Archive for May 2022
Ron & Jen’s Great Escape, 5-4-2022 – Ron St. Pierre and Jen Brien
by Ron St. Pierre & Jen Brien, commentary FOTOMAT Hi gang! I was thinking about the 80’s the other day and the craziness that went on during that decade. I hung out with my best friend, “Don Baby”, and the gang, and did just stupid things. We drank beer and rode my unicycle, ran around…
Read MoreUnited Way Children’s Book Drive, statewide
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…
Read MoreCranstonians have “Coffee with a Cop”
“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…
Read MoreSupply Chain – Matthew Fecteau
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…
Read MoreUnsteady start for RI’s Opioid Settlement Advisory Council – Richard Asinof
RI’s Opioid Settlement Advisory Council off to an unsteady start, by Richard Asinof, ConvergenceRI.
Read MoreRI Weather Today, May 3, 2022 – John Donnelly
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…
Read MoreThe law of the land becomes the law of the states on abortion, if SCOTUS leak accurate
(This is a developing story…) In a stunning and shocking development, a leak within the Supreme Court has released a draft by Justice Alito of the possible final decision of the Court on Roe v. Wade. The leak and draft were reported on by Politico. The draft goes back to February and may be an…
Read MoreNetworking Pick of the Week: NRI Finest Networking
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…
Read MoreBuses from Kyiv – Dr. Michael Fine
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…
Read MoreBusiness Beat: Beth Mazor joins Engel & Völkers
Beth Mazor joins Engel & Volkers as real estate advisor in East Greenwich, Rhode Island.
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