Archive for June 2021
Massachusetts launches The Vax Express
A new initiative, the Vax Express, to help further increase access to the COVID-19 vaccine, particularly in communities with low vaccination rates. The Vax Express aims to further increase the Commonwealth’s vaccination rate by offering a unique, and community-focused approach to encourage more people to get vaccinated. Massachusetts continues to be a national leader in…
Read MorePresident Biden’s “coup” at Fine Arts – David Brussat
by David Brussat, Architecture Here and There, contributing writer Editor’s Note: Today, the US Commission of Fine Arts lists 7 members. Of these 7, four were named on June 9th, and one was named on June 12th. In naming these 7, the website says, “The Commission of Fine Arts is composed of seven members with…
Read MoreLocal reporter has bag stolen while reporting on Providence “unhomed” encampment
“If anyone in Providence sees this bag anywhere on the street please let me know. It has my daughters initials so it’s very unique. My bag was stolen out of my car while doing a live report on Fuller and Wilson Street in Providence this evening. It has my entire life in it.” – Courtney…
Read MoreThe RI Foundation wants your big ideas
The Rhode Island Foundation is seeking community input to inform state leaders as they determine how to spend $1 billion federal stimulus funds. Make It Happen: Investing for Rhode Island’s Future is a Rhode Island Foundation-led initiative to develop recommendations to state leaders for spending $1 billion in broad new stimulus funding the state is projected…
Read MoreHow do you prepare for the greatest tragedy of your life? – Harris N. Hershey Rosen
by Harris N. “Hershey” Rosen, contributing writer & author, “Why? Because I Love You” Photo: AARP Below you will see a letter from the Baltimore Sun to a writer, Amy Dickinson. Amy is the area’s “Dear Abby”. One letter she received stopped me in my tracks. It might do that for you, too. A 73…
Read MoreCelebrating Juneteenth in film with the RI Black Film Festival
Ann Clanton, “Speak-Up” contributing writer Preserving the legacy of Black Wall Street is on full display in June as communities across the country honored Tulsa Oklahoma’s Black Wall Street 100 Years after the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre. Collectively our country and the State of Rhode Island will close out the month with the celebration of…
Read MoreYour Coronavirus Update – Today, June 12, 2021
Photo: Central High School graduation RHODE ISLAND & VICINITY Of those hospitalized in RI with COVID symptoms, 82 had been fully vaccinated, 274 had been partially vaccinated and 2,198 had not been vaccinated. A new small-business support center at 222 Manton Ave. opened on Thursday. The center, a collaboration between ONE Neighborhood Builders and Social…
Read MoreRI Weekend Weather Wrap – June 12/13, 2021
by Jack Donnelly, meteorologist Saturday 6/12/21: A weak trough of low pressure will sweep through overnight and trigger some light rain showers ending after sunrise. A morning low in the upper 50’s will rise slowly to the upper 60’s under considerable but gradually diminishing cloud cover and a light southeasterly breeze. Sunday 6/13/21: A morning…
Read MoreYour RI Weather Today – June 11, 2021
by Jack Donnelly, meteorologist High pressure still in control, so we should have another very nice day in store, with only some various amounts of cloud cover to deal with. A morning low in the upper 50’s will warm to around 70 with a light southeasterly breeze, and fair weather cumulus covered by some high…
Read MoreDump the Speed Bumps – Punishing the innocent for actions of the guilty – David Brussat
by David Brussat, Architecture Here and There, contributing writer I doubt that social-justice warriors are on the warpath against speed bumps. Speed bumps are a prime example of punishing the innocent for the sins of the guilty. But punishing the guilty for the sins of the guilty is rational, and so these days probably verboten,…
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