Archive for June 2022
GriefSPEAK: The seasons of our passing – Mari Nardolillo Dias
By: Mari Nardolillo Dias, EdD, contributing writer Updated in 2023 as fall is upon us and the seasons pull at our emotions, sadness, and, inevitably renewal… It was a cold January that year. Julie’s husband Sam, her life-long love and soul mate was diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer and passed shortly after at the…
Read MoreBishop Tobin expands Saint Gabriel’s Call programs for pregnant, new mothers
Most Rev. Thomas J. Tobin, Bishop of Providence, announced a commitment to double the assistance provided to pregnant and new mothers as well as their children through the Saint Gabriel’s Call ministry. “Increased economic stress brought on by the higher cost of basic groceries, supply-chain issues, rising fuel prices, and the unavailability of needed baby…
Read MoreYour conservation efforts make RI a better place – Terry Gray, RI DEM
By Terry Gray – feature to RINewsToday Editor’s Note: We are pleased to bring you this column, written by Terry Gray, the new Director of the RI Department of Environmental Management (RIDEM), which replaces “Friday Fishing Tips” for this week– thank you to Jeff Gross for arranging for this. In other states, there are separate…
Read MoreRhode Island Weather, June 3, 2022 – John Donnelly
by John Donnelly, meteorologist Our sluggish frontal system finally makes some headway to more welcome confines, over the ocean that is, and eventually out of our hair, but not before finally dropping some light rain over the area until midday. We may even see the sun again during the afternoon with a high in the…
Read MoreRhode Island Weather, June 2, 2022 – John Donnelly
by John Donnelly, meteorologist Frontal system remains to our west with some morning showers ending around sunrise. Clouds stick around through most of the day, and then another batch of showers strikes during the evening and carries through the night as the system makes some eastward progress. Morning lows in the upper 50’s rising to…
Read MoreAsparagus & Green Pea Risotto – Anthony Salemme
By Anthony Salemme, contributing chef Serves 4 as a Meal (Downloadable, printable recipe at bottom of page) With the end of Spring and green all around us, this creamy risotto brightens any table. 1 ½ pounds asparagus, trimmed bottoms 2 cups peas, fresh or frozen 1 bunch green onions, sliced including the white parts 3…
Read MoreLocal schools choose different paths to support children
This is a developing story… How schools are responding to the shooting in Texas is as unique as each school and community are unique. The fact that school is still in session for the last few days or weeks reminds us that the Uvalde school had only 2 days left to the year and had…
Read MoreBack on TV – Kelly Bates
by Nancy Thomas Less than a year after a sudden departure from NBC10, Kelly Bates returns to television weather in days. To her Twitter and Instagram friends, she never really left, but the sadness around Kelly Bates, an iconic figure in weather reporting was palpable. Kelly herself seemed to be shocked at the transition she…
Read MoreRI Veterans: Did you know? (grave markers…) 2 June 22 – John A. Cianci
by John A. Cianci, Department Veterans Service Officer, Italian American War Veterans (ITAM) Did you know deceased veterans buried at private or municipal cemeteries are eligible for FREE headstones, markers, and medallions for grave from the Veterans Administration? Government Provides Free Medallions for Eligible Veterans Buried in Private and Municipal Cemeteries We start off with a…
Read MoreRon & Jen’s Great Escape – 6-1-2022 – Ron St. Pierre and Jen Brien
by Ron St. Pierre and Jen Brien, commentary GOD didn’t pull the trigger… Satan did Every time there’s a tragedy in this country many, many people want to point the finger at a political party, our culture, our laws…. and in that mix, predictably, God is blamed by someone at some point along the way. “If…
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