Archive for June 2025
“Causes” – A Short Story by Michael Fine
By Michael Fine, contributing writer © 1990, 2025 by Michael Fine This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, businesses, places, events, locales, and incidents are either the products of the author’s imagination or used in a fictitious manner. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental. _ He…
Read MoreOf Judges, Parental Rights, and Porn: SCOTUS Wraps 2025 Term
Announcement of SCOTUS opinions for Friday, June 27 On the last day of the Supreme Court decisions as they recess for the summer, 6 decisions were expected, with 5 coming down. Two of the decisions make this one of the most consequential days in SCOTUS history. Below each summary is a link to the document,…
Read MoreW. Alton Jones Campus to rise again, University of Rhode Island and RI DEM agree
Under an agreement approved Friday by the URI Board of Trustees, the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management will invest in critical infrastructure and natural resource protection, enabling the campus to reopen to the community. The University of Rhode Island will reopen the W. Alton Jones Campus in West Greenwich to the public under a…
Read MoreRhode Island Weather Forecast for June 28, 2025 – Jack Donnelly
by Jack Donnelly, meteorologist Some movement in the frontal system kicks up some morning rain for and keeps the cloud cover until another batch of rain comes in during the overnight hours. Highs in the mid 70’s after lows around 60 with a light southerly breeze. It’s a “C-” day! ___ Sign up here for…
Read MoreIn the News… quick catch-up on the news of the week ending June 28th, 2025
This list is a quick summary of topics covered in the news since this time last week – for more information, search for the topic and learn more. We hope this helps to catch you up on news of the week in Rhode Island, the region, and national and international issues we need to know. …
Read MoreBurn with Kearns: Train Like a Fighter, Even at 59 – Kevin Kearns
🔥Train Like a Fighter—Even at 59 By Coach Kevin Kearns Founder, Burn with Kearns | S&C Coach to 15 UFC Fighters | Advocate for Functional Fitness Over 50 This past Monday I turned 59. To put that into prospective my dad died at 48 ! And I’ve got a message for every man (and woman)…
Read MoreURI students discover 17 historic shipwrecks
Using URI remotely operated vehicle, researchers document 17 shipwrecks in Lake Ontario A team of eight students, scientists, and engineers from the University of Rhode Island recently returned from the first survey of known shipwrecks in the Lake Ontario National Marine Sanctuary. Using URI’s new, state-of-the-art remotely operated vehicle (ROV)—aptly named “Rhody”—the student-led team documented…
Read MoreGriefSPEAK: Empty Nests – Mari Nardolillo Dias
by Mari Nardolillo Dias, EdD, contributing writer, grief and grieving “After all these years, all the smiles and the tears I am on the other side, watching my kids take the ride Like me they’ll be too stubborn I know that they won’t see But All it is I want, for them is to be free…
Read MoreOutdoors in RI: Splash pads save the week – 2A, women at the range, jobs, gun sale boom – clamming
Swimming Pools – Splash Pads This week saw families, particularly with young children, on the lookout for cooling down. While we have been keeping people abreast of open facilities, let’s relist them here: Pawtucket Pool is open! Splash pads are open in Johnston – Cranston – Pawtucket – and East Providence. Along with many in…
Read MoreTo Do in RI: Sakonnet Vineyard hosts Audrain’s Cars & Coffee. 350+ cars. Tasting Room open.
Sakonnet Vineyard is hosting Audrain’s Cars & Coffee this Sunday, June 29th from 8am to 10am. At that time the Tasting Room will open. Guests will have the opportunity to view more than 350 incredible cars on the back fields of the Vineyard and then enjoy food and coffee that will be available for purchase from…
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