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In the news… local, national news of note
RHODE ISLAND & VICINITY
COVID
Massachusetts rates drop 22% in a week.
Masking optional for Providence schools, starting this week.
On Thursday, high risk zones in RI returned to medium; Newport County moved from medium to high risk.
OTHER
There will be a meeting to discuss what needs to be done to make RI schools safer – in connection with the shooting in Texas – Gov. will meet this morning to discuss plans.
RI State beaches opened this weekend
Martha’s Vineyard Ferry had some cancellations over Memorial weekend due to lack of staff
A 4-year old boy drowned in a pool in Brookline, with other children and adults in the area.
Dr. Nicole Alexander-Scott said she will now serve as a senior executive for the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials, which represents the public health agencies of every state, the District of Columbia and the five U.S. territories.
MA voted unanimously to outlaw revenge porn – there is a similar bill in RI
RISP sending a trooper to be interim chief on Block Island, in addition to the 2 troopers to help on the island this summer as usual.
Gary Furtado, CEO of Navigant Bank to step down. He worked for the bank for 44 yrs
Boston Pops is on again for 4th of July
Brown University Tuesday formally acknowledged its campus sits on land previously occupied by the Narragansett Indian Tribe, following a year-long study that involved the tribe. In a letter to the college community, Brown University President Christina H. Paxson announced the land acknowledgement, which is supported by the Narragansett Indian Tribe.
CVS Charity Classic ended in 2020 – no plans for holding the event again
Boston Globe has shut down its Globe Direct advertising circulars that get dropped at homes.
Stadium Fish in Cranston will sell their business.
Providence Journal will eliminate most national editorial writers, opting for fewer, but local ones.
Use of marijuana is banned at Twin River – tobacco smoking no longer allowed at gaming tables
RI school districts that apply for electric school buses and are selected will be awarded between $250,000 to $375,000 for each bus and $13,000 to $20,000 for charging infrastructure per bus to replace their older, diesel-emitting school buses with new, clean, low, or no-emission school buses. School districts can apply for up to 25 buses in this first round of funding. This is a $5 billion investment over the next five years, secured through President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.
6-alarm fire at Suffolk Downs, historic racetrack property causes significant damage
NATIONAL & INTERNATIONAL
COVID
A national expert said most adults alive today should expect to get 5 cases of COVID over the next 5 years – those at high risk should get vaccinated, though vaccinations may last only 4-6 months.
CEO of Moderna says he will give away most of his money.
1 in 5 people under 60 who have had COVID will have symptoms of long COVID come back
Archbishop of Canterbury has COVID and pneumonia – the Archbishop of York will step into the ceremony of Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee
OTHER
Inflation now at 8.1%.
The Justice Dept. announced it would review the law enforcement response to the mass shooting at Robb Elementary.
While Speaker Pelosi was at Brown Univ. giving the commencement address, her husband was arrested for DUI in California.
The EU moves to ban imports from Russia which will include energy and increase over time.
Pres. Biden refuses to send long-range missile firing system to Ukraine that they say they need to stop Russian invasion.
Smith & Wesson shares spike after Texas shooting, from the Boston Business Journal
Kevin Spacey charged with sexual assault in the UK
3,700 flights were canceled through last Sunday in US
Greece is planning to expand a major wall with Turkey
European airline, EasyJet has canceled 200 flights this week due to staffing, other issues.
Price of diesel is said to be responsible for super-charging price of regular fuel.
The US Army Corps of Engineers has announced its rebuilding of New Orleans levees and repairs from Hurricane Katrina, 17 years ago, has been completed.
The Pope has named 21 new Cardinals – 16 will be able to vote for a new Pope because they will be under 80 years old, the cutoff for voting rights.
England will begin its celebration of the Jubilee on Thursday – the Queen’s 70th year on the throne as Queen
PASSINGS
Ray Liotta, 67, television actor
Gary Miller, Coventry Police Department, after long battle with cancer