Archive for August 2022
Ron & Jen’s Great Escape – 8-17-22 – Ron St. Pierre & Jen Brien
by Ron St. Pierre and Jen Brien, commentary Elvis was a drug addict, too It’s pretty insane…when you stop and think about all the talent that’s been taken because of drug and alcohol dependency. Countless actors, actresses, musicians, writers, etc., etc… Today I was reading about Elvis. Unreal. That guy was 42 when he died…
Read MoreRI Weather for Aug. 17, 2022 – John Donnelly
by John Donnelly, meteorologist Some morning rain courtesy of low pressure paying a closer visit off the east coast on it’s slow tour of the western Atlantic waters. Much needed rain should be ending by early afternoon with stratus cloud cover hanging in there through the evening before thinning and breaking. Tight temperature range with…
Read MoreART! Members shine at DeBlois Gallery’s 38th Annual Members Show
Photo: Newport Pell Bridge, Fran Leyenberger Over 16 artists are featured at the DeBlois Gallery’s 38th Annual Members Show. The show runs through August 28th and the gallery is located at 134 Aquidneck Avenue, in Middletown. Gallery hours are Wednesday through Sunday, 1-5pm. From June to December 2022, member artists and friends are working together…
Read MorePawtucket Hall of Fame inductees named – event includes RINewsToday writers
Pawtucket Hall of Fame Committee announces 2022 Pawtucket Hall of Fame Inductees and Person of the Year Award – the honors go to 2 RINewsToday writers, Dr. Michael Fine and Jack Partridge, and the special guest appearance of past honoree, and current RINewsToday writer, Ron St. Pierre. The Pawtucket Hall of Fame Committee proudly announces this…
Read MoreIt’s Sour Grapes! – Tim Jones
by Timothy Jones, cartoonist __ Tim Jones is the creator, artist and writer of the widely popular, self-syndicated comic strip, “Sour Grapes” – a comic about “Aesop”, a miserable flying dog and his odd friends, all living in a problematic and troubled world. Sour Grapes is currently published in multiple newspapers in Rhode Island, Massachusetts,…
Read MoreBusiness Beat: Diane Landry, joins Engel & Völkers as Real Estate Advisor
Luxury Rhode Island real estate brokerage gains community leader Engel & Völkers of East Greenwich announced today that Diane Landry has joined its brokerage as a real estate advisor, bringing her background in sales, customer service and community relations to this new role. Diane received her real estate license in 2006 after working in export…
Read MoreNetworking Pick of the Week – Summer Fun at Iggy’s
Our networking pick of the week is the Central Rhode Island Chamber of Commerce Summer Fun Networking presented by BayCoast Mortgage Company. The event will be held at Iggy’s Boardwalk at Oakland Beach this Thursday, August 18th from 5 to 7pm. The Chamber says, get your toes in the sand with a drink in your…
Read MoreNewport’s Ida Lewis Distance Race a 2-day sprint
Ida Lewis Distance Race Pleases Veterans and Newcomers Alike Now that the Newport to Bermuda Race is in the history books, sailors are setting their sights on the next offshore racing opportunity, the Ida Lewis Distance Race presented by Bluenose Yacht Sales, scheduled to start on Friday, August 18. However, unlike the Newport to Bermuda Race, which…
Read MoreRI Weather for Tues, Aug. 16, 2022 – John Donnelly
by John Donnelly, meteorologist Not a lot of difference from yesterday, low pressure offshore spins about as an upper low over the northeast US keeps some cool air in place aloft, so cloud cover will be varied through the day. Morning lows in the low 60’s rise to the upper 70’s with the northeasterly breeze…
Read MoreRhode Island Foundation invites Newport Co. residents to break bread, share ideas
Newport County residents invited to share ideas at free community dinner Aug. 16 In increasingly divisive and polarized times, the Rhode Island Foundation is inviting Newport County residents to share ideas over neighborly meals in a re-boot of it 2018 Together RI initiative The Rhode Island Foundation is inviting Newport County residents to share their…
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