Archive for December 2024
Ask Chef Walter (special): Christmas Panettone. Which to buy? – Chef Walter Potenza
Photo, top: Pastry Chef Claudio Gatti in Italy CHRISTMAS PANETTONE? WHICH TO BUY? Panettone is one of the most famous Italian desserts in the world. Popular during the Christmas holidays and consumed between December 8th and January 6th, the Epiphany date. Friends: Many of you are familiar with the panettone, but often you ask yourself…
Read MoreIn the News… recap for week ending Dec. 21, 2024
Each Saturday we bring you an abbreviated “index” of stories of the week – those specific to the Rhode Island region and those beyond. We hope it is helpful to you in finding stories you would like to know more about: RHODE ISLAND & VICINITY The Natick Select Board proposed a policy on Wednesday that would make…
Read MoreOperation Winter Weather: City of Pawtucket has a plan
City of Pawtucket Announces 2024-2025 Winter Preparedness Plan Photo, top: Pawtucket City Calendar, Jennn Lombari, 2021 As winter weather approaches, the City of Pawtucket says it wants to ensure all residents are informed about snow and ice procedures. Please review the important details below to stay prepared and avoid fines during snow emergencies. For immediate…
Read MoreStaying healthy through the holidays, despite a ‘quad-demic’ – Nick Landekic
Staying Healthy Through the Holidays Despite A ‘Quad-demic’ – Winter means another wave of respiratory infections is here By Nick Landekic, contributing writer Winter is here, and along with it the expected increase in respiratory infections – COVID, flu, and RSV. This winter we are experiencing a ‘quad-demic’ with norovirus also added to the mix.…
Read MoreBurn with Kearns: No more excuses – time to prioritize YOU! – Kevin Kearns
by Kevin Kearns, contributing writer on exercise, fitness No more excuses–it’s time to prioritize YOU! BUILDING A HEALTHIER, HAPPIER YOU AFTER 50 If you’re over 50, getting started on a fitness journey might feel overwhelming, but it doesn’t have to be. Whether you’re looking to improve your physical health, sharpen your mental clarity, or regain…
Read MoreWashington Trust finances new headquarters for Rhode Island Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
Photo: Oscar Mejias, Chief Executive Officer, the Rhode Island Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (left), and Jason Costa, Vice President, Business Banking, Washington Trust, sign documents for the financing of the Chamber’s new headquarters. Courtesy Washington Trust Washington Trust recently provided $800,000 in financing to the Rhode Island Hispanic Chamber of Commerce for the purchase of property located at…
Read MoreReal Estate in RI: Weeks-Wright East Side home, $1,015,000. Compass for buyers, RPL for sellers
Photo provided by Compass Compass announced the sale of 12 Everett Avenue in Providence for $1,015,000. Kira Greene, founding agent of Compass Providence, represented the Buyer in this transaction. Year-to-date, 3 of the top 5 Individual Agents, based on Total Sales Volume, on the East Side of Providence are Compass agents, including Kira Greene. In…
Read MoreRhode Island Weather for Dec. 20, 2024 – Jack Donnelly
by Jack Donnelly, meteorologist Two as yet distant low pressure systems will bring us our weather today, A coastal low that will generate rain during the early afternoon, and then a midwestern low that will kick up some snow showers through the evening hours, accumulating up to an inch by midnight. Lows around 30 and…
Read MoreOutdoors in RI: The Eagle has landed, Holiday shopping, Conservation, Audubon campaign, 2A
by Nancy Thomas. Photo, top: WP A smorgasbord of environmental/outdoors news this week! First, The Preserve Sporting Club & Resort has expanded its Sporting Shoppe which offers items for retail sale, from clothing to sports items, and even has an interactive area for children. See out story, yesterday – here – so take that last…
Read MoreCVS: Serious dilemma for pharmacists, second guessed for dispensing too many opioids; too few
Statement by CVS in response to a USDOJ announcement of a civil complaint (noted below): “We have cooperated with the DOJ’s investigation for more than four years, and we strongly disagree with the allegations and false narrative within this complaint. We will defend ourselves vigorously against this misguided federal lawsuit, which follows on the heels…
Read More