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In the news… summary for Jan. 28, 2023
RHODE ISLAND & VICINITY Island Moving Company Announces New Name: Newport Contemporary Ballet As the dance company begins its 41st year and breaks ground on its new performing arts center located at 435 Broadway, it has re-branded with a new name, logo, and website. Maine joins several other states in banning TikTok on government devices…
Read MoreIt’s been a long time comin’ – The Pawtucket / Central Falls Transit Center
Photo: Gov. McKee office The opening of the Pawtucket-Central Falls Transit Center took place as the culmination of years of planning and completion of a $63 million design-build project that began four years ago. More than two-thirds of the project cost, approximately $43 million, was paid for with federal funds. Governor Dan McKee and other…
Read MoreBurn with Kearns: Limb strong, core weak. Older we get the core is more important – Kevin Kearns
Burn with Kearns: Limb strong – core weak. Why the core is so important the older we become I’m going to ruffle some feathers with this one, but, oh well. It is possible to be limb strong and core weak. In other words, your “beach muscles” might look great, but being able to bench press…
Read MoreProtecting your privacy when working with mortgage companies – Emilio DiSpirito
By Emilio DiSpirito – Realtor | Co-owner Engel & Völkers East Greenwich and Engel & Völkers Barrington East Bay Anyone you do business with, from mortgage companies to health insurance companies, have privacy statements. They are required by Federal Law to get these privacy statements in front of consumers. Usually, they are sent in the…
Read MoreRead With Us: CITY LIFE – a book by Michael Morse – Chapter 15
by Michael Morse, contributing writer Chapter 15 November What Took So Long A man in Cranston dies while waiting for help to arrive. His widow grieves. As days progress the questions start: Why did it take so long for help to arrive? Where were they? Could he have been saved? The answer may shock you.…
Read MoreRead With Us: CITY LIFE – a book by Michael Morse – Chapter 14
by Michael Morse, contributing writer Chapter 14 – October – Pedestrian Struck The guys from Ladder 8 were cleaning her head wound and getting ready to apply a cervical collar when we arrived on scene. A good amount of blood spattered the ground and the victim’s clothing. She was awake but stunned, sitting in the…
Read MoreRead With Us: CITY LIFE – a book by Michael Morse – Chapter 13
by Michael Morse, contributing writer Chapter 13 – Helmets He could have been my brother or friend or a guy I work with. If not for the drool dripping from the corner of his mouth and helmet he wore on his head, he looked like your typical thirty-eight-year-old guy. He lived with people three times…
Read MoreJack’s Angle: the Pawtucket-Central Falls Transit Center – Jack Partridge
by John J. “Jack” Partridge, contributing writer, commentary While local news about Pawtucket has focused on the prospect for a soccer stadium, quietly RIDOT and RIPTA have been moving forward on the new Pawtucket – Central Falls Transit Center. Now, what we got here is an interesting story. For almost a hundred years, trains stopped in…
Read MoreIn the news… for December 10, 2022
RHODE ISLAND & VICINITY Cellar Stories bookstore will close in Providence Residents of Rhode Island have an additional 24 months to obtain their REAL IDs, a document that will be necessary to board domestic flights and enter certain federal buildings, after the Department of Homeland Security on Monday extended the enforcement deadline to May 7,…
Read MoreGet your holiday(s) on! – Hope Street Merchants – Santa, shop, music, Menorahs
The Hope Street Merchants Association continues their holiday celebration with the next week weekends – and every day, of course. December 10th & 11th will be celebrated with “Santa and Ugly Sweaters on Hope” December 17th & 18th will be “Music and Menorahs on Hope” The special festivities will be held from 4-6pm all days.…
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