Archive for June 2023
5 Steps to Buying a Home – free virtual workshop for new homebuyers, June 6th
Own the Dream: 5 Steps to Buying a Home – free Virtual Workshop for New Homebuyers June is National Homeownership Month and Bank Rhode Island (BankRI) and Pawtucket Central Falls Development (PCF Development) are partnering to offer a no-cost, virtual workshop for new homebuyers. Anyone interested is encouraged to attend. Titled, “Own the Dream: 5 Steps…
Read MoreRhode Island Weather, June 4, 2023 – John Donnelly
by John Donnelly, meteorologist Still cool, with afternoon highs in the low 50’s after morning lows in the upper 40’s with a northerly wind gust again to around 30 mph.Light rain a bit more prevalent as the stalled out low pressure area creeps a bit closer to the southeastern New England coast. A “D” day!…
Read MoreIn the Arena with Newport Mayor Xay Khamsyvoravong
This week Joe Paolino, Jr. interviews the new Mayor of Newport, Xay Khamsyvoravong. Xay says he sees Newport as providing a role model for other cities and towns. Yet its uniqueness in terms of history, culture, and more, leave it as a city worth serving. Housing, education, and transportation are his three priority areas. Housing…
Read MoreProvidence: Move over, historic character – David Brussat
by David Brussat, Architecture Here and There, contributing writer Parcel 2 proposal offered by Urbanica and approved by state office of preservation (!). (RISHPO) New and dubious projects (the only kind permitted in Providence, it seems) have crossed my desk, perhaps belatedly. One is for an 11-story residential building in the Jewelry District, appalling in…
Read MoreGimme’ Shelter – BlackBerry at Providence Animal Control Center
Hello! I am a young male goofball, just under one year old. I came to PAC because I was bitten in the butt, that’s right! That made me upset for a while, a good while, and I wasn’t neutered so there’s that. I got stitches and cleaned up at the vet and I got to…
Read MoreRobert Duran Jr.: Standing on his own two feet – Brendan Higgins
By Brendan Higgins, contributing writer Photos courtesy of Yessenia Santelises Duran Try to imagine pursuing a career in basketball if your father were Michael Jordan. Stepping out of the shadow of a legend is a daunting task. That is exactly what Robert Duran Jr is doing. He is the son of multiple time world champion…
Read MoreRIDOH and RIDEM together urge prevention to avoid tick bites – new data dashboard, videos
RIDOH launches new data dashboard for tick-borne diseases With warmer weather now here, and with Rhode Island still a high-incidence state for Lyme disease, the Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) and the Department of Environmental Management (DEM) are urging people to take precautions to prevent tick bites when outdoors. After a mild winter in…
Read MoreRhode Island Weekend Weather for June 3/4, 2023 – John Donnelly
by John Donnelly, meteorologst Saturday 6/3/23: A cold front sits to our south with cool air in place and the occasional shower through the day. Noticeably cooler, with afternoon highs in the mid 50’s and evening lows in the upper 40’s with a north-northeasterly wind gusting to 30 mph. A “D” day! Sunday 6/4/23: Still…
Read MoreIn the news… for June 3, 2023
RHODE ISLAND & VICINITY 190 candidates have registered for TODAY’s Providence Public School Department Hiring Event – 584 positions are currently being recruited for and applications are encouraged online An extra 515 acres for quahogging in Mt. Hope Bay, Warren were opened on May 28 Newport Polo will host the Ukraine Polo Team on its only North…
Read More150+ local Eagle Scouts, Peter Alviti and Howard Bromberg honored
Photo: New Eagle Scouts from the Narragansett Council with National Outstanding Eagle Scout Award recipients Howard Bromberg (middle left) and Peter Alviti (middle right) and Council Executive and CEO Tim McCandless (far right) The Narragansett Council honored 157 Scouts who have achieved the rank of Eagle Scout in the past year at their annual Eagle…
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