Archive for November 2021
Holiday community dinner at Newport’s Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Community Center
The Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Center in Newport is hosting a holiday dinner for the community on Wednesday, December 1st from 5 to 6:30pm. The dinner is being offered due to the generosity of The Aramli Foundation and BedJet. Catered by Midtown Oyster Bar, this Surf & Turf dinner is full of rich and…
Read MoreProvidence invites families, friends, misfit toys to Christmas Tree Lighting. Nancy Kerrigan to skate
Holiday Trees will be lit at Providence City Hall and BankNewport City Center before all-star skating show, featuring Nancy Kerrigan Invitation from the city of Providence: The City of Providence cordially invites families, friends, and misfit toys to City Hall on Friday, December 3, beginning at 5:00 PM for its annual holiday tree lighting ceremony, presented…
Read MoreYour RI Weather Today, Nov. 30, 2021 – John Donnelly
by John Donnelly, meteorologist Another weak cold front approaches the area during the day with the slight chance of some cold rain or flurries later in the day and early evening. Cold morning lows in the upper 20’s “warming” only to the low 40’s with a light southwesterly breeze. ___ John Donnelly was born in…
Read MoreRhode Island’s regional bio-pharma partnership plan with Northeastern University – Richard Asinof
by Richard Asinof, ConvergenceRI, contributing writer Photo courtesy of Tim Leshan Twitter feed – Representatives of Northeastern University meet with Rhode Island team to discuss regional partnership collaboration, to be potentially awarded new federal grant on Dec. 10 On Friday, Dec. 10, Rhode Island will learn whether its proposed collaborative bio-manufacturing Phase 1 grant for…
Read MoreYour Coronavirus Update – Nov. 30, 2021
RHODE ISLAND & VICINITY State-run PCR tests in RI are taking 3-4 days due to some delay with equipment and processing – this is not the case at pharmacies and other locations. The Rhode Island Foundation and the Governor announced the Rhode Island Pandemic Recovery Office have jointly established the Rhode Island Nonprofit Support Fund…
Read MoreWhy you need to “Know Somebody” – Mary T. O’Sullivan, MSOL
Why You Need to “Know Somebody” – Mary T. O’Sullivan, MSOL By Mary T. O’Sullivan, MSOL “If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go with others.”- African Proverb Many years ago, a naive 23-year-old woman packed up her car a drove from New Jersey, which was her home…
Read MoreOur Networking Pick of the Week – ServiceMaster, Chambers, in Westerly
In celebration of their 31st Anniversary, ServiceMaster By Mason is hosting a joint Business After Hoursevent with the Charlestown Chamber of Commerce, Ocean Community Chamber of Commerce, andSoutheastern CT Women’s Network. Calling all Southern Rhode Island and Southeastern Connecticut professionals and those who work with them. It will be held on Wednesday, December 1st, from…
Read More“Lottery tickets are not for children” – drop off a toy, get an entry to win RI Lottery prize pack
Drop off a toy – get an entry to win a $100 Lottery Prize Pack. That’s the strategy of the Rhode Island Lottery as it announces its 2021 Gift Responsibly Campaign, joining more than 80 other lotteries and community organizations from across the US and Canada, and around the world in a message that Lottery…
Read MoreYour RI Weather Today, Nov. 29, 2021 – John Donnelly
by John Donnelly, meteorologist Cold front slowly moves out to sea with mainly cloud cover lingering through the afternoon before thinning and lifting. Still breezy and cool, afternoon highs struggling into the low 40’s followed by evening lows in the low 30’s. ___ John Donnelly was born in Hialeah, Florida and moved back to Rhode…
Read MoreRevamped Build Back Better Act benefits seniors – Herb Weiss
By Herb Weiss, contributing writer on aging issues Almost two months after H.R. 5376, a revamped version of the Build Back Better Act, was introduced, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) was elated. “This bill is monumental. It is historic,” she told CBS News. “It is transformative. It is bigger than anything we have ever done,”…
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