Archive for September 2022
Networking Pick of the Week: Mix, Mingle & Network, East Bay Chamber
Monthy Mingle Networking Social hosted by Herreshoff Marine Museum, 1 Burnside Street in Bristol, on Wednesday, September 14th, from 5:30 – 7:00 pm. Chamber members $5 | Guests $10 * *Guests may attend up to 2 monthly mingles to decide if joining our East Bay Chamber is a fit for them! Monthly Mingle at Herreshoff Marine Museum The…
Read MoreMy Pandemic Project – Mary T. O’Sullivan
By Mary T. O’Sullivan, MSOL “Every project is an opportunity to learn, to figure out problems and challenges, to invent and reinvent.” – David Rockwell This week I attended yet another conference where I was able to display and sell my book, The Leader You Don’t Want to Be. At these events, I’m often asked…
Read MoreRI Weather for September 12, 2022 – John Donnelly
by John Donnelly, meteorologist Low pressure moves along the southern coast and delivers some overnight light rain ending around 8-9am. Clouds will hang around until the afternoon before breaking up. Morning lows in the upper 60’s rise to the upper 70’s with a light southerly breeze. ___ John Donnelly was born in Hialeah, Florida and…
Read MoreBooks: On the Wings of a Hummingbird, by Susan Mills
At 15 years old, Petra must grow into the lessons of the Mayan hummingbird as she carves her future out of a childhood scarred by gang violence. Petra’s life has been upended by local gang violence in her small Guatemalan village. Her childhood friend Emilio had a hand in their friend Justina’s murder, and his…
Read More“Simply the Best” comes to PPAC – Ann Clanton
by Ann Clanton, contributing reporter Tina Turner the Musical Launches Road Tour in Providence Closing last month to rave reviews, with a Tony Award for the lead actress and garnering 11 nominations, “Tina: The Musical” concluded a successful run on Broadway – but for Rhode Island fans there’s no need to worry that they missed…
Read MoreBetter Bay Alliance Sounds Alarm for Boating Safety
Both fatal and near-fatal boating accidents on Narragansett Bay have prompted local boating enthusiasts to sound the alarm for boating safety. The non-profit organization Better Bay Alliance was formed in January 2020 after racing sailor Sandra G. Tartaglino, while helming a catamaran in the New England 100 Regatta, was struck by a powerboat and killed. More recently,…
Read MoreSpeaker Pelosi: Bring Larson’s Social Security proposal to a floor vote – Herb Weiss
By Herb Weiss, contributing writer on aging issues On the 87th Anniversary of Social Security, the Washington, DC based Social Security Works (SSW) hosted a “Social Security Town Hall Meeting” to get the word out about the importance of passing the Social Security: 2100: A Sacred Trust. The virtual town hall meeting brought together House lawmakers,…
Read MoreSouth County Psychiatry opens weight, wellness program in Cranston – as Lifespan closes theirs
Hope for hundreds of patients left without services in Rhode Island Dr. Vincent Pera has joined South County Psychiatry to open The Weight and Wellness Institute. The offices will be in Cranston, on Pontiac Avenue, right off Route 95. Dr. Pera is the past director of the Centers for Weight and Wellness at Lifespan, which…
Read MoreRI Weather for September 11, 2022 – John Donnelly
by John Donnelly, meteorologist Cloud cover increases through the day as low pressure creeps in from the southwest, some light showers beginning in the overnight hours into Monday. Morning lows in the mid 60’s rise to the low 80’s with a still light westerly breeze. ___ John Donnelly was born in Hialeah, Florida and moved…
Read MoreProvidence Mayoral & Ward 3 candidates shift, clarify positions on Hope Street bike trail
With election scheduled for Tuesday, and in response to requests for what the candidates’ positions were we reached out to three candidates for mayor of Providence, all Democrats, and four candidates running for city council from Ward 3, three Democrats and one independent, to get their views on the controversial bike trail trial on Hope…
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