Archive for October 2022
Gimme’ Shelter – Captain and Jack, together at Providence Animal Control Center
*If you can see me, I am still available! No phone calls please, everything is done online and we do need an application submitted and approved before scheduling a visit. Please email [email protected]* Hello! We are Captain and Jack! We were dumped together in a carrier in someone’s driveway 🙁 Thankfully, they called PAC! We…
Read MoreIn the Arena, Gregg Amore, candidate for RI Secretary of State
Joe Paolino, Jr. interviews Gregg Amore, candidate for Rhode Island Secretary of State. Amore talks about voting security and confidence in voting machines. They talk about voting systems, software and machines for voting in other states. With people less engaged than ever before, Amore says we have to engage a voting system that will get…
Read MoreA Taste Of Rhode Island: A 5-Star Event – Brendan Higgins
by Brendan Higgins, contributing writer Photo: Lupe Aguilar and Pat Paolino Cruz The Ocean State has always been known for night life, culture and especially for great restaurants – from Pawtucket to Westerly, and all points in between. Thursday night at the Crowne Plaza in Warwick, that reputation was on full display at the annual…
Read MoreRI Weather for October 23, 2022 – John Donnelly
by John Donnelly, meteorologist As a warm front associated with low pressure along the east coast drifts northward, rain will begin by late morning and carry on through the day and night with varying degrees of intensity, mostly light, with some bouts of slightly heavier rain in the early afternoon. Morning lows in the mid…
Read MoreBurn with Kearns: From the board room to the locker room – Kevin Kearns
by Kevin Kearns, contributing writer It’s challenging for all of us to stay in tip top shape. As a wellness transformation coach for over 37 years, working with some of Boston’s most elite CEOs can be even tougher. For the self-employed CEO it can be downright impossible. A colleague I worked with went from over…
Read MoreTODAY: RI Slave History Medallions installation at Trinity Church
The nonprofit RI Slave History Medallions (RISHM) is marking the landscape to honor the enslaved in partnership with RI communities and institutions. The public is invited to historic Trinity Church in Newport for an acknowledgement program, choir performance and installation celebration of the RI Slave History Medallion on Sunday, October 30 at 4:00 PM.Speakers will…
Read MoreRI Weekend Weather Wrap, October 22/23, 2022 – John Donnelly
by John Donnelly, meteorologist Saturday 10/22/22: High pressure centers over the area, keeping the air generally where it is, meaning very little wind. Another nice and nearly cloud-free day, the exception being some high cirrus late as low pressure rolls up the eastern seaboard. Morning lows start in the low 40’s and warm to afternoon…
Read MoreRSV posing challenge for babies, seniors, hospitals, and healthcare facilities
Hospitals in 32 states are reporting a swift rise in children with RSV. 75% of children’s hospitals report they are nearing being at capacity. Several times in the past two weeks there were zero pediatric ICU beds in the greater Rhode Island area. Notably, Tufts Children’s Hospital closed on July 1st, and that has impacted…
Read MoreBusiness Beat: PLDO attorneys named 2022 Super Lawyers & Rising Stars
Pannone Lopes Devereaux & O’Gara LLC (PLDO) is pleased to announce that several attorneys have been named to the 2022 Rhode Island Super Lawyers and Rising Stars lists. PLDO attorneys selected as Super Lawyers include: William P. Devereaux, Principal (Civil Litigation: Defense) Matthew A. Lopes, Jr., Principal (Criminal Defense) William E. O’Gara, Principal (Employment & Labor…
Read MoreGriefSPEAK: Losing your human – Mari Nardolillo Dias
by Mari Nardolillo Dias, contributing writer Tilly – I know you know that I’m a grief therapy dog. You might remember me running the fence with you at the dog park. We never spent a lot of time hanging out one-on-one because you mostly sat at your human’s feet or under the bench where he always…
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