Archive for June 2021
Your RI Weather Today – June 7, 2021
by Jack Donnelly, meteorologist High pressure continues building in with warm air in place. Afternoon highs in the upper 80’s expected, from a morning low around 70. Dew points rise a bit as well, so it’ll start to feel muggy. We’re not expecting any rain given the stable high pressure environment.
Read MoreRI Developmental Disabilities providers wage increase may not address worker shortage – Gina Macris
By Gina Macris, Developmental Disabilities News Private agencies serving adults with developmental disabilities have asked for an additional $31 million in the next Rhode Island state budget to offer workers about $17.50 an hour – a bump of more than $4 on the current starting hourly pay. The $31 million in state revenue would generate…
Read MoreUsing Savings from Drug Pricing Reform to Expand Medicare – Herb Weiss
By Herb Weiss, contributing writer on aging issues Ahead of President Biden’s first address to a joint session of Congress on April 28 and as the Democratic administration considers policies to slash rising drug costs, the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a 65-page report finding that the U.S. pays more than two to four…
Read MoreNetworking Pick of the Week – Morning Coffee, Central Chamber of Commerce
Join the Central Chamber members and friends on Wednesday, June 9th at 4pm for a Networking event. It will be held at the Warwick Center For The Arts, 3273 Post Rd, Warwick. Connections are crucial for your business. Increase your market visibility, develop relationships with like-minded businesses and build a sense of camaraderie that can help…
Read MoreStick by our “stuck bridge”. Enough! – David Brussat
by David Brussat, Architecture Here and There, contributing writer As usual, city authorities, including Mayor Elorza, are trying to find new ways of screwing up Providence by throwing non-existent money at it. In this case, they want to take a perfectly good old 1908 bridge, stuck engagingly in the up position for half a century,…
Read MoreIn the Arena – with Chris Matthews
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 Chris Mathews author and political commentator. They discuss Mathews political background and his new book, “This Country”. He will be doing a virtual presentation with the…
Read MoreRI Day of Portugal flag raising – today
Today marks the official launch of RI Day of Portugal. A flag will be raised and official speeches made at the Portuguese Discovery Monument at Brenton Point State Park on Ocean Drive in Newport at 1pm. Governor McKee is set to give remarks. The event was canceled last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This,…
Read MoreYour RI Weather Today – June 6, 2021
by Jack Donnelly, meteorologist A high pressure ridge build in with afternoon temps lifting towards 90 from morning lows in the low 70’s on a southwesterly breeze. Plenty of sun, and next to zero chance for showers or storms.
Read MoreGimme’ Shelter – Dolly wants to say Hello!
Hi, I was found in the woods when my finder was looking for another dog! That’s okay, I was happy to get out of there! I am a sweet and sensitive little dog at only 31 lbs (I could used some groceries!) I can be shy around new people and surroundings but once I open…
Read MoreYour RI Weekend Weather Wrap – Sat/Sun, June 5/6, 2021
by Jack Donnelly, meteorologist Saturday 6/5/21: Some leftover low pressure hangs around, and my encourage some afternoon showers and storms mainly to our north, We’ll remain partly to mostly sunny with afternoon highs increasing to the mid 80’s from misty morning lows in the low 60’s. A south-southwesterly breeze gusting into the 20’s keeps the…
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