Archive for February 2022
Lieutenant Thomas Miller – Michael Morse
By Michael Morse, contributing writer “Rescue 1 to Fire Alarm, expedite that second rescue.” “Roger Rescue 1, nature?” “Gunshot.” “Rescue 4 to Fire Alarm.” Immediately the stress that was threatening to overwhelm me subsided. There was no mistaking the gravelly voice coming over the air. “Go ahead Rescue 4.” “Clearing Rhode Island ER, you got…
Read MoreYour RI Weekend Weather Wrap – Feb. 26/27, 2022 – John Donnelly
by John Donnelly, meteorologist Saturday 2/26/22: Cool high pressure drives in from the north and keeps things fairly quiet through most of the weekend. Other than for a couple of hours in the middle of the day, we’ll sit on the underside of the freezing mark with a light shifting wind and mostly clear skies.…
Read MorePLDO Announces Attorney Promotions
Pannone Lopes Devereaux & O’Gara LLC (PLDO) Managing Principal Gary R. Pannone announced that Regina M. Costa, Leah A. Foertsch and Patrick J. McBurney were promoted to Partner and LaTri-c-ea McClendon-Hunt was promoted to Senior Counsel. “LaTri-c-ea, Regina, Leah and Patrick are all exemplary attorneys that demonstrate an unwavering commitment to delivering superb client service…
Read MoreThe search for PEACE – Global Peace Index measures peace in a complex world
Each year the Institute for Economics and Peace produces the Global Peace Index, the world’s leading measure of national peacefulness, ranking 163 countries according to their levels of peace. Measuring peace at the global and national level allows us to assess the social, political and economic factors that create peace. A series of national peace…
Read MoreMy illusions of billiardly grandeur – David Brussat
by David Brussat, Architecture Here and There, contributing writer on architecture Photo: Fifth-floor Smith Building loft, in downtown Providence, decked out for holiday tour in 2008. I once lived for 11 years, 1999-2010, in a downtown Providence billiard room. It was a loft on the fifth floor of the Smith Building (built in 1912) on…
Read MoreRI Veterans: Did you know? 25 February 22 – John A. Cianci
by John A Cianci, Department Veterans Service Officer, Italian American War Veterans (ITAM) Did you know widows, widowers, and or dependent children could be eligible for a monthly VA pension if the deceased veteran served at least 90 days active duty and the survivor countable income (VA has deductions for medical expenses, etc.) is less…
Read MoreGriefSPEAK: The Emperor’s New Clothes – Mari Nardolillo Dias
by Mari Nardolillo Dias, contributing writer Given the recent protests in Ottawa, Canada as well as well as January 6th commission, I feel compelled to republish this article. The grief associated with the loss of freedom in free speech causes a great deal of anxiety and uncertainty, analogous to a death. _ We are living in…
Read MoreOff-season 2/25/2022 – Jeff Gross
by Jeff Gross, contributing writer As the weather keeps flipping back and forth from cold to warm and back again, you ice fishing folks will notice large cracks going across the ponds. These are called pressure ridges. These ridges form when the ice warms and cracks and separates from other ice flows. At night these…
Read MoreYour RI Weather Today, Feb. 25, 2022 – John Donnelly
by John Donnelly, meteorologist We’ll be on the razor’s edge of a snow/mixed precipitation line as the latest winter storm rages over the area. Given the relative warmth and high dew points, we’re looking for at least wet snow until 9am, then a mixed bag until around 2pm, then light snow from 2pm until 5pm…
Read MoreRI “Immunization, Testing, Health Screening for Health Care Workers” updated regs will include COVID boosters
An updated version of Rhode Island’s Immunization, Testing and Health Screening for Health Care Workers regulations was posted for public comment today. (access it here.) The RIDOH will be taking public comment on these regulations until March 25th. These would be standing changes to the healthcare worker vaccination regulations, to replace the emergency regulations that were first…
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