United Way Children’s Book Drive, statewide

An open book on top of a stack of books.

Collection Sites across the State, United Way’s Children’s Book Drive Runs through May 25 In partnership with Women United and Books Are Wings, effort is one of Rhode Island’s largest annual book collections With collection sites conveniently located throughout the state, United Way of Rhode Island is encouraging everyone across the Ocean State to participate…

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Cranstonians have “Coffee with a Cop”

A police officer is holding a badge.

“Coffee With a Cop” this Wednesday, May 4th from 8:30am to 10:30am with the officers of the Cranston Police Department at Café International, 675 Oaklawn Avenue in Cranston. This “community policing” event continues for the Cranston Police Department because of its popularity with the Cranston community, giving members and officers the opportunity to dialogue and…

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Supply Chain – Matthew Fecteau

An airplane is flying over cargo containers at night.

By Matthew Fecteau, op-ed to RINewsToday Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is the most serious military conflict in Europe since World War 2 and will be an inflection point for international affairs. It is an object lesson in how natural resources can give rogue nations outsized power and why America desperately needs secure domestic supply chains…

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RI Weather Today, May 3, 2022 – John Donnelly

Tuesday weather map.

by John Donnelly, meteorologist What’s left of yesterday’s low pressure slowly moves out to sea, with low cloud over breaking up through the morning. We’ll have a short spell of some sunshine in the afternoon before more high cloud cover rolls in with a warm front in the evening. Afternoon highs reach the upper 50’s…

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Networking Pick of the Week: NRI Finest Networking

Asian businessman shaking hands with a man in a suit.

This week’s selection, after last week’s plethora of networking opportunity is the NRI Finest Networking Group which will be held on Thursday, May 5th from 11:30am to 1pm at Tavalo Wine Bar & Tuscan Grille, 970 Douglas Pike in Smithfield, RI. Join them for a FREE, in-person Open Networking event! NRI’s Finest Networking Group meets…

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Buses from Kyiv – Dr. Michael Fine

A group of people standing in front of a bus.

by Dr. Michael Fine, contributing writer Thursday, we met ten buses carrying 450 people who had left Kyiv the night before and were on their way to Berlin. Apparently, Poland is having trouble handling the number of people who have arrived from Ukraine, and they are looking for other countries to take refugees directly (many…

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