Business Beat: PLDO Attorneys named in “The Best Lawyers in America”

August 19, 2022
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PLDO Attorneys Named in The Best Lawyers in America® 2023William E. O’Gara Recognized as “Lawyer of the Year” in his Employment & Labor Law Practice Area Pannone Lopes Devereaux & O’Gara LLC (PLDO) announced that fourteen (14) attorneys in multiple practice areas have been selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in…

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Take Me Fishing! A day for the whole family

August 19, 2022
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Two great outdoors events for you – one coming up next weekend – and one this weekend. It’s the 3rd annual Take Me Fishing Day coming up on Sunday, August 28th from 11am to 3pm at the Blackstone River State Park at 1075 Lower River Road in Lincoln. This is a day for the entire…

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RI Weather for Friday, Aug. 19, 2022 – John Donnelly

August 19, 2022
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by John Donnelly, meteorologist High pressure builds in kicking up southwesterly breezes and stable sinking air that will heat up to the upper 80’s in the afternoon from morning lows in the upper 60’s. More dry air in place with no chance for rain, which is nice because no rain, but bad also because…no rain.…

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Over-the-counter Hearing Aids coming in October, CVS responds

August 19, 2022 |
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FDA Finalizes Historic Rule Enabling Access to Over-the-Counter Hearing Aids for Millions of Americans – could be in stores as soon as mid-October Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a final rule to improve access to hearing aids which may in turn lower costs for millions of Americans. This action establishes a new…

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(Updated) Millions coming for RI trauma-informed schools, 988 hotline, mental/behavioral health…

August 18, 2022
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Rhode Island’s FY 23 budget includes $30 million for community behavioral health clinics, funding to establish Mental Health Treatment Court, $1.8 million to establish the 9-8-8 Suicide Prevention and Mental Health Crisis Hotline, and $1 million for the study of suicide prevention barriers. The Governor signed two bills on Aug. 18th: H6667B (Representative Marcia Ranglin-Vassell) and S2556A (Senator Sandra…

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Firecracker Eggplant – Alison Mountford

August 18, 2022
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By Alison Mountford, contributing chef, RINewsToday ACTIVE TIME – 15 TOTAL TIME – 30 SERVES – 6 as a side dish Intro: Firecracker sauce toes the line between buffalo sauce and teriyaki. It thickens and glazes whatever you put it on while it cooks – and it is so simple to make. We love this…

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RI Veterans: Did you know? 18-8-22 (Mortgage Life Ins, Victory Day update…) – John A. Cianci

August 18, 2022
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by John A. Cianci, Department Veterans Service Officer, Italian American War Veterans (ITAM) Last week’s column covered Service-Disabled Veteran Insurance and those veterans collecting service connected  eligible for FREE insurance: https://rinewstoday.com/ri-veterans-did-you-know-11-08-22-victory-day-insurance-events-discounts-john-a-cianci/. This week’s topic will be for Veterans’ Mortgage Life insurance (VMLI) offered by the VA for veterans. One feature unique to this mortgage insurance, veteran’s service connected…

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RI Weather for August 18, 2022 – John Donnelly

August 18, 2022
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by John Donnelly, meteorologist We’ll have to wait a few more days for anything like a decent rain. The 18 drops we had yesterday won’t cut it. Cloud cover will be diminishing as the low pressure center continues towards the gulf of Maine taking with it any chance for further rainfall. Expect an afternoon high…

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