Archive for December 2021
Holiday fire safety tips from Union Fire District
Photo: Consumer Product Safety Commission Chief Steven Pinch and the Union Fire District of South Kingstown is reaching out to the community with important fire prevention tips for decorating this holiday season. According to the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), fire departments across the country responded to an average of 790 home structure fires per year that…
Read MoreMr. Wilson’s Christmas Carol – Stave 1 – Michael Morse
by Michael Morse, contributing writer Good old Mr. Wilson has lost his Christmas Spirit. Can the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Christmas Present and Christmas Yet to Come lead him to redemption? I believe so. Here is my Christmas Carol in its entirety, starting today and continuing to Christmas morning. If you’re enjoying it please consider sending a copy to a…
Read MoreWatching over Nursing Homes once again – time for mandated Boosters – Herb Weiss
by Herb Weiss, contributing writer on aging issues Colder weather is keeping people more indoors now, and Thanksgiving and pre-Christmas gatherings are drawing people together in groups, small and large. Like other states across the country, Rhode Island is seeing a growing transmission of the COVID-19 Delta, and now Omicron variants. Some national sources say…
Read MoreYour RI Weather Today, Dec. 20, 2021 – John Donnelly
by John Donnelly, meteorologist High pressure continues to build in with a cold airmass, so we can expect chilly morning lows in the low 20’s rising only to the mid and upper 30’s with generally light west-southwesterly breezes and lots of sun. _____ John Donnelly was born in Hialeah, Florida and moved back to Rhode…
Read MoreYour Coronavirus Update – Dec. 20, 2021
RHODE ISLAND & VICINITY RI has the most cases per capita among all states in the past 7 days. Most of these cases are not yet the Omicron variant. (note, officials say we need to be more concerned about the hospitalization rate [22 out of 50 states], not the case rate) – at the same…
Read MoreCoaching High Potential Managers for Growth – Mary T. O’Sullivan
By Mary T. O’Sullivan, MSOL – business leadership writer “One can choose to go back toward safety or forward toward growth. Growth must be chosen again and again; fear must be overcome again and again.” – Abraham Maslow I’m often asked, what’s the best way to coach high potential growth leaders. A very important point…
Read MoreSnow Shoveling Assistance program for Central Falls and Pawtucket seniors in need
In an email blast of Central Falls’ Mayor Maria Rivera, sign up for the Winter Snow Shoveling Assistance Program for Seniors encouraging people – both seniors and youth willing to help – to contact their Department of Parks and Recreation. Rivera said, “Despite the mild stretch of weather we’re experiencing, winter is officially approaching! I…
Read MoreGimme’ Shelter – Peppermint & Patty
Hello everyone! We are the latest and greatest to be made available for adoption from the camper case! We are about a year-old, best guess, and we are cuddly with each other and playful too…We are shy around strangers but, outgoing with the people who take care of us and who we have known for…
Read MoreYour RI Weather Today, Dec. 19, 2021 – John Donnelly
by John Donnelly, meteorologist Storm system having mostly moved to our east, we will see more sunshine as we move through the day as dry air comes back again. Afternoon highs will top out in the low 40’s and finish out in the upper 20’s with a gusty northwesterly breeze. ____ John Donnelly was born…
Read MoreIn the Arena – Joe Paolino, Jr. and RI Senate President Dominick Ruggerio
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 Paolino talks with Senate President Donald Ruggerio They talk about COVID and its impact on Rhode Island, the infrastructure money coming to the state, working with Governor McKee, the…
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