Archive for October 2021
Your RI Weather Today, Oct. 28, 2021 – John Donnelly
by John Donnelly, meteorologist Our low pressure menace will finally slink away out to sea after wreaking havoc with loose and weakened limbs and branches, leaving behind a few downed power lines to boot. We’ll be left with some lingering breezes and a gust or two in the morning approaching 25 mph or so, and…
Read MoreYour Coronavirus Update – Oct. 27, 2021
Breaking News: Last night the FDA in a vote of 17 to 0 with 1 abstention approved the Pfizer vaccine for children ages 5-11 – the next step is for the CDC to issue regulations, which they are expected to do within days. RHODE ISLAND & VICINITY Today, Governor Dan McKee, Dr. Nicole Alexander-Scott, and…
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 MoreART! Natural Science Illustrators “Rivers to the Sea” at One Capitol Hill
The Atrium Gallery at One Capitol Hill is featuring 3 RI artists as part of an educational art exhibit by the Guild of Natural Science Illustrators, New England Chapter, called Rivers to the Sea, currently on display at the Atrium Gallery at One Capitol Hill on the main floor of the state’s Administration Building in…
Read More“Ron & Jen’s Great Escape” – 10-27-2021 – Ron St. Pierre & Jen Brien
by Ron St. Pierre & Jen Brien PATHETIC PUFF PIECE Anyone directly or indirectly impacted by the horrendous Station nightclub fire of 2003 had to be appalled by last weekend’s 48 HOURS show on CBS. Billed as “The Station Nightclub Fire: What happened and who’s to blame for the disaster that killed 100?” was a…
Read MoreYour RI Weather Today, Oct. 27, 2021 – John Donnelly
by John Donnelly, meteorologist Deep low pressure center keeps churning off the southern New England coast, with continued rain and ripping winds out of the northeast particularly in the early morning when some gusts can approach 60 mph! Rain is ikey to end around 1-2pm, and winds will die down, but still be elevated, gusts…
Read MoreYour RI Weather Today, Oct. 26, 2021 – John Donnelly
by John Donnelly, meteorologist An “F” Day! That’s rare. An intensifying low pressure system moves along the southeastern New England coast, basically a Nor’Easter, and provides us with some dismal weather throughout the day and night. Light to moderate rain with heavier pockets pass through from time to time, driven sideways by a steady and…
Read MoreToo many will be left out in the cold – Richard Asinof
by Richard Asinof, ConvergenceRI.com – contributing writer An in-depth interview with Brenda Clement, executive director of HousingWorks RI, detailing the hard realities showcased in the 2021 Housing Fact Book Make no mistake, the coldness of winter is fast approaching. All color is temperature; and the changing hues in the skies above Rhode Island, with their…
Read MoreTO WORK: Jobs, jobs, jobs at Ocean State Job Lot – TODAY
Ocean State Job Lot Hosting Hiring Events at All Store Locations October 26th-27th from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Offering Cash Associate Referral Bonuses or $500 gift cards to associates A two-day hiring event by Ocean State Job Lot (OSJL), the region’s premier retailer with 146 store locations across the Northeast, will be held at each…
Read More$1.1 Billion for Rhode Island: What’s YOUR big idea? Inquiring leaders want to know.
TONIGHT is the first public input session where attendees can ask questions and make suggestions on the spending of the recovery funds in Rhode Island (see bold for information) The state of Rhode Island wants to know what you think the ARPA funds should be invested in. That’s $1.1Billion. To that end, there is a…
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