Archive for September 2021
RI Veterans: Did you know? 1 September 21 – John A. Cianci
by John A Cianci, Department Veterans Service Officer, Italian American War Veterans (ITAM) Q & A… I am not enrolled in the VA Healthcare system. Am I eligible for an identification card from the VA? – Jim from Windham Connecticut The VA offers qualifying applicants a Veterans ID Card which is different from the…
Read MoreYour RI Weather, Sept. 2, 2021 – John Donnelly
by John Donnelly, meteorologist Thursday 9/2/21: Remnants of Ida have passed in the night, and cooler drier air from the north will begin working in from eastern Canada, meaning a cooler, less damp situation for a couple of days. Morning and evening lows in the low 60’s bookend an afternoon high in the low 70’s…
Read MoreCranston security cameras keeping us under watch – and keeping us safer
Editorial Society has changed – and it’s not going back – at least any time soon. It’s every day that we check our Twitter feed to see what incidents happened over night. Sometimes it’s a tragic fire or car accident, but more often than not it’s acts of violence – shootings, stabbings, car jackings, murders.…
Read MoreHopeHealth Community VNA affiliation announced
HopeHealth, Rhode Island’s largest hospice, palliative and home health care provider, welcomes to its family of services an Attleboro, Massachusetts-based home health, palliative and hospice organization with a stellar reputation. The affiliation was a year in the making and now makes HopeHealth one of southern New England’s largest not-for-profit independent home health care, hospice and…
Read MoreReactions to exempting healthcare workers who work in private homes from vaccine requirement of industry
Home Care Providers Project Mass Discharge of Patients by October 1 – Hundreds of Home Care Workers Submit Resignations in Response to COVID-19 Vaccination Mandate Rhode Island’s home care providers are anticipating a dramatic reduction in available workers as a result of 216-RICR-20-15-8, an emergency state regulation enacted on August 17, 2021 that requires all…
Read MoreART! Diminutive Art of the Ocean State
Photo: “Barnacles” from 2020 Art of the Ocean State by Laura White Carpenter – Porcelain & Seaglass Sculpture Diminutive Art of the Ocean State – an Art Show & Sale (purchase and carry) with Small Works — all under 14 inches and priced $25-$300. Enjoy original art for your home, office or to give as…
Read MoreYour RI Weather Today, Sept. 1, 2021 – John Donnelly
by John Donnelly, meteorologist Wednesday 9/1/21: Remnants of Ida make their way through the northeast with some late day showers expected. Dry air in the lower levels will make it difficult for rain to find it’s way to the ground, but it’s a possibility. Better chance for evening and overnight rain as the center of…
Read MoreYour Coronavirus Update – Today, Sept. 1, 2021
Photo: Taken this week by RI Coalition, of a group opposed to mandated vaccines attempting to gain access to the RI State House Rhode Island & Vicinity The Blackstone Valley Prep board voted to support the vaccination of staff by adding 5 additional paid personal days to vaccinated staff for COVID-related absences (e.g. breakthrough cases,…
Read MoreIf it’s Wednesday – it’s Sour Grapes! – Tim Jones
by Timothy 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 More“Ron & Jen’s Great Escape” 9-1-2021 – Ron St. Pierre & Jen Brien
by Ron St. Pierre & Jen Brien CAM SCRAM So much for the experts. Everyone got this one wrong. Cam Newton got cut by the New England Patriots and as badly as we may feel for him – it was time. We’ve both been fired – and it sucks. Newton was a bust last year…
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