Archive for March 2022
Moderna joins Pfizer in recommending 4th vaccine, but expands to all adults, 18+
Moderna, Inc., a biotechnology company pioneering messenger RNA (mRNA) therapeutics and vaccines, today announced that it has submitted a request to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for an amendment to the emergency use authorization (EUA) to allow for a fourth dose of its COVID-19 vaccine (mRNA-1273) in adults 18 years of age and…
Read MoreMeet RINewsToday writer, Mary T. O’Sullivan, MSOL
Every Monday, Mary T. O’Sullivan, our business leadership writer, tells us about the latest information in business environments. Navigating through COVID times, and now coming out of them, Mary is a recognized authority on being a leader in the corporate world, big or small. From personal coaching to identifying trends Mary will speak and read…
Read MoreRI Veterans: Did you know? 18 March 22 – John A. Cianci
by John A Cianci, Department Veterans Service Officer, Italian American War Veterans (ITAM) History of Military Women Across the Nation Organization Let’s start off with a question from one of our readers. Last week your column told us how to obtain records for when we were on active duty, How do I obtain records when…
Read MoreYour RI Weather Today, March 18, 2022 – John Donnelly
by John Donnelly, meteorologist After another round of morning fog, skies will begin to clear nicely with a light southwesterly breeze helping to bring in some of the warmest air of the year so far. Afternoon highs expected to approach 70 from morning lows in the upper 40’s. ____ John Donnelly was born in Hialeah,…
Read MoreGriefSPEAK: For Ukraine. We will lift you up. From Rhode Island to Poland – Mari Nardolillo Dias
By: Mari Nardolillo Dias It was the 1990’s when I returned to school to study acting. Already a professor, I was an idiosyncratic, older student in a bevy of 20 somethings at the Community College of Rhode Island. I was an easy cast for the directors – the oldest character in the play! One of…
Read MoreRhode Island’s Dr. Ashish Jha named White House COVID czar
President Biden appoints Dr. Ashish K. Jha to White House role to lead nation’s COVID-19 response (Brown University) – The dean of Brown’s School of Public Health, a globally recognized expert on pandemic preparedness and response, will take leave for a temporary assignment to serve in the critical federal government role. At the request of…
Read MoreOff-season crisis – Jeff Gross
By Jeff Gross, contributing writer We have a local crisis here in Rhode Island. Johnson’s Pond, once a fishing and recreational jewel in the state, looks more like a dried up California lake. Only, in the case of Johnson’s Pond, it is owner inflicted, and not because of a drought or any natural happening. This…
Read MoreVietnam War Veterans Day program in Newport – “The Lucky Few”
“The Lucky Few” – The Story of Operations Frequent Wind and New Life, Lecture III of the VFW Post 406, Newport, will commemorate Vietnam War Veterans Day on Wednesday March 23, 2022 at the Newport Elks Lodge 104. Members of the Lodge are inviting Vietnam veterans, all veterans, and the public to attend as a…
Read MoreWE COOK! Creamy Asparagus Soup – Anthony Salemme
By Anthony Salemme, contributing chef Serves 4 – 6 This soup is a complete meal with the chopped hard-boiled egg as a garnish – it’s packed with protein and a healthy portion of green vegetables 2 pounds asparagus, rinsed, cut into 1” pieces (reserve a few tips for garnish) 6 ounces spinach, rinsed 1 large…
Read MoreURI Watershed Watch recruiting volunteers for statewide water monitoring
Photo: Now in its 35th year, URI’s Watershed Watch program is recruiting citizen scientist volunteers to help monitor water quality statewide. (URI photo) Program has contributed to improving Rhode Island’s water quality for 35 years You need not be professional botanists or ecologists, but we all can be citizen scientists with the help of the…
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