Archive for October 2022
RI Weekend Weather Wrap, Oct. 29/30, 2022 – John Donnelly
by John Donnelly, meteorologist Saturday 10/29/22: High pressure and dry air dominates the weekend. Plenty of sunshine and seasonable temperatures ranging from around 40 for a morning low to around 60 for an afternoon high with a light northeasterly breeze for Saturday. Sunday 10/30/22: More of the same, with the only difference being slight cooler…
Read MoreVeterans: Come to prayer service & honor breakfast with Bishop Hendricken & Iggy’s
Bishop Hendricken High School and Iggy’s Boardwalk Restaurant will honor those who have served with a FREE Veterans’ Day Breakfast on Friday, November 11, 2022. All veterans and active duty military and their families will eat for free and may choose between two serving times at Iggy’s Boardwalk in Warwick: 8am or 10am. “We are…
Read MoreBurn with Kearns: Combat ready shoulders – Kevin Kearns
by Kevin Kearns, contributing writer Anyone who has watched the UFC and other fights will almost always remark on how well defined the upper bodies are of the fighters. The shoulder girdle (the muscles that comprise the shoulder completely) are a complex structure and require some clear thought when working with fighters. Since the shoulder…
Read MoreIn the news… updates for 10/29/22
RHODE ISLAND & VICINITY New Bedford is going to announce their winter “homeless” plan, which has used motels in prior years. Rhode Island has not announced its plan for the approx. 500 who remain unhoused here Shake Shack will open 2nd store in Garden City, near the Starbucks RI commits $9.5 million in federal funds…
Read MoreKeep them safe – Prescription Drug Take Back Day Saturday
DEA Prescription Drug Take Back Day Set for Saturday Rhode Islanders are urged to dispose of unwanted prescriptions at collection sites across the state The United States Attorney’s Office joins the Drug Enforcement Administration in encouraging Rhode Islanders to take advantage of the 23rd National Prescription Drug Take Back Day this Saturday by disposing of unneeded or…
Read MoreRI Weather for October 28, 2022 – John Donnelly
by John Donnelly, meteorologist High pressure slides a bit to the east, and a weak trough moves in from the west bringing some high cloud cover to the area during the day. No threat of rain, though, so not to worry. Morning lows in the low 40’s rising to the mid 50’s with northeasterly winds…
Read MoreThe Black Press in Rhode Island – TONIGHT
The Black Press in Rhode Island will be held tonight, Friday, October 28th at 5pm at the Redwood Library & Athenaeum, 50 Bellevue Avenue, in Newport. The event is free and open to the public. The Black Press in Rhode Island is a remarkable, yet virtually unknown history. In 1857 we find Alexander P. Niger,…
Read MoreGriefSPEAK: Beyond a pain too beautiful – Mari Nardolillo Dias
By Mari Nardolillo Dias, contributing writer She “wears her pain like diamonds” (Alpha), although she told me that she feels like she is on fire, and drowning, simultaneously. She wears a little black dress interrupted only by the glare of the jewels: the cabochon drops like a single tear from a fragile filigree chain around…
Read MoreURI CyberCorps Scholars for Service will work for U.S. government
As part of the University of Rhode Island’s CyberSecurity Awareness Month, the Department of Computer Science and Statistics announces the 2022 CyberCorps Scholarship for Service recipients. Funded by the National Science Foundation, the scholarship provides selected students with tuition and fees for up to three years; a $25,000 stipend (undergraduate/academic year) or a $34,000 stipend (graduate/academic year); and…
Read MoreMandolins at The Mediator benefit
L’Esperance is performing a benefit concert at the Mediator Fellowship at 50 Rounds Avenue in Providence this coming Saturday at 7:00 p.m. L’Esperance’s performance will feature a mix of music including rock standards, renaissance canons, Celtic favorites, Jazz standards and contemporary compositions for mandolin orchestra. Guitarist Elisandro (AKA Taller Etual) will open the evening with…
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