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In the news… summary for May 5, 2023
RHODE ISLAND & VICINITY
A 76-year-old nursing home patient at a nursing home killed his 81-year-old roommate by stuffing his mouth with cloth from a pillow. He has been arrested and will be charged with 1st degree murder. He has said that the roommate had tried to kill him first.
Four Bristol town-owned properties will be open for bow hunting for deer starting this September. (9-15 through 1-31)
Providence may turn off their parking meters at the RI State House when legislative session is on
Michelle Muscatello, formerly of WPRI, is now VP at Delta Dental
Gina Raimondo — U.S. Secretary of Commerce will receive an honorary degree at Brown.
Betty Jo Cugini-Greene named Ocean Community Chamber of Commerce Citizen of the Year in Westerly
Haitian refugees have taken to sleeping at night at Boston Medical Center lobby.
City of Providence suing six social media companies (Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Snapchat, YouTube and Google) for “the harm caused by their conduct, which preys on their youngest and most vulnerable users.”
Providence City Treasurer Jim Lombardi steps down
Kamala Harris in charge of A.I. now
Revolution Wind begins operations at ProvPort
Providence has seized 43 ATV vehicles and arrested 15 people so far this year.
PVD Donuts will leave Ives Street and have a new unannounced location.
Stanley Tree Service paid unpaid bills from the Smithfield lunch program for approximately $1,350, representing 204 children.
Site of the old Cranston brewery will now be car wash, car auto parts store, fast food, other stores, possibly a Seasons store.
The Pope accepted the retirement of Bishop Tobin and Bishop Henning is now in that role.
Keith Oliveira steps down from League of Charter Schools to head Times2 Academy
RI’s “Shark” license plates now have enough orders to make them – far exceeding all of vanity plate offerings.
Friendly’s restaurant in North Providence will be used to film “Good Burger 2,”
Top of the Bay has reopened in Warwick.
RI HHS has given out grants to: Mini-grant awardees include:
- AIDS Care Ocean State
- Amos House
- Center for Southeast Asians
- Central Falls Housing Authority
- Community Care Alliance
- Family Services of Rhode Island
- Higher Ground International
- Jonnycake Center for Hope
- MAP Behavioral Health
- Melior
- New Bridges for Haitian Success
- Newport Mental Health
- Oasis International
- Progreso Latino
- Raising Hope
- Refugee Development Center
- RI Elder Info
- Tides Family Services
- Tri-County Community Action
- West End Community Center
- Women’s Refugee Care
The Rhode Island Trucking Association(RITA) is proud to announce its participation in a statewide Virtual Convoy in partnership with national nonprofit Wreaths Across America (WAA)
IRS data show 110,000 have left Massachusetts since the pandemic began.
University of Rhode Island College of Pharmacy Clinical Professor Jeffrey Bratberg has played a key role in historic changes to The American Pharmacists Association’s House of Delegates’ policy statements on substance use.
Effort to rename Orms Street SENATOR MARYELLEN GOODWIN WAY.
Peter Neronha, RI Attorney General, will be having back surgery and out for several weeks, but working from home.
Mass shooting at a school in Serbia, killing 8 students, 1 security guard.
Russia accuses Ukraine of an attack on the Kremlin to kill Putin, which they deny.
PC Friars tickets sold out for season – a wait list was created.
RIPTA’s CEO, Scott Avedisian’s contract has been extended.
Aaron Guckian is new Executive Director of the RI Dental Association
Charlesgate Nursing Home staff union wants state to step in to save home and jobs.
Boston Mayor Wu has announced the city will get $16.5 Million grant from federal govt for housing and services for the homeless
Boston’s outdoor dining establishments must now allow dogs/pets in their al fresco spots.
The Department of Children, Youth & Families (DCYF) disclosed the near fatality of a one-month-old infant. The Department was involved with the family at the time of the incident.
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NATIONAL & INTERNATIONAL
70% of New Hampshire Medicaid enrollees now found ineligible in recertification.
A new strain of COVID – XBB.1.16 causes at least 1 in 10 cases – some cases are linked to an increase of pink eye.
The CDC has declared COVID emergency over
Mattel has a new Barbie – with Down’s Syndrome
Michigan has a bill to fine anyone releasing balloons into the air, $5,000 – as most of them end up in the Great Lakes
The ACLU looked at censure of Rep. Zooey Zephyr, transgendered member of Montana congress who was removed from their state house for behavior on the floor – the appeal court withheld the right of the local legislature to keep Zephyr off the floor.
Wisconsin (Maine, WV already) considering allowing alcohol servers to be as young as 14.
COVID vax requirement ends for federal employees next week.
VICE News may be headed to bankruptcy.
Vermont removed its residency requirement for assisted suicide.
Nordstrom & Nordstrom Rack closing all stores in San Francisco due to crime and violence.
1,500 military will go to the border to do “administrative functions”, freeing up border guards to do their main work as Title 42 will end on May 11th.
US Surgeon General says loneliness as risky as smoking.
ED visits related to suicide soared fivefold from 2011 to 2020 among children and adults from 6 to 24 years old. They rose across all age groups, sex, race and ethnicity, insurance type, and geography.
1st RSV Adult Vaccine approved and available.
Pres. Biden released his 2nd campaign video.
Children as young as 10 have been found working in fast food restaurants throughout the US, primarily in the south but most in Kentucky.
A team at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Boston Children’s Hospital used ultrasound-guided transuterine embolization to repair the malformation – the first cerebrovascular surgery in-utero ever done – baby was born with no abnormalities usually present at birth.
Michelle Obama launched PLEZi Nutrition – a healthy food products initiative for children – but there is much criticism about the sugar contact.
Joe LaCava, who has been caddying for Tiger Woods since 2011 and helped him win his fifth Masters in 2019, has accepted a full-time caddying role with Patrick Cantlay, the world’s fourth-ranked golfer.
Anheuser Busch has “disowned” Dylan Mulvaney’s creative promo for Bud Lite, insisting it was “not a campaign” as their stock plummeting over 26% in a matter of weeks.
Rates of cigarette smoking are the lowest they’ve been since 1965.
Birth control pills may be available over the counter soon.
Michelle Walensky, head of the CDC, resigned on the day COVID was no longer considered an emergency pandemic.
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PASSINGS
Agnes Doody, 93, longtime political science professor, URI
Judge Lagueux, 91, who oversaw the Station Fire case.
Dorothy Licht, 101, former first lady of RI
Gordon Lightfoot, 84