Archive for July 2022
Pawtucket Promotes: community fun at Palagis Ice Cream, 7/16
Pawtucket Promotes Highlights Summer Community Fun at Palagis Ice Cream The Pawtucket Promotes Series’ goal is to highlight businesses and industries that are active in the community, and with the series currently on a break following four great events since March, Pawtucket Promotes would like to highlight the community activities happening at Palagis Ice Cream. …
Read MoreRI Weather Today, July 15, 2022 – John Donnelly
by John Donnelly, meteorologist High pressure builds in with some more tolerable dryness bringing down the apparent temperature. Afternoon highs will still climb into the 80’s from morning lows in the mid 60’s with a light southwesterly breeze shifting from north earlier. _____ ___ John Donnelly was born in Hialeah, Florida and moved back to…
Read MoreNational Desert Storm and Shield Groundbreaking – John A. Cianci
by John A. Cianci, Department Veterans Service Officer, Italian American War Veterans (ITAM) Over 31 years ago, hundreds of Rhode Islanders were part of a U.S. led international military coalition expelling occupying Iraqi troops from Kuwait. Now planners have broken ground on the long-simmering plans for a Gulf War memorial. The memorial will become the…
Read MoreGriefSPEAK: The Feast – my birthday, namesake, memories – Mari Nardolillo Dias
By Mari Nardolillo Dias (Reprinted from January 31, 2020) Note: This weekend welcomes St. Mary’s Feast of Madonna Della Civita in Cranston. Until recently, the Feast has always been celebrated on the 21st of July, the author’s birthday and namesake. It seems appropriate to reprint this to provide the history of the Feast on this,…
Read MoreNaval Station Newport: Marijuana remains prohibited on federal land and facilities
NAVAL STATION NEWPORT PROHIBITION OF MARIJUANA REMAINS AFTER STATE LEGALIZATION Rhode Island announced new law governing the possession and use of recreational marijuana in the state, but the new policy and its provisions do not extend to federal land and facilities, including Naval Station Newport. The new law does not make it permissible for any…
Read MoreAnother AGONZA mural graces Providence
A new mural commissioned to AGONZA by Tufts Health Plan showcases the Olneyville community and Providence’s culture and vibrancy. On Saturday, leaders and members of the Olneyville community will come together for the official reveal of a new Manton Avenue mural. Painted by Providence-born artist AGONZA, who has renowned street murals throughout New England, the…
Read MoreRI Dept. of Health Monkeypox Task Force on prevention and control
As national health experts continue to track the ongoing global outbreak of monkeypox, the Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH)’s Monkeypox Task Force is coordinating with healthcare providers, healthcare facilities, and communities on monkeypox prevention and control measures. Monkeypox is a rare disease caused by infection with the monkeypox virus. As part of this current…
Read MoreNational Desert Storm and Desert Shield Memorial groundbreaking TODAY in DC – RINewsToday is there
The National Desert Storm and Desert Shield Memorial will break ground on the National Mall in Washington D.C. tomorrow, July 14th. The goal is to dedicate the completed Memorial in 2024. The National Desert Storm and Desert Shield War Memorial Act authorized the National Desert Storm War Memorial Association to establish a commemorative work on…
Read MoreJudy Collins – Jane Pickens Theater, Newport
Judy Collins will appear in concert on Friday, August 19th at 8pm at the Jane Pickens Theater, 49 Touro Street in Newport. And – due to overwhelming response, Collins is returning for a second show on Saturday, August 20th at 8pm. Tickets range from $69 to $99 per person. Judy Collins – The award-winning singer-songwriter…
Read MoreRI Weather Today, July 14, 2022 – John Donnelly
by John Donnelly, meteorologist Warm and humid with the chance for afternoon showers and maybe an isolated thunderstorm in the mix as a weak area of low pressure skirts the coast. Morning lows around 70 rise to the mid 80’s with a weak southwesterly breeze. ___ John Donnelly was born in Hialeah, Florida and moved…
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