Archive for March 2022
Your RI Weather Today, March 2, 2022 – John Donnelly
by John Donnelly, meteorologist We’ll catch a mostly nice day with temperatures finally getting above freezing in the morning and warming to the mid 40’s by afternoon. Ample sun and light breezes help to lay the groundwork for the hope of Spring. Low pressure develops well to our west, and may provide a cool light…
Read MoreRemembering Dr. Paul Farmer – Richard Asinof
by Richard Asinof, ConvergenceRI.com – contributing writer on health An antidote to despair Dr. Paul Farmer offered insights about what he has learned from his efforts to build a public health infrastructure in the clinical deserts of Haiti, Rwanda, Sierra Leone and now Liberia Editor’s Note: Dr. Paul Farmer died on Monday, Feb. 21, in…
Read MoreYour RI Weather Today, March 1, 2022 – John Donnelly
by John Donnelly, meteorologist Low pressure and a cold front develops over the eastern Great Lakes, moving our way through the day with light rain eventually reaching us by early evening and carrying on until just past midnight. We’ll get something good out of the situation with gusty southerly breezes funneling warmer air over us…
Read More17th Poetry Out Loud competition
10 RI high school students compete in the 17th Poetry Out Loud competition, March 6 The Rhode Island State Council on the Arts (RISCA) announced today that 10 RI high school students will participate in the Poetry Out Loud state finals on March 6 in a private ceremony at The Greenwich Odeum at 11 a.m.…
Read MoreThe Felicity Ace car carrier sunk. 4,000 luxury cars valued at $400 Million lost.
The Felicity Ace car carrier took on water as it was being towed – and sunk with 4,000 cars on board. MOL Ship Management, based in Singapore, updated “the situation” of the car carrier, Felicity Ace, today. According to MOL, “Initial reports from the local salvage team state that the vessel had sunk at around…
Read MoreLIVE theater again! Trinity’s “Gem of the Ocean”
August Wilson’s “Gem of the Ocean” from the legendary playwright, will run from February 24th to March 27th. Set in 1904 Pittsburgh where slavery was still living memory, Gem of the Ocean offers a searing and mystical exploration of freedom, justice, and reclamation. Racked with secret guilt, a desperate Citizen Barlow seeks refuge at the…
Read MoreAfter the Reign, A Legend Never Dies. PAZ – Brendan Higgins
by Brendan Higgins, contributing writer In the winter of 1976, my father took me to the Park Cinema in Cranston to see this new movie called Rocky. We drove down from Scituate with a neighbor completely unaware that we were about to witness a masterpiece. I came out of my seat during the heavyweight…
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