s and afternoon highs in the upper 70’s with a westerly breeze.
Read MoreSCOTUS unanimously protects privacy in major Rhode Island “Search & Seizure” case
U.S. Supreme Court unanimously protects privacy in major “Search and Seizure” Case from Rhode Island. In an important victory for privacy rights, the U.S Supreme Court today unanimously rejected police arguments that engaging in a non-criminal “community caretaking” function allows them to search a person’s home without a warrant. The American Civil Liberties Union of Rhode Island…
Read MoreGiving consumers ownership of their energy choices – Richard Asinof
by Richard Asinof, ConvergenceRI.com, contributing writer An interview with Scott Ridley, one of the champions of the Cape Light Compact, offering consumers the benefits of public power aggregation As the Biden Administration moves ahead in the development of offshore wind energy, with Vineyard Wind being approved and Revolution Wind now on the docket for environmental…
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