Archive for April 2022
Taricani Journalism Lecture at URI
Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporters to discuss their craft in Taricani Lecture Series ProPublica’s Kathleen McGrory, Neil Bedi to give virtual lecture April 5 In 2019, Tampa Bay Times reporters Kathleen McGrory and Neil Bedi were finalists for the Pulitzer Prize in Investigative Reporting for uncovering the alarming rate of patient fatalities at a Johns Hopkins’ pediatric…
Read MoreYour RI Weekend Weather Wrap – April 2/3, 2022 – John Donnelly
by John Donnelly, meteorologist Saturday 4/2/22: High pressure builds in and interacts with the exiting trough, leading to still gusty northwesterly breezes blowing towards 30 mph. Plenty of sunshine taking the edge off of the chill. Afternoon highs reach the low 50’s from morning lows in the upper 30’s. Sunday 4/3/22: A cold front with…
Read MoreThe Doc, the Chef, and the Comic – Jim Raftus
By Jim Raftus, contributing writer These are dark times. Even a 75 year old optimist sees the darkness. We are facing a worldwide pandemic, burgeoning wars, and a divided America. My solace comes from finding pinpoints of light. Leonard Cohen sings these lines in his song, Anthem: “There is a crack, a crack in everything.…
Read MoreWandering… World Autism Awareness Day, April 2nd – Michael Morse
by Michael Morse, contributing writer She’s wandering on Hope Street, a busy street by anybody’s standards, no coat, blank expression, forward moving, no side glances, no look both ways, just straight ahead and oblivious. I stopped the truck in the middle of the road. “What’s the matter?” I asked. No answer, no sign of acknowledging…
Read MoreClassical High School student wins RI Arts Council’s ‘Poetry Out Loud’ contest
Classical High School senior Mariama Bandabaila is the 2022 winner of the Poetry Out Loud state championship held March 6 at the Greenwich Odeum. Bandabaila joined nine other students in grades 9-12 for 3 rounds of poetry recitation in front of a private audience of family and teachers. “On behalf of Providence Public Schools, I want…
Read MoreIt’s time for Pawtucket’s 24th Annual Photo Contest
Pawtucket: A City in Focus will be the 24th annual photo contest to “CELEBRATE! Pawtucket” Grab your cameras and snap that picture! The City of Pawtucket and The Camera Werks proudly announce the 24th Annual City of Pawtucket Photo Contest! Twelve winning photos will be selected by a panel of local professional photographers and placed in…
Read MoreYour RI Weather Today, April 1, 2022 – John Donnelly
by John Donnelly, meteorologist Overnight rain ends as the cold front moves to our east, but a secondary trough of low pressure chases in behind, kicking up some midday showers. Westerly breezes will remain up, but gusts should not be quite as impressive, topping out around 30 mph. Afternoon temperatures will reach the upper 50’s…
Read MoreTODAY: 401Gives sets $4 Million goal for 24-hour fundraising push
Held on April 1st, annually, and created and powered by United Way, 401Gives is a unified day that helps nonprofits tell their stories while engaging the community and making it easy for people to donate directly to any of hundreds of causes. Rhode Island-based nonprofits have signed up to tell their stories and accept contributions from…
Read MoreGriefSPEAK: Spring, high season for suicides – Mari Nardolillo Dias
by Mari Nardolillo Dias, contributing writer “He made up his mind, He wasn’t telling anyone Did he always feel this way, or had it just begun? There’s so much life that he never tasted He has so much love to give – so sad to see it wasted…. We missed the signs of suffering He…
Read MoreRI News for you: National and local news to know
NATIONAL COVID Confirmed cases of COVID had been falling steadily worldwide since January but rose again last week, due to the more infectious omicron variant and its subvariant BA.2 A new COVID national website has been made – COVID.gov. Cruise ships have ended COVID precautions. In many states, less than 10% of children are vaccinated.…
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