Archive for September 2024
Social Security 2025 COLA expected to be small increase – Herb Weiss
by Herb Weiss, contributing writer on aging issues Stay tuned… Next year’s cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) will be announced by the Social Security Administration (SSA) in mid-October, upon the release of September’s annual inflation adjustment data. SSA’s COLA for 2025 will be reflected in beneficiary checks starting in January of that year. Like clockwork, this happens…
Read MoreRubik’s Cube of life sciences – David Brussat
by David Brussat, contributing writer, architecture – “Architecture Here and There” Photo: courtesy, David Brussat. Proposed life sciences center in Brown’s Jewelry District campus in Providence. Rendering courtesy Brown University, TenBerke Brown has released the design of its umpteenth medical research center in Providence’s Jewelry District. It looks just like every other building of its…
Read MoreWork Wounds: The hidden impact of workplace trauma on mental health – Mary T. O’Sullivan
by Mary T. O’Sullivan, MSOL, contributing writer Psychologically “Wounded” at Work: The Hidden Impact of Workplace Trauma on Mental Health” “When an employee experiences a work wound, it’s often an unhealed wound that festers in the workplace.” – Bree Johnson, founder of Executive Unschool What happens when continuous bad behavior is normalized in the workplace?…
Read MoreRhode Island Weather for September 16, 2024 – Jack Donnelly
by Jack Donnelly, meteorologist Another in a decent string of picture pretty weather days. Afternoon highs in the low 80’s after morning lows in the mid 50’s with a light southerly 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…
Read MoreSt. Mary Academy Bay View celebrates 150 years of empowering women. Open House set.
Open House scheduled for Sunday, October 20, 2024 A century and a half ago, the world was a vastly different place for women. Largely limited to domestic roles and by societal expectations, opportunities for girls were scarce. In 1874, St. Mary Academy – Bay View was founded by the Sisters of Mercy, who dared to…
Read MoreGimme’ Shelter: Byron at Community Cat Care Center – and – Adoption Day event TODAY
Byron the “magnificent” is ready and waiting to dazzle you with his good looks and perfect purrs! His stunning silver gray and white coat is so soft which is accented by his amazing green eyes and his two-tone nose! Talk about whiskers, he has whiskers for days!! Byron is about two years old and is in…
Read MoreWhy investing in waterfront development in Rhode Island is a wise move – Emilio DiSpirito
By Emilio DiSpirito, contributing writer, Real Estate Advisor, Private Office Advisor and License Partner with Engel & Völkers East Greenwich and Engel & Völkers Barrington East Bay. When it comes to real estate investments, location is everything—and few locations are as desirable as waterfront properties. Rhode Island, known as the Ocean State, offers about 440…
Read MoreRhode Island Weather for September 15, 2024 – Jack Donnelly
by Jack Donnelly, meteorologist Some more morning mist is possible with high pressure and clear skies at night, again quickly burning off after sunrise. More clear to partly cloudy skies through the day with morning lows in the upper 50’s and afternoon highs in the lower 80’s with a light southeasterly breeze. It’s an “A”…
Read MoreAsk Chef Walter: Testing olive oil, a tutorial – Walter Potenza
by Chef Walter Potenza, contributing writer Photos: Walter Potenza Friends: In this article, I would like to take you on a brief discovery and taste of olive oil. Many of you would like more answers; from selecting to tasting to purchasing, the olive oil dilemma continues to create confusion and uncertainty. Olive oil is an…
Read MoreRhode Island Weekend Weather forecast, Sept. 14/15, 2024 – Jack Donnelly
by Jack Donnelly, meteorologist Saturday 9/14/24: The start of an excellent weather weekend will have some morning mist, but this will evaporate soon after sunrise and will leave behind clear skies and ample sunshine with a light northeasterly breeze. Lows in the low 60’s and highs in the low 80’s. It’s an “A” day!…
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