Archive for September 2023
Outdoors in RI: Fishing flourish, deer season on, 2nd Amendment holds… – Jeff Gross
by Jeff Gross, contributing writer Photo, top: Trevor Berwick Fishing focus Yes, it is a great time to be an outdoors person. Fishing in Rhode Island is phenomenal. If one goes on the “an even better 401 fishing” page on Facebook, you will see the great success many of the Rhode Island fishing crowd is…
Read MoreA Call to Action by “1 of 52″ Hunger Network” to make Rhode Island a food secure state
The “1 of 52” Hunger Network, a 35 year anti-hunger advocate group, issued a call to action to “make Rhode Island a food secure state”. According to the Rhode Island Community Food Bank, one in three Rhode Island households are food insecure, meaning they cannot meet their basic food needs (RI Life Index). The grassroots…
Read MoreRhode Island Weather for September 22, 2023 – John Donnelly
by John Donnelly, meteorologist High pressure slides eastward, and high cloud cover rolls in from the south ahead of a Carolina low pressure system brewing down south. No rain for a couple of more days. Morning lows in the low 50’s warming to the low 70’s with a light northeasterly breeze. It’s an “A” day!…
Read More(UPDATE) Scouts staff 60 sites across RI/MA/CT informational “Join Scouting Day”, Sept. 23rd
UPDATE: We wanted to update you on the success of this program. According to the Narragansett Council, Boy Scouts of America: In addition to 376 new Scouts, an additional 200 contacted the Council for more information about Scouting programs. The Council reported especially high interest in the communities of Warwick, Cumberland, Newport, Middletown, and Acushnet.…
Read More“Seat Check Saturday” for car seat safety by RI Police Chiefs Assoc and Lifespan
In recognition of National Child Passenger Safety Week, representatives from the Rhode Island Police Chiefs Association and Lifespan’s Injury Prevention Center today held a news conference and child car seat demonstration at the Warwick Police Department to highlight the importance of car seat safety. “Each year, too many children are injured or killed in car crashes because they aren’t…
Read MoreRI Veterans: Do you know? 21.09.23 (Indigenous veterans, events, resources…) – John A. Cianci
by John A. Cianci, contributing writer on veterans’ issues Photo: From https://www.honoringindigenousvets.org/ Did you know veteran Indigenous men and women make up the highest per capita of people serving in the U.S. Armed Forces since the American revolution? Did you know Native women continue to serve at one of highest rates in the country (11.7% vs 8.4%,…
Read MoreA Greener View: Personal Weather Station – Jeff Rugg
by Jeff Rugg, contributing writer Q: I am thinking about getting my husband a home weather station because he is a big gardener and is always concerned about the wind and rain. Any suggestions? Are they accurate? A: I have used a home weather station for many years and have given them away as Christmas…
Read MoreRhode Island Weather for September 21, 2023 – John Donnelly
by John Donnelly, meteorologist Simple! Another nice one, clear and seasonably warm, with morning lows in the low 50’s warming to the low 70’s with a light southeasterly breeze. It’s an “A” day! ___ Follow John’s weather forecasts, here: WEATHER WITH JOHN DONNELLY John Donnelly was born in Hialeah, Florida and moved back to Rhode…
Read MoreURI economist Leonard Lardaro: Rhode Island’s disappointing economic momentum continues
There has been a well-defined downward trend in Rhode Island’s economic momentum that has existed since the late summer of 2022, leading to continued economic weakness in July, said University of Rhode Island economist Leonard Lardaro. Lardaro’s Current Conditions Index, which reflects cyclical economic momentum, has registered in either contraction or neutral territory for all…
Read MoreCranston tied in political knots.
Commentary Another day, another political turmoil. And Cranstonians are growing weary of it all. That might just be what prompted two candidates running for special election to replace a city council member who resigned to run as Independents – they’re picking up on residents not wanting to participate in partisan politics anymore. Quietly, people have…
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