Archive for September 2025
Meditation and mindfulness can improve mental health – Ocean State Stories
By Ellie Sennhenn, September 19, 2025, in Ocean State Stories – shared under agreement (photo provided) “If your heart is not peaceful, you won’t be able to bring peace to others.” In a world riddled with political uncertainty and climate change concerns, younger generations are growing increasingly nihilistic. “It’s kind of this torrent of bad…
Read MoreReal Estate in RI: Engel & Völkers Oceanside Completes Highest Residential Home Sale Year-to-Date
Kim Marion of Engel & Völkers has achieved a record-breaking off-market sale with the closing of 390 Ocean Road, Narragansett. The $14.5 million transaction is Rhode Island’s highest residential sale of 2025 and the highest sale in Narragansett’s history. The waterfront estate offers uninterrupted Atlantic Ocean views, a grand stone façade, and over 6,500 sq.…
Read MoreFree Speech, Social Media, and Keeping Your Job: What are the Rules? – Mary T. O’Sullivan
By Mary T. O’Sullivan, MSOL, contributing writer on business and leadership “The problem in any case is to arrive at a balance between the interests of the teacher, as a citizen, in commenting upon matters of public concern and the interest of the State, as an employer, in promoting the efficiency of the public services…
Read MoreSenior Agenda Coalition of RI Annual Conference, 9/25 – Expo, Speaking, Awards – Herb Weiss
by Herb Weiss, contributing writer, aging issues The clock is ticking. There are just a few days left to register for the Senior Agenda Coalition of Rhode Island’s (SACRI) 16th Annual Conference and Expo “Navigating Choppy Waters – Shelter from the Storm”at Rhodes on the Pawtuxet, on September 25th from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.…
Read MoreRhode Island Weather for September 22, 2025 – Jack Donnelly
by Jack Donnelly, meteorologist Cool and mostly cloudy early on with morning temperatures dipping into the upper 40s to near 50 degrees. Mostly sunny by mid-morning. Temperatures will climb steadily through the 50s and 60s, reaching comfortable highs around 70 to 72 degrees in the afternoon under bright sunshine. The day will feel crisp and…
Read MoreAsk Chef Walter: The Classic Frittata – Walter Potenza
by Executive Chef Walter Potenza, contributing writer Friends: The story of the frittata is not found in the grand cookbooks of royalty but in the humble, sunbaked kitchens of rural Italy, a testament to the beautiful ingenuity of cucina povera—the art of making do. It’s very name, from the verb friggere, meaning “to fry,” whispers…
Read MoreA Greener View: Fall Soil Care for More Success with Veggies and Flowers in Spring – Jeff Rugg
by Jeff Rugg, contributing writer Q: How do I prepare my small flower bed for winter? I have a few black-eyed Susans that look pretty scary right now. Do I cut the tops off or what? I have some dead-looking petunias. Should I just pull them up and fill in the area with new soil…
Read MoreRhode Islanders Take Control of Energy Bills with No Cost Home Energy Assessment
Many Rhode Islanders have taken control of their energy bill through adding energy efficiency improvements in their homes. Last year alone, more than 12,000 of your neighbors completed a no cost Take Anthony and Trish, for example, who own a tri-level home in Providence. They contacted Rhode Island Energy and requested a no cost Home…
Read MoreRhode Island Weather for September 21, 2025 – Jack Donnelly
by Jack Donnelly, meteorologist Early morning temperatures will be cool, dropping into the upper 40s! – and gradually rising as the sun comes up and the morning is mostly sunny. A steady warm-up, and by late morning, temps pushing into the low 60s – with bright sunshine. Clouds may begin to peek in here and…
Read MoreGimme’ Shelter: Goonie, beautiful Siberian Husky waiting for you at the RISPCA – Cheryl Tudino
by Cheryl Tudino, contributing writer Hi there, I’m Cheryl and I volunteer at the RISPCA shelter in Warwick by dog walking, fundraising and social media messaging. I am here to share with you a peek at your new adoptable BFF! As a child did you love gazing at beautiful marbles with all the colorful flecks? Did you…
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