Archive for October 2023
Networking Pick of the Week – PWNE at The NYLO
The Professional Women of New England (PWNE)’s Coffee Club meets once a month on the 1st Thursday of every month at NLYO in Warwick, Rhode Island. The next meeting is Thursday, November 2nd, from 8:30am to 9:30am. There will be organized networking for 1 hour with a brief 5-10 minute presentation from that months spotlight…
Read MoreHalloween 2023
Dating back 2,000 years to the Celtic festival of Samhain, Halloween has evolved into a celebration characterized by child-friendly activities like dressing in costumes, trick-or-treating and carving pumpkins. The following facts are made possible by the invaluable responses to U.S. Census Bureau surveys. We appreciate the public’s cooperation as we continuously measure America’s people, places…
Read MoreAnti-Semitism: Sanchez out in Governor’s office. Use of Civil Rights Act for college complaints.
UPDATED (see red type, below): Miguel Sanchez, the Providence City Councilor for Ward 6 worked as a Constituent Services Associate in the Office of RI Governor Dan Mckee. He also serves as Vice-Chair of the Olneyville Neighborhood Association Board of Directors. According to an “X” post, is a the Council’s Majority Whip and “was elected…
Read MoreART! 119th Little Picture Show & Sale, Providence Art Club – oldest little picture show in US
The historic Providence Art Club will host the 119th Annual Little Pictures Show & Sale from November 5 – December 22, 2023. The exhibition, which is the oldest and largest art show of its kind in the United States, will feature hundreds of small and affordable artworks. This year’s exhibition will feature more than 700…
Read MoreRhode Island Weather for Oct. 31, 2023 – John Donnelly
by John Donnelly, meteorologist A cloudy start, but the rain should be all gone. We’ll see an eventual breakup of the cloud cover, but not a total clearing. Trick-or-Treaters should stay dry, but just a bit chilly, afternoon highs only reaching the upper 40’s with morning and evening lows in the upper 30’s with a…
Read MoreRhode Island Weather for October 30, 2023 – John Donnelly
by John Donnelly, meteorologist Basically an all-day rain event as a cold front slowly moves through the area. Afternoon highs reach only the mid 50’s and evening lows drop to the mid to upper 40’s. It’s a “D” day! ___ Follow John’s weather forecasts, here: WEATHER WITH JOHN DONNELLY John Donnelly was born in Hialeah,…
Read MorePrescription for Partnership: Providing meds to uninsured Rhode Islanders – Ocean State Stories
by Ann MacDonald, Ocean State Stories This story is published in partnership between RINewsToday.com and Ocean State Stories, a journalism initiative at Salve Regina University. ‘We knew this was the right thing to do‘ For 25 years, the Rhode Island Free Clinic has provided free medical care for Rhode Island adults who do not have…
Read MoreJack’s Angle: Honest Graft – John J. “Jack” Partridge
by John J. “Jack” Partridge, contributing writer and commentator I recently watched some K Street Washington lobbyist types on a panel cynically defend Hunter Biden as someone being harassed and selectively prosecuted for activities which seem totally involved with entities and foreign governmental agencies seeking to influence our government’s actions, which are at least venial,…
Read MoreCapitalize on the hottest HR trends this year – Mary T. O’Sullivan
by Mary T. O’Sullivan, MSOL, contributing writer “…no one can return to 2019. The pandemic unearthed too many truths and accelerated the future of work. – HR Exchange There’s no doubt that in the post-pandemic world, the life we lived in 2019 has vanished. As a result, business leaders adjusted practices and attitudes to keep their…
Read MoreSenate bipartisan proposal boon to nation’s family caregivers – Herb Weiss
by Herb Weiss, contributing writer on aging issues Many family caregivers will tell you that coping with the stress of providing care to loved ones, is made more difficult when they are forced to navigate the confusing federal bureaucracy to identify key financial and health care programs for support. Last week, S 3109, the Alleviating Barriers…
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