Archive for December 2024
EPA bans 2 cancer-causing chemicals, TCE and PCE, used at dry cleaners, other products
Final EPA rules ban all uses of TCE, all consumer uses and many commercial uses of PCE, require worker protections for all remaining uses under the Toxic Substances Control Act The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized the latest risk management rules for trichloroethylene (TCE) and perchloroethylene (PCE) under the bipartisan 2016 Toxic Substances Control Act…
Read MoreIt is what it is, 12.11.24 – Jen Brien
by Jennifer Brien, contributing writer, commentary CAN SOMEBODY TELL ME WHY? MANY DEMOCRATS view Daniel Penny as SATAN and Luigi Mangione as a HERO? JOE SCARBOROUGH thinks people won’t notice he’s trashing his own pals for PROFIT TAYLOR LORENZ still has a job after gleefully exclaiming she feels “JOY” that the UNITED HEATH CEO had…
Read MoreReal Estate in RI: Mansions & Manors joins Residential Properties
Mansions & Manors® Joins Residential Properties to Expand Jamestown Presence Photo, Pamela Bhatia, Artistic Images, Beavertail Lighthouse Jamestown Residential Properties Ltd. announces an exciting new chapter in their continued strategic growth with expansion into another coastal community. On January 1, 2025, after 30 distinguished years in Newport County and Southern Rhode Island, Mansions & Manors®…
Read MoreMerry Christmas, Benny’s – Michael Morse
by Michael Morse, contributing writer We had a store called Benny’s, there were a lot of them around Rhode Island and thereabouts, maybe fifteen, maybe twenty, I really don’t know. It was a hardware store, I think, and a Home store too, and it had lots of stuff for your car, when you got old…
Read MoreART! Samaritans offer art to bring light to dark moments
Photo: Narragansett Bay, William Stanley Haseltine, 1864, oil on canvas, National Gallery of Art, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC The Samaritans of Rhode Island, a nonprofit organization dedicated to suicide prevention education, emotional support and home to the state’s most trusted listening line since 1977, in a heartfelt initiative to bring light to those…
Read MoreBusiness Beat: Ann-Marie Harrington named Chair of Rhode Island Foundation Board of Directors
Photo: Ann-Marie Harrington will succeed Dr. G. Alan Kurose as chair of the Rhode Island Foundation’s Board of Directors The entrepreneur and marketing technology exec will lead the Board of Directors of the state’s community foundation, succeeding Dr. G. Alan Kurose The Board of Directors of the Rhode Island Foundation has elected Ann-Marie Harrington as chair. The…
Read MoreRhode Island Weather for December 10, 2024 – Jack Donnelly
by Jack Donnelly, meteorologist Another frontal system approaches from the southwest, but any rain will hold off until well into the night. We’ll have a mostly overcast sky to deal with today, an a short range of temperatures, morning lows in the upper 30’s and afternoon highs in the low 40’s with a light north-northeasterly…
Read MoreRhode Island Weather for December 9, 2024 – Jack Donnelly
by Jack Donnelly, meteorologist A warm front approaches from the southwest with rain beginning around 3pm and lasting through 11pm. Morning lows in the low 30’s and afternoon highs in the mid 40’s with a light east-southeasterly breeze. It’s a “C-” day! ___ Follow John’s weather forecasts, here: WEATHER WITH JOHN DONNELLY John Donnelly was…
Read MoreProgress, hope for Type 1 Diabetes. Challenges, disparities in research – Ocean State Stories
By G. Wayne Miller (originally published by Ocean State Stories on Nov. 21, 2024 – republished here with agreement) November was National Diabetes Month “T1D is a complex autoimmune disease. While our understanding of the disease has advanced significantly, we are still diligently working on the path to better treatments, new therapies, and ultimately, cures…
Read MoreRetirees reflect on financial fragility of retirement – Herb Weiss
By Herb Weiss, contributing writer on aging issues Literally just hot off the press… the Los Angeles, California-based nonprofit Transamerica Center for Retirement Studies® (TCRS) in collaboration with Transamerica Institute®, released the findings of its 24 Annual Transamerica Retirement survey. Considered to be one of the largest and longest running annual surveys of its kind, its…
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