Archive for July 2025
Our Networking Pick of the Week: Uncle Jay’s First Friday Adventure at OLLI
Uncle Jay’s First Friday Adventure – Friday, August 1st, 8-9am at URI Come see what OLLI – Osher Lifelong Learning Institute – has waiting for you — maybe it’s a new class, a new friend, or just a great conversation that sends you home smiling and a little bit smarter. Please join the Southern RI…
Read MoreSandwich Generation Reports Added Stress in Managing Online Safety for Teens and Aging Parents
Cox Mobile Survey Shows 86% of Sandwich Generation Say Managing Online Safety for Teens and Aging Parents Adds Stress to Their Lives They’re called the sandwich generation, those in their late 30s to 50s juggling teenagers and aging parents, and they’re feeling the pressure when it comes to digital safety. Connecting the Digital Dots: Online…
Read MoreART! Shades of Blue at Artist Cooperative Gallery of Westerly
The Artist Cooperative Gallery of Westerly’s August exhibition is “Shades of Blueâ€, featuring Artist Members Madeline Beaudry and Sarah Machowski. The show opens on July 30 and runs through August 31, 2025. The opening reception is Friday August 1 from 5 – 8 PM and is free tot he public. The Cooperative is located 14…
Read MoreReal Estate in RI: East Sider for $1,875,000. Kira Greene, Compass, for sellers
Compass announced the sale of 53 Wingate Road in Providence for $1,875,000.* Kira Greene, founding agent of Compass Providence represented the Sellers in this transaction. This renovated Tudor-style home on the sought after East Side of Providence offers 3 bedrooms and 3 full bathrooms across 2695 SF of living space. Original woodwork, 2 fireplaces and…
Read MoreAir Quality Alert TODAY Washington and Newport Counties, Rhode Island – and RI Cooling Centers
The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) forecasts that air quality will reach unhealthy levels for sensitive groups due to elevated ground-level ozone on Tuesday, July 29. This alert is being issued for Washington and Newport Counties only. Key Details: The highest ozone levels are expected in southern portions of Rhode Island at the…
Read MoreRhode Island Weather for July 29, 2025 – Jack Donnelly
by Jack Donnelly, meteorologist More blistering heat, but a weak and dry cold front will pass through the area and bring some cloud cover and a wind shift from westerly to northwesterly with falling dewpoints. Heat goes up, mugginess comes down… little consolation for high readings around 100! Lows in the sultry morning will be…
Read MoreCaregiver Crisis: New Report Gives a “Wake Up” Call to Congress – Herb Weiss
By Herb Weiss, contributing writer After a media briefing last week, AARP and the National Alliance for Caregiving (NAC) released a report, Caregiving in the U.S. 2025, that warns of a looming crisis that will impact America’s 63 million caregivers, an increase of 45% over the past decade. The report noted that caregivers are at a…
Read MoreHow Far We Have Come – Where We Can Go – Mary T. O’Sullivan
by Mary T. O’Sullivan, MTOS, contributing writer “Women belong in all places where decisions are being made. It shouldn’t be that women are the exception.”— Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Since the early 20th century, women have fought for a rightful place in the American workforce—battling discrimination, inequality, and outdated social norms. Over time, legislation has…
Read MoreOcean State Job Lot Creates Shipping Lifeline to Move Edesia’s Emergency Food to Children
Truck Convoy to be Loaded on Monday, Departs Tuesday Morning Ocean State Job Lot (OSJL), in partnership with Edesia Nutrition and Provision Ministry, is leading a humanitarian initiative to send nearly 9,000 cartons totaling 285,000 pounds of Edesia’s Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Food (RUTF) Plumpy’Nut for severely malnourished children in South Sudan. This is enough to save…
Read MoreTODAY – UPDATED! All-Community Rally to Save The Birthing Center at Newport Hospital
UPDATED: The Moms Over Margins Rally to save the Noreen Stonor Drexel Birthing Center is TODAY 7/29/2025 at 6PM. The location has CHANGED for great visibility up the road the NEWPORT CITY HALL on BROADWAY. Rally Speakers: Stephanie Smyth, City Councilor Cassie Voll, Moms Over Margins Co-Founder HEZ Resident K. Joseph Shekarchi, Rhode Island House…
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