Archive for January 2022
Free COVID Test Kits TODAY at Stages of Freedom, downtown Providence
Stages of Freedom is offering FREE at-home COVID Test Kits TODAY, Saturday, Jan. 22nd from noon to 3pm. To reserve your kits, send an email to: [email protected] with the subject line “Masks” – send them your name and phone number to reserve up to 6 kits. Then, stop by 10 Westminster Street, Providence, between noon…
Read MoreYour RI Weekend Weather Wrap, Jan. 22/23, 2022 – John Donnelly
by John Donnelly, meteorologist Saturday 1/22/22: Not a lot of changes from yesterday, still cold in the Canadian air mass. Morning lows in the teens rise only to the upper 20’s with a light northerly breeze and scattered cloud cover through the day. Sunday 1/23/22: A weak cold front will move through in the afternoon,…
Read MoreUnder Blood Moons, by J. J. Partridge
Local author J.J. Partridge has moved out of the pool hall. His first works were the Algy Temple trilogy; Scratched, Straight Pool and Carom Shot. As the titles imply, all these novels have a common denominator. Partridge, a recently retired prominent Providence attorney, has expanded his literary reach with his latest book, Under Blood Moons.…
Read MoreHunting and Fishing Off-season 1/21/2022 – Jeff Gross
by Jeff Gross, contributing writer With the unsettled weather we are having, now is a good time to tune up your rods and tackle box. Ice fishing looks like it will be nonexistent in Rhode Island again this year. Have a spinning reel that is making a whirring or clicking noise? A little reel grease…
Read MoreYour RI Weather Today, Jan. 21, 2022 – John Donnelly
by John Donnelly, meteorologist High pressure to our north will drive cooler air into the area, while pushing yesterday’s cold front further out to sea. Morning lows down in the mid teens will rise only to the low 20’s in the afternoon with a breeze that will keeps chill temps in the high single digits.…
Read MorePM Boris Johnson on COVID-19: It’s time to move to trust the judgement of the British people
Boris Johnson gave a dramatic speech to the House of Commons yesterday. At the beginning of COVID, Britain was the first to innoculate their residents with the vaccine. They now appear to be the first to come out of executive order management, as the WHO says Britain is seeing the “light at the end of…
Read MoreGriefSPEAK: Surviving Grief – Mari Nardolillo Dias
By: Mari Nardolllo Dias “Don’t you know I’m still standing better than ever did… looking like a true survivor…” (Elton John) Deb Manzo McDonald posted the following on social media: “42 days ago, life as I know it once again changed, and left me on a path I was not ready for”. She was referring…
Read MoreWe Cook! French Meat Pie – Anthony Salemme
by Chef Anthony Salemme Serves 6-8 Back to meat and potatoes is so comforting during the cold winter months. This tried and true recipe is very filling and all it needs is a green salad to go with it. Can be made the day before and reheated. Meat Pie 1 ½ pounds ground pork ¾…
Read MoreRI Veterans: Did you know? 20 January 22 – John A. Cianci
by John A Cianci, Department Veterans Service Officer, Italian American War Veterans (ITAM) First, we start with a question we received: Question. The VA has not paid the urgent care provider I needed to see back in June 2021 when I cut my hand mowing the lawn on a Sunday. Who should I contact? Mike B.…
Read MoreYour RI Weather Today, Jan. 20, 2022 – John Donnelly
by John Donnelly, meteorologist A cold front sweeps through and hands us some predawn rain changing to snow and accumulating one or two inches by morning’s end. We’ll see some afternoon sun as temperatures fall behind the cold front’s passage, so the snow should stick around for a couple of days. A midnight high in…
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