Archive for November 2022
RI Veterans: Did you know? (A Thanksgiving letter home), 24-11-22 – John A. Cianci
by John A. Cianci, contributing writer, veterans issues Editor’s Note: John is working on a FREE Thanksgiving Dinner for Veterans at Perella’s Ristorante today – no one is harder working when it comes to holidays than John. (The dinner is 1pm & 3pm. with Italian American War Veterans and Auxiliary providing deliveries, etc. Reservations had…
Read MoreThe newly elected… their fingers to the wind – John J. Partridge
by John J. “Jack” Partridge, contributing writer, commentary If I thought the national elections would have been an opportunity for the incumbent Democrats and the challenging Republicans to discuss inflation its causes, and its remedies, I was to be sorely disappointed; too much of the election was focused on false narratives and claims and personalities…
Read MoreThanksgiving Leftovers Chiliaquiles – Alison Mountford
By Chef Alison Mountford INGREDIENTS 12 corn tortillas (cut into 8 wedges each) .25 cup canola oil (for frying) 1 teaspoon kosher salt (divided, possibly more to taste) 4 Roma tomato (about 1 1/2 pounds) .5 yellow onion 1 jalapeño (remove the seeds if you prefer it less spicy) 2 clove garlic ½ cup gravy…
Read MoreHappy Thanksgiving – from, and to, our writers – RINewsToday
by Nancy Thomas, publisher From RINewsToday to our readers – our wishes for a peaceful Thanksgiving. With a special thanksgiving to the writers who make up RINewsToday. As we start to close out another year, we are very grateful for all. Our little state never lacks for a story to tell – some wonderful and…
Read MoreRI Weather for Nov. 24, 2022 – John Donnelly
by John Donnelly, meteorologist High pressure settles in just to our south to keep us in the pleasant weather for the holiday feasting. Plenty of sun, no rain, light winds. Morning lows on the chilly side, low 30’s rising to afternoon highs in the upper 40’s with a breeze generally less than 10 mph out…
Read MoreThanksgiving Day football marks an end for many high school careers – Schedule – John Cardullo
by John Cardullo, sportswriter It was only a couple months ago when high school football teams began the grueling process of 2-a-days in the summer heat. This process has served as a right of passage for many players and forged a bond with their fellow teammates for as long as football has been played. Refusing…
Read MoreRon & Jen’s Great Escape – 11-23-22 – Ron St. Pierre and Jen Brien
GRATITUDE IS TRICKY Tomorrow we will be gettin’ our “Thanksgiving on”… whatever that looks like for you and yours, I hope it’s a terrific day! We here in NE have a bonus event within the event as our Patriots take the field at 8:20pm vs the VIKINGS. I can’t remember that happening recently so it’s going…
Read MoreIt’s Sour Grapes time! – Tim Jones
by Timothy Jones, cartoonist ___ Meet Tim at Northeast Comic Con – November 25-27, 2022 ___ 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…
Read MoreRI Weather for November 23, 2022 – John Donnelly
by John Donnelly, meteorologist Not a great deal of 24-hour change, but a bit warmer and slightly faster northwesterly breezes accompanied by late afternoon scattered high cloud cover. Morning lows off the freezing mark generally, but some locales could dip down to 32 and below, but low RH will keep most of the frost off…
Read MorePawtucket opens its heart – and its Police HQ lobby, 24/7 – one of 4 Warming Centers
The City of Pawtucket announced that starting today several sites will be available as warming centers to help cope with the cold weather Rhode Island is experiencing. 3 have daytime hours. 1 has 24/7, 7 days a week offering – the local Police headquarters’ lobby. These local buildings will be open to the public during…
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