Archive for July 2023
New England Virtual Wedding Expo, Summer – showcase your biz, plan your wedding
Join us for the New England Virtual Wedding Expo Summer Edition on July 30th from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. It’s totally free! It’s Summer so you can do your wedding planning at the beach or by the pool, or sitting in your A/C! This is a cool way to hear from a variety of wedding professionals…
Read MoreHomeless in RI: “A Unified Command is key to homelessness solution” – Vincent Marzullo
by Vincent Marzullo, commentary to RINewsToday Addressing neighborhood homelessness is a complex and multifaceted challenge that requires the coordinated efforts of various stakeholders. In this context, the concept of a “Unified Command” emerges as a crucial strategy for state governments to effectively tackle this issue. Unified Command brings together diverse agencies, organizations, and community members…
Read MoreRhode Island Weather for July 4, 2023 – John Donnelly
by John Donnelly, meteorologist Independence Day 7/4/23: Stuck in the same pattern, with morning mist in the saturated air, we may eek out a few hours in the evening with some partially clearing skies for decent fireworks displays. We can only hope. But in the meantime, we’ll have the chance for showers and thunderstorms, particularly…
Read MoreThe American Experiment: The Result of Good and Bad Leadership – Mary T. O’Sullivan
By Mary T. O’Sullivan ‘One of the most significant [examples of patriotism] comes from this country’s founding era, when small numbers of Americans, most of them very wealthy, practiced an “economic patriotism” that put their country’s interests ahead of their own…” – Tom Shachtman Every July 4 in the United States, we celebrate our independence…
Read MoreRhode Island Weather for July 3, 2023 – John Donnelly
by John Donnelly, meteorologist We’ll be in the warm sector of a low pressure system, with afternoon highs in the low 80’s and high dewpoints, giving us a muggy afternoon with a chance of showers. Morning lows in the misty upper 60’s with a light southerly breeze. It’s a “B” day! ___ Follow John’s weather…
Read MoreHomeless in RI: “Lack of vision, planning to blame for homelessness” – Benedict Lessing
by Benedict F. Lessing Jr., commentary We are barely six months away from the kind of inclement weather that creates dangerous circumstances for people living outside. What we know is that the number of people living outside or as the Coalition to End Homelessness characterizes are living in places unfit for human habitation continues to…
Read MoreRepublican Study Committee, Social Security and Medicare – Herb Weiss
By Herb Weiss, contributing writer on aging issues Last month, the Republican Study Committee (RSC) unveiled its 167-page FY 2024 “Protecting America’s Economic Security” budget proposal which calls for balancing the federal budget in seven years, slashes $16.3 trillion in wasteful government spending over ten years, and cuts $5.1 trillion in taxes. During the 118th…
Read MoreOur Networking Pick of the Week – 1st Friday at Southern RI Chamber of Commerce
The First Friday Coffee networking group will be hosted by SRI Chamber of Commerce at 230 Old Tower Hill Road in Wakefield on Friday, July 7th from 8am to 9am. Network with the best and brightest of Southern Rhode Island’s local business community. $5 for SRI Chamber members / $10 for non-members. Pre-registration is recommended. Walk-ins…
Read MoreNix on new RI State Archives building – David Brussat
by David Brussat, Architecture Here and There, contributing writer Photo, top: Proposed design for a new Rhode Island Archives and History Center. (Office of R.I. Secy. of State) By proposing to build itself a new headquarters, the Rhode Island State Archives has revealed itself capable of the self-aggrandizement conventional in most government bureaucracies. Granted, there…
Read MoreCOVID wastewater levels increased sharply in Bristol Co. Extra caution for the safest 4th!
By Michael Fine and Nick Landekic Bristol County, Rhode Island has shown a nearly 400% increase in the past two weeks Editor’s Note: As we celebrate our Independence, let’s keep our own “independence” from COVID which has had us in its grasp for so long now, and enjoy this celebratory time – with caution. Over…
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