Archive for February 2022
In the Arena – Seth Magaziner, RI General Treasurer, candidate for Congress
Weekly, Joe Paolino, Jr. interviews interesting people in Rhode Island. Here is his interview this week with Rhode Island General Treasurer Seth Magaziner. Magaziner has also announced he is running for Congress, the set being vacated by Congressman James Langevin. They talk about investments, pension accounts, the Providence pension system, and what his priorities will…
Read MoreA sports trifecta – John Cardullo
Back by popular demand as we continue 2022 with 3 mini columns wrapped in one. The Winter Olympics, the Super Bowl and MLB Because the three subject sports column was so well received when it published a few weeks ago, we figured that with all that is happening with sports not only locally, but throughout…
Read MoreYour RI Weekend Weather Wrap – Feb. 12/13, 2022 – John Donnelly
by John Donnelly, meteorologist Saturday 2/12/22: A weak cold front stays mostly to our west through the day allowing for southwesterly breezes ahead of the front to keep the warm air flowing in. Afternoon highs will work through the 50’s and push 60 somewhere in the state, then fall back to around 40 later in…
Read MoreGriefSPEAK: Hit and Run – Mari Nardolillo Dias
By: Mari Nardolillo Dias On Tuesday, February 8th at approximately 4:13pm, Mercy and I were involved in a hit and run accident. We left Adult and Teen Challenge after meeting with a new resident. Resident H lost four people in her life: her three brothers and her fiancé, to unintended fentanyl overdoses within a 5-year…
Read MoreProvidence College to address healthcare crisis by expanding health sciences, adding nursing
Photos: Providence College Providence College (PC) President Fr. Kenneth R. Sicard, O.P. announced today that the College has begun a period of research and planning to add a myriad of programs in the area of health sciences, including nursing, to its academic curriculum. Fr. Sicard, PC’s 13th president, named in 2020, said, “My vision for the…
Read MoreProvidence Art Club: Exhibition opens 2/13. Highlights work of local college students
Providence Art Club Highlights Local College Students – College Scholarship Exhibition Photo: Narcissus, by Rhode Island College student, Crickett Fisher. The Galleries of the historic Providence Art Club are excited to announce the organization’s second College Scholarship Exhibition. The show, which will run February 13 – March 4 in the Club’s Dodge House Gallery, will feature…
Read MoreOff-Season Friday, 2/11/2022 – Jeff Gross
By Jeff Gross, contributing writer Photos: Fishing photos courtesy Kayla Marie With Hunting season almost over, it is time to reassess the techniques one used during the season. It is a great time to go out in the woods with all the leaves down and make sure no new homes have sprung up in the…
Read MoreYour RI Weather Today, Feb. 11, 2022 – John Donnelly
by John Donnelly, meteorologist Sitting in between weather systems has its benefits, and our will be another day of above normal afternoon high temperatures with a great deal of sunshine. Dew points will be lower, so no surprise fog either in the morning or evening hours. Morning lows in the low 30’s rising to around…
Read MoreWhat we’ve done. And what lays ahead. Covid-19 in 2022, Part 1 – Michael Fine
by Michael Fine, contributing writer, opinion Introduction What follows is the first of four essays about Covid, our culture, our time, and the moral responsibility we share for what we have, where we are and what we’ve done. Part 1: What We’ve Done. And What Lays Ahead. Covid-19 in 2022 © Michael Fine 2021 Here…
Read MoreYour Coronavirus Update – Feb. 11, 2022
RHODE ISLAND & VICINITY TODAY – the RI mask mandate for most public spaces ends – regardless of vaccination status – this includes companies/offices, indoor businesses, gyms, entertainment venues, hair salons, etc. School masking regs remain in place. RI colleges continue whatever protocols they have in place. Public transportation falls under the federal guidelines and…
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