Archive for July 2021
In the Arena – Rep. Ray Hull: for a safer Providence – maybe a Mayoral run
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 Rep. Raymond Hull. Hull said he may have an announcement late July/August to run for Mayor of Providence. Hull is with the Providence Police Department. They…
Read MoreRemembering Kristen Richards, ArchNewsNow (ANN) founder – David Brussat
by David Brussat, Architecture Here and There, contributing writer on architecture Just a week after losing Thomas Gordon Smith, the pathfinding classicist at Notre Dame, the world of architecture mourns the passage of Kristen Richards, the great impresario of architectural news and opinion, who passed away yesterday at age 69, a tragic victim of demon…
Read MoreGimme’ Shelter – Foster needed for Barbaro
*Foster needed!* This is Barbaro and he is handsome as he is friendly. He has a cruciate ligament injury which we hoped would heal with cage rest (per THE Dr. Clark) but sadly it hasn’t. Barbaro will see Dr. Clark again in the middle of July to make a plan for his leg amputation but…
Read MoreYour RI Weather Today – July 4, 2021
by John Donnelly, meteorologist Unfortunately another soggy one for our Independence Day. A secondary trough of low pressure trails behind the exiting system and will generate more light rain mainly in the afternoon and evening. A southwesterly turn in the wind will allow for slightly warmer air over the area, afternoon highs in the upper…
Read MoreWhat they teach you at Harvard… Organizing information for those you love – Harris N. Hershey Rosen
by Harris N. “Hershey” Rosen, contributing writer, author During my first week of college at Harvard, the president of the university addressed our freshman class and explained that it was not the university’s purpose in the next four years to have us memorize information – but rather, to learn where to get it. Years later…
Read MoreVinny Paz set his sights and never looked back – part one – by John Cardullo
by John Cardullo, sportswriter This is a two-part story on one of Rhode Island’s biggest sports celebrities to have ever come out of the state, Vinny Pazienza, now know as Vinny Paz. It seems that everyone has an opinion about Vinny, or a Vinny Paz story. I’ll be recapping his stellar boxing career, his high…
Read MoreRI Weekend Weather Wrap – July 3/4, 2021
by John Donnelly, meteorologist Saturday 7/3/21: Low pressure sits around all day and kicks up light rain morning, noon, and night under the clouds for the first half of the holiday weekend. Temps stay low in the cool air, afternoon highs only achieving the low 60’s after a low in the upper 50’s with…
Read MoreMoratorium on Shut-Offs Expired – Apply to Good Neighbor Energy Fund
Due to the end to the moratorium on home energy shut-offs for all customers not on protected status, sponsors of the Rhode Island Good Neighbor Energy Fund are encouraging those in need of energy assistance to visit a local Community Action Program (CAP) agency to determine if the Fund can offer relief. Those seeking assistance…
Read MoreFriday Fishing Tips – Jeff Gross
by Jeff Gross, contributing writer Hello from the great state of Maine. Like in Little Rhody, the bass and some trout are biting everywhere, though one needs to work for the trout. Took a while to find what works for lures but the bass cannot resist a Black and Gold Yo-zuri Medium runner. I am…
Read MoreYour RI Weather, Today – July 2, 2021
by John Donnelly, meteorologist Light rain will continue into the early morning hours and move southeast with the cold front, as more showers move in north of the warm frontal section of the system over the northeastern US during the afternoon. Being in the cool sector north of the fronts finally will be relief from…
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