Archive for June 2023
Gimme’ Shelter: Lorelai and Rory at Providence Animal Control Center
Hello! We are a mother (Lorelai) and daughter (Rory)! We were seized from a home where bad things were happening. We are thankful to be outta there! Rory is more outgoing than Lorelai but momma will get there, she has been through a lot. Both girls lived with very small dogs and could be okay…
Read MoreHow modernism got square – David Brussat
Editor’s note: Here is a post from December 2013, almost a decade ago, shortly after the Providence Journal booted my Journal blog from its roster of staff-written web logs, which is where the word “blog” comes from. I used to write two or three of these per day, even while I was also writing editorials…
Read MoreBurn with Kearns: The 7 Elements of Fitness – Kevin Kearns
by Kevin Kearns, contributing writer, fitness and exercise The 7 elements of success… and why you need them in your daily programming, and how they can affect your overall health over 40 I love working out! I have been doing it for 40 years now! Holy crap! That’s like 2 lifetimes. Over the years my philosophies…
Read MoreRhode Island Weekend Weather for June 10/11, 2023 – John Donnelly
by John Donnelly, meteorologist Saturday 6/10/23: Low pressure still hangs around, but moves a bit off to the northeast, still a chance for an afternoon shower. Partly cloudy otherwise, with morning lows around 50 and afternoon highs around 70 with a light southwesterly breeze. It’s a “B” day! Sunday 6/11/23: Low pressure weakens, and the…
Read MoreHopeHealth Gala Raises $300,000 to Support Patients in Need
Photo, above: HopeHealth celebrates excellence and compassion at its annual gala, “An Evening of Hope & Gratitude.” From left to right: Patrick Wallace, CHPNA, received the Spirit of Hope Award. U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse was presented with the Distinguished Advocate Award.The Ninth Human Dignity Award was presented to Richard W. Besdine, MD, and Terrie Fox…
Read MoreIn the news…
RHODE ISLAND & VICINITY Four North End restaurant owners dropped their lawsuit against Mayor Michelle Wu, retracting claims that she showed anti-Italian discrimination when singling out their neighborhood for last year’s $7,500 outdoor dining fee. 24,000 pot cases expunged in RI Newport schools offering free lunch to any child whose family is enrolled in SNAP…
Read More“Salute of Roses” – 24th Annual Rose Show, Rhode Island Rose Society
Photo: 2022 Grand Prize Winner, “Distant Drums”, by Cindy Ehrenreich, RI Rose Society website The Rhode Island Rose Society invites you to their 24th Annual Rose Show on Saturday, June 10, from 1 – 3 p.m. at Shepherd of the Valley Church, 604 Seven Mile Road, Hope, RI. Stroll among the fragrances, colors and…
Read MoreRhode Island Weather for June 9, 2023 – John Donnelly
by John Donnelly, meteorologist Low pressure lingers for another day with fire haze in the area as well as some rain showers, mainly in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 60’s after morning lows in the upper 40’s with a light southwesterly breeze. A “C” day! ___ Follow John’s weather forecasts, here: WEATHER WITH JOHN…
Read MoreGriefSPEAK: Safe, family time memories of childhood sick days – Mari Nardolillo Dias
by Mari Nardolillo Dias, contributing writer on grief and grieving I chewed a Bayer aspirin, 81 mg, this morning. I felt a undefinable, uncontrollable pull, like the canister at the bank drive-up window. Woosh. My destination was my childhood. And the soft, warm, safe feeling of being home, sick. These moments always included: flat ginger…
Read MoreSocial Security’s commitment to the LGBTQ+ community
By Cheryl Tudino, Social Security Public Affairs Specialist June is Pride Month. It’s a time to acknowledge the LGBTQ+ community, and also celebrate diversity, love, and respect. On June 26, 2015, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a decision in Obergefell v. Hodges, holding that same-sex couples have a constitutional right to marry in all states.…
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