Archive for March 2022
Our crisis of care – bills would set competitive rates for all human service workers – Gina Macris
by Gina Macris, Developmental Disabilities News, contributor Bills Would Set Competitive Rates For All RI Human Service Workers Christina Battista, a supported employment coordinator for Skills For Rhode Island’s Future, says she never would have been able to earn a master’s degree or hold a job if it weren’t for a personal care assistant. “Someone…
Read MoreGriefSPEAK: One Tiny Voice – Mari Nardolillo Dias
by Mari Nardolillo Dias, contributing writer I am only one voice in the smallest state in the United States, a nation of many across the globe. A tiny voice, albeit a loud one that speaks on behalf of many. Under their fervor, intensity and bravado, many Ukrainians are grieving. Whether it be anticipatory or acute, the…
Read MoreBertha Benz: A woman moves the world – Women’s History Month at the Newport Car Museum
The Newport Car Museum exhibit in March pays tribute to Bertha Benz and her contribution to automotive history. “The First Motor Car” Exhibit is a Tribute to Bertha Benz No celebration of Women’s History Month would be complete without commemorating the vital role Bertha Benz played in the development of the automobile. In a nutshell,…
Read MoreThe Joro Spiders are coming… to stay
Reprinted with permission, UGA Today (https://news.uga.edu/) , University of Georgia – by Leigh Beeson Editor’s note: This is written for Georgia residents – given a few months what we are reading now will be true of Rhode Island, if expectations prove true. New research suggests the Joro Spiders could colonize the entire East Coast (editor’s…
Read MoreOff-season, 3-11-2022 (updated) – Jeff Gross
by Jeff Gross, contributing writer Photo credit: Kayla Marie Hunting Season ended and Legislative season started. Right now, there is a hunting bill in the State House called H 7762 that allows carrying of concealed weapons (handguns) while deer hunting. Before I get into this bill here is the history: On or about 2015 this…
Read MoreCoconut Almond French Toast – Anthony Salemme
By Anthony Salemme, contributing chef Editor’s Note: Anthony has an art opening! Tonight, 5:30-7:30pm at the Bristol Art Museum – read more here: https://rinewstoday.com/art-anthony-salemme-in-putting-the-pieces-back-together-bristol-art-museum/ Serves 4 On several trips to Isla Mujeres, I always made a sure not to miss this French Toast from Mango Cafè. I recreated it using Portuguese Sweet Bread…
Read MoreYour RI Weather Today, March 10, 2022 – John Donnelly
by John Donnelly, meteorologist Plain old partly cloudy late winter Thursday for us. Decent temps, afternoon highs around 50 from morning lows in the low 30’s with some morning mist hanging over the land. Light breezes out of the northwest with a cloud shield well to our south as the low pressure center wanders out…
Read MoreJoe Paolino, Jr. watched downtown Providence “get torn apart”. Buys 10 Dorrance Street to transform location.
Paolino Properties announces the acquisition of The Westminster Square Building, historically known as the Howard Building, at 10 Dorrance Street. Built in 1957, The Westminster Square Building sits at the intersection of Dorrance Street and Fulton Street, across from Providence’s City Hall. The closing date for the acquisition is today, March 9, 2022. “As Mayor…
Read MoreRI Veterans: Did you know? 10 March 22 – John A. Cianci
by John A Cianci, Department Veterans Service Officer, Italian American War Veterans (ITAM) How to obtain medical records for a Veteran who served in the military Let’s start off with a question from one of our readers: How do I obtain a copy of my medical records when I was in the U.S. Army in…
Read MoreTell the world this is Genocide. Ukraine appeals to the International Court of Justice
It’s Genocide! – that is what Ukraine wants what is happening to its country to be called. Ukraine v. Russian Federation came before the International Court of Justice of the United Nations on March 7th and asked for an expedited decision. Genocide is defined, in non-legal terms, as “”the deliberate killing of a large number…
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