Rhode Island Weather for February 18, 2024 – John Donnelly

A map showing the Rhode Island sunday weather.

by John Donnelly, meteorologist Cloud cover lingers through most of the day, but the threat of precip diminishes, and winds turn to southwesterly and still gust towards 30 mph. Highs in the low 30’s from a  morning low around 20. It’s a C+ day! ___ Follow John’s weather forecasts, here: WEATHER WITH JOHN DONNELLY John…

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In the news… summary on Feb. 17, 2024

in the news

RHODE ISLAND & VICINITY 5,871 are receiving methadone at one of RI’s 17 opioid treatment centers; another 5,106 have a prescription for drug treatment – as of end 2023 Brown Univ’s Hillel Center received emails with violent threats to Brown-RISD Hillel leaders – security determined no imminent risk Nicholas Retsinas has resigned from the board…

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9 RI arts groups receive National Endowment for the Arts grants

A woman laying on the floor with a pencil in her hand.

9 R.I. arts organizations, 1 artist to receive $275,000 in NEA Grants The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) announced today the first round of recommended awards for fiscal year 2024 of more than $32.22 million with $275,000 divided among 10 Rhode Island-based arts entities.  Nationally, 1,288 arts organizations from all 50 states, the District…

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Rhode Island Weekend Weather for Feb. 17/18, 2024 – John Donnelly

Rhode Island Saturday weather map.

by John Donnelly, meteorologist Saturday 2/17/24: A mid-Atlantic low races off of the southern New England coast and generates some morning and afternoon snow showers blown around by gusty northwesterly winds. Lows in the low 20’s and afternoon highs in the low 30’s. It’s a “C” day! Sunday 2/18/24: Cloud cover lingers through most of…

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Rhode Island Weather for February 16, 2024 – John Donnelly

A map showing the Rhode Island weather for Friday.

by John Donnelly, meteorologist Morning clipper system cruises through with up to an inch of accumulation, maybe even some sone later in the day. Morning lows in the upper 20’s rising to afternoon highs in the upper 30’s with a northwesterly breeze gusting to 30 mph. It’s a “D” day ___ Follow John’s weather forecasts,…

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The Lincoln Miracle, by Edward Achorn – a book review by Jim Raftus

The Lincoln Miracle by Edward Achorn.

By Jim Raftus, contributing writer Edward Achorn’s first Lincoln profile, Every Drop of Blood, published in 2020 used a microscopic approach focusing mainly on the 48 hours leading up to the newly re-elected President’s 1865 Inaugural Address. Achorn opens the aperture wider with his newest Lincoln tome, The Lincoln Miracle, which thoroughly documents the surprising and historically…

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ART! For Lent… at Grace Church & RISD Museum

A woman sits on the floor in front of Lent paintings in a museum.

This week marked the start of Lent. Conversation turned naturally to what are we giving up – and some of us even put off Valentine’s Day until this weekend. As the season unveils, and thoughts turn to spring and even Easter, Grace Episcopal Church in Providence and the RISD Museum have gotten together for a…

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