Archive for April 2022
Green Animals Topiary Garden to open April 15
Green Animals Topiary Garden will be blooming with spring daffodils when it opens for the season on Friday, April 15. In addition to more than 80 topiaries in the shape of animals and geometric designs, this historic garden is planted with 19,000 daffodils in 58 varieties, along with more than 6,000 tulips and thousands of…
Read MorePawtucket Mayor’s Scholarship program open for applications
Photo: City of Pawtucket, 2022 Calendar Mayor Donald R. Grebien, the City of Pawtucket, the Pawtucket City Council, and the Pawtucket School Department have announced that they are now accepting applications for the Mayor’s Scholarship Program. The scholarship, set up to help assist Pawtucket youth with college tuition costs, was funded through a grant that…
Read MoreIn the News – “It’s Genocide”, COVID in RI, national/local news, passings
NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL UKRAINE WAR “It’s Genocide – Putin is trying to wipe out the Ukraine – the evidence is mounting,” said President Biden yesterday. The International Court of Justice is considering a claim of Genocide that Ukraine asked be designated against Russia. In a provisional decision, the court issued commands to cease the political operation –…
Read MoreART! Gallery Z is back – “Five Women Artists” exhibit
by Nancy Thomas Gallery Z, established in 2001 announces a new exhibit showcasing “Five Women Artists”. The exhibit runs through Saturday, June 4th, with a reception set for Saturday, April 16th from 1 to 4pm. The gallery is located at 100 Bellows Street, Unit 8, in Warwick. Over 60 pieces of original art will be…
Read MoreYour RI Weather for April 13, 2022 – John Donnelly
by John Donnelly, meteorologist South-southwesterly breezes will help bring some more low level moisture into the area in the form of higher dew points later in the day with increasing cloud cover and a slight chance for some light showers after midnight into early Thursday morning. We’ll see early morning low temps in the mid…
Read MoreRon & Jen’s Great Escape, 4-13-2022 – Ron St. Pierre & Jen Brien
by Ron St. Pierre & Jen Brien, commentary I WAS A WHITE HOT MESS When I look back on my life, or when I’ve been asked to give my testimony, one of the things I have always said – is that my life had become a chaotic hot mess of a thing. I literally came…
Read MoreIf it’s Wednesday, it’s Sour Grapes! – Tim Jones
by Timothy Jones, cartoonist _____ Meet Tim at the Old School Comic Show – April 23rd in Concord, New Hampshire http://www.oldschoolcomicshow.com _____ Tim Jones is the creator, artist and writer of the widely popular, self-syndicated comic strip, “Sour Grapes” – a comic about “Aesop”, a miserable flying dog and his odd friends, all living in…
Read MoreYour RI Weather Today, April 12, 2022 – John Donnelly
by John Donnelly, meteorologist Warmer today with an afternoon high pushing 70 from morning lows in the upper 40’s. A cold front will move through during the morning ahead of which some showers will fall in the early morning before clearing out nicely for a sunny afternoon. ____ John Donnelly was born in Hialeah, Florida…
Read MoreRI Police Chiefs’ Association on Distracted Driving Awareness Month
The Rhode Island Police Chiefs’ Association would like to share with residents important information relating to Distracted Driving Awareness Month, which runs throughout the month of April. Law enforcement throughout the state will be stepping up patrols this month as part of the national Distracted Driving enforcement campaign. Distracted driving is defined as any activity that…
Read MoreHealth Care Workforce Summit – what was said, who attended, who was missing – Richard Asinof
by Richard Asinof, ConvergenceRI, contributing writer on health Editor’s Note: For much of the past week, ConvergenceRI has been trying to slog his way through watching four and a half hours of a taped Facebook Live event, the “Healthcare Workforce Summit,” held on Friday morning, April 1, at the Nursing Education Center at South Street…
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