Archive for May 2022
Ron & Jen’s Great Escape – 5-25-22 – Ron St. Pierre and Jen Brien
by Ron St. Pierre and Jen Brien, commentary OH, THE PLACES WE WON’T GO Congratulations! Today is your day! You’ll stay home from great places, cause you have bills to pay! You have holes in your wallet and crumbs on the floor, gas prices are so high you can’t get to the store! You’ll look…
Read MoreLifespan’s Coastal Medical labs struggle to stay open with staffing issues
Want a job? Be a phlebotomist! That’s the message coming out loud and clear from two of the state’s medical testing lab chains. If you go to a lab at Coastal Medical you might find that the lab will be closed. The labs that are closed vary from day to day, swaying with challenging staffing…
Read MoreChanging the dynamics around public safety, mental health – Richard Asinof
by Richard Asinof, ConvergenceRI Photo: Mayor Jorge Elorza signs a proclamation in honor of Mental Health Awareness Month at the fire station on Branch Avenue, in a ceremony following the announcement of a new public safety initiative to embed behavioral health clinicians from The Providence Center at 9-1-1 offices and as part of a mobile…
Read MoreCOVID numbers up – masks back for at least 3 local school districts, other cautions urged
CDC Updates COVID-19 Community Levels for Rhode Island Counties – RIDOH continues to promote “7 Tools for Protection Against COVID-19” Masks are back on in Block Island schools as of last Wednesday. Central Falls was Monday. Providence is today. When mask mandates in schools were removed it was with the proviso that if needed, they…
Read More3 small-dose COVID vaccine for children 6 mos-5 yrs from Pfizer/BioNTech
Pfizer and BioNTech today announced topline safety, immunogenicity and vaccine efficacy data from a Phase 2/3 trial evaluating a third 3-µg dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine in children 6 months to under 5 years of age. Following a third dose in this age group, the vaccine was found to elicit a strong immune response,…
Read MoreNetworking Pick(s) of the Week – 2 new: Warwick & Providence
It’ll be a busy night this Thursday as you go from one to another. There are TWO new Networking events Rhode Island should be celebrating as we all get back to business. The first: Thursday, May 26th – 5:30pm – Dive Bar Networking Kickoff EventEvent by Bill Wallace and Robert Caramante. Meet us at The Bottom Line, 415…
Read MoreRhode Island Foundation’s Neil Steinberg to retire as President/CEO
After nearly 15 years at the helm, Neil D. Steinberg, president and CEO, plans retirement from Rhode Island Foundation The Rhode Island Foundation announced today that Neil D. Steinberg will retire from his role as President and CEO of the state’s community foundation effective May 1, 2023. Steinberg will continue to lead the organization’s operations…
Read MoreRhode Island Weather, May 24, 2022 – John Donnelly
by John Donnelly, meteorologist High pressure builds in with some easterly breezes that will keep the temps from climbing too high. Afternoon highs in the upper 60’s and evening lows in the low 50’s with winds generally out of the east gusting to 25 mph. No rain, as the low pressure system will remain well…
Read MoreTop PC Friar and the political season take center stage at NAACP event – Ann Clanton
by Ann Clanton, “Speak-Up” contributor The 108th annual Freedom Fund Breakfast sponsored by the NAACP Providence Branch took place at the Marriott Hotel on Orms Street Saturday morning. Gubernatorial candidate Ashley Kalus, Mayoral Candidates Nirva LaFortune and Gonzalo Cuervo and former Cranston Mayor and Congressional Candidate Alan Fung led a bevy of candidates who mingled…
Read MoreRI Weather for Mon, May 23, 2022 – John Donnelly
by John Donnelly, meteorologist A cold front continues out to sea taking any showers with it. As it carries further away, the pressure gradient will loosen up, meaning gradually diminishing winds. We’ll have lots of sun in the afternoon with some cloud cover increasing later in the day ahead of the next weather maker to…
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