Archive for December 2025
Every Distraction while Driving Is a Decision — Your Decision. Designate & Celebrate. $10 Uber Vouchers.
What Is Distracted Driving? Distracted driving goes well beyond drunk driving. Drunk driving is the obvious, and most of us know all about that. We know how to drink less, to drink a glass of water after a beer or wine or mixed drink. Alcohol has a clearly defined legal limit for drivers. In Rhode…
Read MoreRI’s Earliest – and Cutest – Noon Year’s Eve Ball Drop: Providence Children’s Museum with Mayor Smiley
Who says you have to stay up until midnight to have a blast on New Year’s Eve? Providence Children’s Museum (PCM) invites families to celebrate together at its annual Noon Year’s Eve celebration on Wednesday, December 31, 2025, from 9:30 AM to 12:30 PM – a joyful, mid-day way to ring in 2026. Designed especially…
Read MoreCharles “Chas” Calenda Sworn in as Interim United States Attorney for the District of Rhode Island
Charles “Chas” Calenda Appointed Interim United States Attorney for the District of Rhode Island United States Attorney General Pamela Bondi has appointed Charles “Chas” Calenda as Interim United States Attorney for the District of Rhode Island. As Interim United States Attorney, Mr. Calenda will serve as the chief federal law enforcement officer for the District…
Read MoreIt’s Sour Grapes time! Dec. 31, 2025 – Tim Jones
by Timothy Jones, cartoonist ___ Tim Jones: Originally from Attleboro, Massachusetts, Tim lives with his wife and two daughters in Smithfield, RI. He is a cartoonist, freelance illustrator, author and comedian. He is also a member of the National Cartoonist Society and the Mid-South Cartoonist Association. He teaches cartooning, speaks at local schools and…
Read MoreRhode Island Weather for December 31, 2025 – a “B+” Day!
Morning Mostly cloudy and cold to start the day. Temperatures will be in the upper 20s to near 30°, with a light breeze. Afternoon Clouds linger with limited breaks of sun possible. High temperatures reach the low to mid-30s, staying seasonably cold for late December. Evening / New Year’s Eve Mostly cloudy and cold for…
Read MoreDry January – A Break with Benefits
Dry January—a month-long feat to be sober—officially launched as a campaign in 2013 under the organization Alcohol Change UK, though the practice has roots that extend as far back as 1942, when Finland had their own “Sober January” to help in the war against the Soviet Union. Dry January is a time when people take…
Read MoreOutdoors in RI: Right Foot First – Make a Plan for the First Day Hike 2026
First Day Hike 2026- Fishermen’s Memorial State Campground – Narragansett, RI For the 10th year in a row, the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) invites the public to ring in the New Year with a First Day Hike at Fishermen’s Memorial State Campground in Narragansett on Thursday, Jan. 1, 2026, anytime from 10 AM to 1…
Read MoreRhode Island Weather for December 30, 2025 – a “C” Day!
Morning Mostly cloudy and cold to start the day. Temperatures will be in the upper 20s to low 30s, with a light breeze making it feel a bit colder. Afternoon Clouds remain dominant with limited breaks at best. High temperatures reach the low to mid-30s, staying seasonably cold for late December. Evening Mostly cloudy and…
Read MoreHomeless in RI: Into the Woods With Heat, Water, and Christmas Cookies – Bernie Beaudreau
Temperature today, Dec. 30, 2am – 27 degrees. Wind chill, feel like – 11 degrees by Bernie Beaudreau, community advocate and volunteer – contributing writer I received a text on Friday morning, December 26, from Marilyn, another homeless person camped in the woods near my home. She wrote “Hi Bernie my name is Marilyn. I…
Read MoreReal Estate in RI: $2.85M 1930s East Side Tudor – RPL’s Jim DeRentis for seller and Derek Simpson for buyer
Residential Properties Ltd. announced the sale of 436 Blackstone Boulevard on Providence’s East Side for $2.85 million. RPL Sales Associate Jim DeRentis represented the seller and RPL Sales Associate Derek Simpson represented the buyer in this transaction. According to State-Wide MLS data, RPL has now participated in 10 of the 16 highest single-family home sales…
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