Archive for August 2022
Burn with Kearns: Firefighter Fit – Kevin Kearns
by Kevin Kearns, Burn with Kearns, contributing writer I have a special place in my heart and soul for first responders. Especially now with all that went on with Covid and alike. Ever since I was involved with my UFC fighters, I began working with first responders on the front line and our military. This…
Read MoreOver 800 local Scouts honored for achieving Eagle Scout rank
Photo: New Eagle Scouts from the Narragansett Council with National Outstanding Eagle Scouts Lorne Adrain and David Preston Inaugural Class of 11 Female Eagle Scouts Honored Over 800 Scouts from the Narragansett Council, Boy Scouts of America were recognized for achieving Scouting’s highest rank, Eagle Scout, at this year’s Eagle Scout Recognition Dinner. The event was held…
Read MoreRI Weekend Weather for August 27/28, 2022 – John Donnelly
by John Donnelly, meteorologist Saturday 8/27/22: High pressure builds in to our northwest and helps push out some of the humid and volatile air and energy from yesterday. We’ll see some cloud cover, but no serious threat for rain, maybe an isolated light shower somewhere inland from the greater Providence area. Morning lows in the…
Read MoreTree-ring research confirming 1850s Rhode Island whaler found in South America
Off the coast of South America, a shipwreck has drawn the attention of Dendrochronologiasts, scientists who studies tree rings to determine dates and the chronological order of past events. They’ve been called in to help identify a shipwreck of a “whaler” a ship used to capture and process whales. In 1859, the globe-trotting ship, The…
Read MoreUglinesss at Brown explained – David Brussat
by David Brussat, Architecture Here and There Photo: Lindemann Performing Arts Center, with “flutes” above glass lobby – D. Brussat Brown University’s new performing arts center, in the form of a stunted square pillar with flutes squatting atop a rectangular glass lobby, is almost ready for its dedication. It will be called the Lindemann Performing…
Read MoreRI Weather for Fri, August 26, 2022 – John Donnelly
by John Donnelly, meteorologist A mid level disturbance will threaten the area during the afternoon with some showers and thunderstorms developing. As with any thunderstorms, the heavy rains can be tough to pinpoint, but someone will get it pretty good. All models indicating the best time for rain will be between 4pm and 7pm. Morning…
Read More55th Annual Black Regiment Monument Commemoration with NAACP-Newport
The Newport County Branch – NAACP will host its 55th Annual Black Regiment Monument Commemoration Ceremony on Sunday, August 28, 2022, 3:00p.m., at Patriots Park in Portsmouth (Intersections of Routes 24 & 114). The event is free and open to the public. Guest Speaker is Hon. Ray Rickman, former State Representative, former Deputy Secretary of…
Read MoreGriefSPEAK: Selfish? Or practicing self-care? – Mari Nardolillo Dias
By: Mari Nardolillo Dias In a despairing yet angry tone, Diana launched out of her chair in my office and paced, muttering repeatedly, “How can I be so selfish!” Here I am trying to BETTER MYSELF and get through the pain of losing my husband! What right do I have to try to find solace…
Read MoreOutdoors in RI: Come Clam with me…
The RI DEM Division of Fish and Wildlife ‘s Aquatic Resource Education program invites you to “Come Clam with Me!” Learn how to dig for clams, the equipment you need, and the management strategies that have kept Rhode Island in the quahogging industry for so long. Jody King, long time quahogger, will be instructing people…
Read MoreRI Veterans: Did you know? 24-08-22 (Navy Salute to Summer, OSDRI assistance event) – John A. Cianci
by John A. Cianci, Department Veterans Service Officer, Italian American War Veterans (ITAM) Operation Stand Down Rhode Island (OSDRI) will kick off its 31st annual Veteran Assistance Event on September 15th at 8 a.m. This Veteran Assistance Event will be held at OSDRI’s Veteran Service Center located at 1010 Hartford Avenue in Johnston. Services will…
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