Archive for June 2025
A Greener View: Floppy Perennials, Holey Vegetables and Wet Soil Gardening – Jeff Rugg
by Jeff Rugg, contributing writer Q: We have several tall perennials that flop over when they go into bloom. When we try to straighten up the iris, peony and delphinium plants, they crack and break. How can we keep them growing straight up without having a whole bunch of poles sticking up in the yard?…
Read MoreGimme’ Shelter: Old Bay at the Providence Animal Control Center
Hello! I’m Old Bay and I go great with everything! I was found as an injured stray, I have spent years on the street and loved my caretakers. They called when they could see I was not feeling well. I did have an ear infection, dirty fur and overall just a little beaten up but…
Read MoreIn the news: Quick recap of the week’s news… 6.14.25
RHODE ISLAND & VICINITY Pawtucket: June 23: Slater Park Carousel opens daily, 11am to 5pm. June 28th – Pawtucket Vets public pool opens. Aug. 29 – Sept. 7, Pawtucket Arts Festival An unintentional overspend of Rhode Island’s motion picture tax credit program requires lawmakers to backfill a $3.2 million shortfall to production companies awarded incentives…
Read MoreDrowning in corruption in Bonnet Shores: Hundreds sign petition. No action by lawmakers.
This is an update to a story RINewsToday did on April 1st – “Drowning in corruption in Bonnet Shores: by Dr. Melissa Jenkins Mangili”. Drowning in corruption in Bonnet Shores: Dr. Melissa Jenkins Mangili The latest development is a petition asking for change – to which the group says they have hundreds of signatures, but…
Read MoreRhode Island Weather for June 14, 2025 – Jack Donnelly
by Jack Donnelly, meteorologist Cloudy to start the weekend with showers occasionally dampening the mood through the afternoon. Cool, with highs only around 60 after morning lows in the low 50’s with a light easterly breeze. It’s a “C-” day! ___ Follow Jack’s weather forecasts, here: WEATHER WITH JOHN DONNELLY Jack Donnelly was born…
Read MoreBurn with Kearns: Train smarter, not harder. Multi-use fitness tools – Kevin Kearns
By Coach Kevin Kearns – Founder of Burn with Kearns, UFC S&C Coach, and Master of Functional Innovation In an age of boutique gyms and trendy toys, it’s tempting to chase the newest, flashiest gear. But what really separates pros from amateurs isn’t just what they use—it’s how they use it. I’ve been in the…
Read MoreOut & About in RI: Miriam Hospital Gala raises over $890,000
The Miriam Hospital Raises $893,640 during Annual Gala Event’s auctions and fund-a-need support additional surgical technology for the hospital’s spine center More than 500 donors, friends, and supporters of The Miriam Hospital filled the Wildcat Center on the Harborside Campus of Johnson & Wales University on Friday, May 30 for the hospital’s annual Gala &…
Read MoreGriefSpeak: Waiting for Dad – Mari Nardolillo Dias
By: Mari Nardolillo Dias, EdD, contributing writer, grief and grieving First published June, 2021: “If there is any immortality to be had among us human beings, it is certainly only in the love that we leave behind. Fathers like mine don’t ever die.” (Leo Buscaglia) This is my 22nd Father’s Day without you, and it…
Read MoreRhode Island Weather for June 13, 2025 – Jack Donnelly
by Jack Donnelly, meteorologist Friday starts out well enough, with sunshine and a few areas of high cloud cover. Eventually, a weak system approaches the area from the west and kicks up a shower or two during the overnight hours. Highs in the upper 70’s after morning lows in the upper 50’s with a southerly…
Read MoreUrgent call by Rhode Island Blood Center for Type O- and B- blood
RHODE ISLAND BLOOD CENTER ISSUES URGENT CALL FOR TYPE O- AND B- BLOOD DONATIONS AHEAD OF WORLD BLOOD DONOR DAY The region’s supply of critical blood types is currently at a 2-day level, dangerously low heading into the critical summer months RHODE ISLAND – Rhode Island Blood Center (RIBC) has issued an urgent call for…
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