Archive for July 2021
RI Law ensures teaching of Holocaust, Genocides in public schools – Herb Weiss
by Herb Weiss, contributing writer The Rhode Island Holocaust and Genocide Education Coalition (RIHGEC) has successfully pushed state lawmakers to pass legislation that formalizes a commission to implement a 2016 law to require public schools to teach students about genocide and the Holocaust. The 2016 law was introduced by Sen. Gayle L. Goldin (D-Dist. 3, Providence) and House Majority…
Read MoreYour RI Weather Today – July 12, 2021
by Jack Donnelly, meteorologist A low pressure system rolls through during the day mainly to our south, so a slightly cooler than normal situation with light northeasterly breezes accompanying the light rain and occasional heavier embedded showers that will dominate through mid to late afternoon. Afternoon highs in the low 70’s and evening lows in…
Read MoreJob Lot donates electric bikes to police in high-tourism, high-traffic areas
Ocean State Job Lot Donates More Than $15,000 of Electric Bicycles to Narragansett Police Department OSJL Charitable Foundation Donates Electric Bikes to Police Departments in High-Tourism, High-Traffic Areas of Rhode Island Ocean State Job Lot (OSJL), the region’s premier privately-held discount retail chain with 146 stores throughout the Northeast, recently donated 12 electric bicycles valued at…
Read MoreNetworking Pick of the Week – Ocean State Chamber at Watch Hill Conservancy
Business After Hours with the Ocean State Community Chamber of Commerce will meet this week at the Watch Hill Conservancy on Wednesday, July 14th, from 5pm to 7pm at One Bay St. in Watch Hill. Try something different in networking and have a wonderful evening in a beautiful part of Rhode Island. Admission – is…
Read MoreGarden City Center’s Summer Concert Series. VIP feature added.
Those who live in the area don’t even need to leave their neighborhood yards, or they can simply walk on over to the Garden City Center gazebo on concert night. Wednesdays are concert night at this favorite shopping and dining spot. Missing a year due to the pandemic, the Summer Concert Series is back and…
Read MoreGimme’ Shelter – Mister Jenkins
Hello there! My Name is Mister Jenkins, you can call me Mister or Jenkins for short. I came to PAC with my friend, we were abandoned together … we were so scared. My best friend, the only one I had left, sadly got sick and she was rushed to the ER and didn’t make it…
Read MoreYour RI Weather Today – July 11, 2021
by Jack Donnelly, meteorologist Some afternoon cloud cover with stronger jet stream winds aloft should not cause a fuss. High pressure dominates today’s weather with more slightly cooler than normal afternoon highs in the upper 70’s and morning lows in the low 60’s with a light southerly breeze.
Read MoreIn the Arena – Nirva LaFortune
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 Providence City Council member, Nirva LaFortune. LaFortune talks about education, Providence and why she may consider a run for Mayor. They discuss support for small businesses…
Read MoreHistory wins one on the East Side – David Brussat
by David Brussat, Architecture Here and There, contributing writer on architecture For a year or more the vultures circled over an old cottage between Williams and John streets just off of historic Benefit Street. A developer’s plan to add an ultra-modernist addition to a historic cottage at 59 Williams, and then to plop a pair…
Read MoreThe Bomber Mafia – a book review by Jim Raftus
by Jim Raftus, book reviewer At what cost in human lives, if any, does a military campaign lose its moral underpinning? What is the best method for ending a conflict? These two questions, one of the heart, the other of the mind, provide the crux for Malcolm Gladwell’s newest nonfiction work, The Bomber Mafia. Gladwell’s…
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