Archive for May 2025
Rhode Island Weather for May 31, 2025 – Jack Donnelly
by Jack Donnelly, meteorologist Ugh, yet another low pressure system works through the area, with a bit more sting than yesterday’s dud. Rain expected, with pockets of heavier intensity here and there in the early morning. Highs in the upper 60’s and lows in the mid 50’s with a gusty westerly wind. It’s a “D”…
Read MoreBurn with Kearns: Fix Your Foundation: Core, Mobility & Joint Health – Kevin Kearns
By Coach Kevin Kearns – Founder of Burn with Kearns, contributing writer Fix Your Foundation: Core, Mobility & Joint Health for Lifelong Strength Let me be honest with you. I used to laugh at yoga. I called it “yogurt.†That was me back in my bodybuilding days. I thought flexibility was for dancers and that…
Read MoreIn the News… quick recap of the week’s news (5.31.25)
RHODE ISLAND & VICINITY A 95-unit affordable housing development on land once contained the Narragansett Park racetrack in Pawtucket Rhode Island Lottery report recommends RI add four to six new online sports betting vendors to boost its competitiveness with its neighbors, but only if it makes itself more attractive to popular companies like DraftKings and…
Read MoreBusiness Beat: Navigant CU receives prestigious Community Impact Award from NEACH
Award highlights exceptional leadership ad community focus in the world of payments Navigant Credit Union, Rhode Island’s longest-operating member-owned credit union, is proud to announce it has been selected as the recipient of the Community Impact Award by the New England Automated Clearing House (NEACH). The annual award honors an organization that goes above and beyond to make…
Read MoreTo Do in RI: Taste of Rhode Island. Food, libations, entertainment, auction for Matunuck Oyster Bar
If you’ve never been – it’s time to experience Taste of Rhode Island! Join hundreds of your friends, family and colleagues at the Crowne Plaza Outdoor Pavilion on June 11, 2025, as the stage is set for an evening filled with food, drinks, friends, and fun! GET YOUR TICKETS NOW – always a sell-out! Sample…
Read MoreRhode Island Weather for May 30, 2025 – Jack Donnelly
by Jack Donnelly, meteorologist Another bout of low pressure swings by to our south and delivers some light midday rain. Sunshine pops through later in the afternoon. Warm, with highs in the mid 70’s after morning lows in the upper 50’s with a southwesterly breeze. It’s a “C+” day! ___ Follow Jack’s weather forecasts, here:…
Read MoreOutdoors in RI: Tick Guy, PFA well tests, Washing boats of Invasive Plants, Vets surf, Coastal study
URI tick expert shares tips for a tick-free summer The University of Rhode Island’s resident “tick guy†gets calls for his expertise far and wide, consulting regularly with media outlets across the country, even celebrity sites concerned about the new tick-driven meat allergy. Thomas Mather is director of URI’s Center for Vector-Borne Disease, and regularly fields national…
Read MoreLong-term behavioral unit at Our Lady of Fatima could free up short-term, acute care at RI hospitals
Governor Dan McKee submitted a budget amendment recommending approximately $4.3 million in state funds to enhance behavioral health services at Our Lady of Fatima Hospital. Specifically, this funding will position the state to request approval from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for a new Medicaid reimbursement rate structure that would support a…
Read MoreNow we know. Rhode Island IS identified as a Sanctuary State, particularly Prov. & CF.
Posted on Thursday, on the US Dept. of Homeland Security page, a list of states and cities identified by the federal government as “sanctuary jurisdictions” and in non-compliance with the federal law, does now identify Rhode Island in that category – specifically detailing both Providence and Central Falls. According to local reports, both Mayor Smiley…
Read MoreGriefSPEAK: Time – Mari Nardolillo Dias
by Mari Nardolillo Dias, contributing writer, grief and grieving “We all have our time machines. Some take us back, they’re called memories. Some take us forward, they’re called dreams. “ (Jeremy Irons) “We kill time. We save time. We rob and get robbed of time, we lose time, and we have all the time in…
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