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In the news… for Oct. 14, 2023
RHODE ISLAND & VICINITY
4 colleges will pay $223.5M in PILOT taxes
Biden administration sending team to assess migrant impact on Massachusetts
Lesley Univ. laid off over 15 professors and cut programs
Rare manatee visting RI waters turns up dead
Portsmouth, NH Airport renting fire truck from Rhode Island as none of theirs were working – this so planes can resume business
RI National Guard says they cut their electric bill by $100K through using solar panels
In Pawtucket, billionaire Stefan Soloviev says while he’s still interested in purchasing the McCoy Stadium site, he doesn’t want to interfere with plans for a new unified high school. He says he won’t go forward if both a school and baseball stadium can’t fit. – Mayor Grebien says: “If we can make the stadium fit and the school, then we’re all good. It’s a matter of if the architects can do that.”
City of Providence has paid its taxes on Camp Cronin, saving it from tax auction.
The Social House will open in Warwick – from owners of PJs Pub & The Gentleman Cigar
Braintree residents turn down plans to build 2 large buildings to house 500
Bristol Garden Club is planting another 10,000 daffodil bulbs in Bristol
A new aquarium is in the works in Nantucket as The Maria Mitchell Association unveiled preliminary plans to move and expand its aquarium – estimated to take 4 years
Rebelle Bagels in Providence will move to Cambridge.
Little Sister also on the East Side of Providence will stay.
Hundreds attended the Jewish Community Center’s vigil and prayer service on Monday night, attending also were the Governor and congressional delegation. Several members of Providence congregations spoke about direct relatives missing or dead in Israel.
The Grace Bailey, an historic Maine schooner suffered a catastrophic mast break while returning from a 4-day excursion, killing 1 person and injuring at least 3.
Newport hotel on Goat Island laying off over 135
RI Hospital gets $12M for opioid research
E-Bike rider hit and killed in Newport – right near the new learn-to-bike lot for children
Peter Alviti has a plan to provide additional oversight to RIPTA to improve its effectiveness as an agency, but it was voted down at a board meeting.
Tom Brady’s TB12 company will close in Foxborough
Power outage impacted the entire Providence College campus – a Jewish-Catholic program had to be canceled
A portion of the MBTA’s Green Line Extension where shifting tracks had forced trains to proceed at a crawl has been restored to normal following overnight work projects and as of Tuesday trains were back to full speed
National funds to pave the roads in Smithfield will be partially matched and many roads redone
AAA reports 1,500 deer-auto run-ins in the last year
Idan and Batia Ofer, trustees and philantropists at Harvard, have resigned over the failure of Harvard to issue a statement opposing Harvard students demonstrating in support of the Palestinians
Pennrose Development had a ground breaking for affordable living apartments in East Greenwich
Pawtucket man has been arrested for threatening a bombing at Temple Beth-El
Brown Univ. students are upset that hand dryers and paper towels in the bathroom and air purifiers have all been removed from dorms – Brown has not explained why
Neil Steinberg nominated by Gov. McKee to Board Chair of New Rhode Island Life Science Hub
New Bedford now owns an Armory – in the city – for $10
Cape Cod adds flights to New York and Washington starting next week
M&T Supermarket, Providence owners arrested for SNAP fraud
Pheasant stocking done and pheasant hunting season begins today
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NATIONAL & INTERNATIONAL
Over 1,000 birds die in Chicago by flying into a glass building
Hamas has attacked Israel by land, sea and air with hundreds of military and individual citizens of all ages taken as hostages to be hidden in tunnels where weapons are stored. The attack came with militants in place inside Israel and uncovered by Israel’s usual sophisticated systems. Children and civilians were slaughtered.
Washington Post lays off over 245
Afghanistan earthquake – early reports are over 2K killed
Past Speaker of the House, McCarthy, says he will take the position again if need be
Fall autumn colors of the leaves are muted, thought to be from climate change. Foliage is a $1Billion tourism business. Drought and wildfire smoke are also factors.
Nashua, NH named #1 safest city in US
Collette Tours cancels travel to Israel through 2023
Gov. McKee lowered flags in respect to lives lost in Israel
A dermatologist did a TikTok video explaining there are 3 places one MUST wash to keep infections away and to keep healthy – behind the ears, beneath the fingernails, and the bellybutton
Logan Airport recognizes 100th anniversary
The Providence Warwick Convention & Visitors Bureau (PWCVB) announced today that it has been named “Best Convention and Visitors Bureau in the Northeast” as part of the 2023 Stella Awards. The award comes after a vote and review by customers and peers.
Point32Health Foundation gave 3 grants to Rhode Island: $50,000 to Farm Fresh RI; $50,000 to RI Community Food Bank, and $25,000 to Southside Community Land Trust
Mary Lou Retton, 55, was diagnosed with a very rare form of pneumonia and has been in intensive care for more than a week unable to breathe on her own. She has no health insurance. $400K has already been raised by her supporters
Turtleboy website owner Aidan Kearney was arrested for witness intimidation and conspiracy charges involved with a murder.
Disneyland and Disneyworld prices raised again
New charges against Congressman George Santos having to do with credit card fraud of donors
Morgan University, site of a dorm shooting, will build a wall around its entire campus
Jada Pinkett Smith reveals she and Will Smith have been separated since 2016
Civilians in Gaza were told to evacuate to the south by Israel, creating a safe corridor. However, the Hamas is telling people they cannot leave, using their presence as human shields. They also cut off electricity and utilities and their borders out. Today Israel says it will move in to Gaza to continue its mission to eliminate Hamas terrorism.
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PASSINGS
Michael Chiarello, 61, celebrity chef, of anaphylactic shock from an allergic reaction
Louise Gluck, 80, Nobel & Pulitzer winning poet
Brendan Malone, 81, former URI basketball coach
Brian O’Donovan, host of “A Celtic Sojourn”, WGBH Radio