Archive for September 2023
In the news… update for September 2, 2023
A brief outline of news events in the last week, locally, nationally, and internationally… RHODE ISLAND & VICINITY Somerset schools are banning talk of guns in school ACI on lock down last Friday night due to an inmate fight The Touro Synagogue congregation was evicted by Superior Court Justice Maureen Keough. The “Dark Day” of…
Read MorePreserve RI names its annual Rhody Awards for preservation
Historic Preservation Project Award Unity Park, Bristol – Joseph M. Brito Jr., CEO Looking at Unity Park now, bubbling with activity from businesses, restaurants, and shops, it’s hard to imagine that this complex just blocks from historic Main Street had been an abandoned industrial site for years. Opened in 1865 as the National Rubber Company,…
Read MoreRhode Island Weather for September 1, 2023 – John Donnelly
by John Donnelly, meteorologist A mostly clear sky through nearly all of the day under high pressure. We’ll have a very light and variable breeze mostly out of the northeast. Morning lows in the upper 40’s rising to the mid to upper 70’s. It’s an “A” day! ___ Follow John’s weather forecasts, here: WEATHER WITH…
Read MoreONE Neighborhood Builders to preserve Cumberland church, add affordable housing
Photo: The Steeple & Stone development, depicted in the architectural rendering above, represents the adaptive reuse of the historic St. Patrick Church in Cumberland. This transformative initiative will offer 44 affordable apartments, including several dedicated to older adults. ONE Neighborhood Builders (ONE|NB), the state’s leading community development corporation and one of the state’s most active…
Read MoreOutdoors in RI: Photo finish fishing, E-outboards, 2A news, smart(er) kids – Jeff Gross
by Jeff Gross, contributing writer Photo, top: courtesy Steve Miller Bring a camera along while you are fishing; or your cell phone. One never knows when a great shot will present itself. A friend has captured beautiful sunsets each night. Tom has captured 95 sunsets so far this year. One never knows what one will…
Read MoreHigh School sports beginning – John Cardullo
by John Cardullo, sportswriter The High School Fall Season tradition is ready to take off! It is time to go and support the hometown teams and their athletes! Before the first leaf turns and falls to the ground, the 2023-24 high school sports season is set to begin. What used to traditionally start after Labor…
Read MoreGriefSPEAK: The depth of a widow’s grief – Mari Nardolillo Dias
by Mari Nardolillo Dias, EdD. contributing writer “A widows peak was known as a sign that a woman would be an early widow. None in today’s column have a widows peak “ “Standing on the water’s edge you think you’re in control. Until she lulls you into depths no one would know… She’s so cold and…
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