Archive for February 2024
The Super Bowl, America’s unofficial national holiday – John Cardullo
by John Cardullo, sportswriter It’s taken 6 months to have gotten to this spot. 6 months of games, highs and low’s, the same old teams, and a few new surprises. The NFL is wrapping the 2023-24 season in Las Vegas with the Super Bowl between the San Francisco 49ers taken on the defending champions, the…
Read MoreRhode Island Weekend Weather for Feb. 10/11, 2024 – John Donnelly
by John Donnelly, meteorologist Saturday 2/10/24: Finally, some unseasonable warmth, afternoon highs approaching 60 from a midnight low in the upper 30’s. Another weak disturbance passes in the morning with a possible bout of spitting drizzle, cloud cover pervasive through the day with a gusty southwesterly breeze. It’s a “B+” day! Sunday 2/11/24: Northwesterly flow…
Read MoreURI offers student couples relationship check-ups for Valentine’s Day
Student couples at the University of Rhode Island are invited to participate in a free relationship assessment at the University’s Couple and Family Therapy Clinic just in time for Valentine’s Day and all the romantic expectations it brings. The number of participants is limited, so students are urged to register immediately. Under the supervision of faculty members…
Read MoreGriefSPEAK: Timeless loss of a child – Mari Nardolillo Dias
by Mari Nardolillo Dias, EdD, contributing writer “The hardest thing I’ve ever had to hear was that my child died. The hardest thing I’ll ever have to do is to live every day since that moment.’ (amourningmom.com) There is no time limit on grief. This Valentine’s Day marks decades that Anna will go without hearts,…
Read MoreDevelopmental Disability News: Governor budgets $510.6M for needed RI DD services – Gina Macris
By Gina Macris, Developmental Disability News In a budget plan largely driven by the federal court, Rhode Island Governor Dan McKee has proposed $510.6 million in overall developmental disabilities spending for the fiscal year beginning July 1, about $41.5 million more than the General Assembly enacted for the current fiscal year. Roughly 55 percent, about…
Read MoreRhode Island Weather for February 9, 2024 – John Donnelly
by John Donnelly, meteorologist A weak mid level trough of low pressure sweeps through the area in the morning giving us the slight chance for some morning showers and overcast skies through midday. Some sun may break through during the afternoon as temps climb into the upper 40’s from morning lows in the low 30’s…
Read MoreOutdoors in RI: Flashy jigs, Washington Bridge, 2A gigs – Jeff Gross
by Jeff Gross, contributing writer Flashy Fishing Jigs This past weekend The New England Fishing Expo took place in Marlboro, Massachusetts. Due to a house move making attendance impossible this year, great photos supplied by Mike Wec caught attention as he and his colleagues were selling some very flashy Jigs which this writer hopes to…
Read MoreRhode Island Weather for February 8, 2024 – John Donnelly
by John Donnelly, meteorologist High pressure finally overtakes the weakening low center out over the the Atlantic, allows for thinning of the persistent cloud cover with lots of sun expected and temperatures due to reach the mid 40’s with a nearly calm and variable breeze. Below freezing lows in the morning with dew points less…
Read MoreTheta Psi Omega chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha, first Black sorority, participating in Legislative Day
Photo: Pamela Bhatia, Artistic Images Members of Theta Psi Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. in Rhode Island will be joined by Rep. Raymond Hull, Deputy Speaker of the Rhode Island House of Representatives, Rep. Jennnifer Stewart, and members of the Black and Latino Caucus for “Having Our Say” Legislative Day at the…
Read MoreRI Veterans: Did you know? 08.02.24 (Burial options, events, DEM, resources) – John A. Cianci
by John A. Cianci, contributing writer on veterans issues Burial Options for Rhode Island Veterans at Rhode Island Veterans Memorial Cemetery or in a VA National Cemetery Last week in the veterans’ column by Frank Lennon in the Providence Journal, they highlighted a deceased Rhode Island Air National Guard soldier, Master Sgt. Ken Lewis’s story…
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