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A Greener View: Using straw to prevent weeds – Jeff Rugg

June 8, 2023

Father and son watering carrots in the garden.

By Jeff Rugg, contributing writer Q: I added straw to my vegetable garden as a mulch and now there are hundreds of weeds coming up. Does the shade and watering help the weeds seeds grow? I thought the straw was supposed to prevent weeds and keep the soil damp. A: I wonder if you added…

Rhode Island Weather for March 18, 2025 – Jack Donnelly March 18, 2025
by Jack Donnelly, meteorologist A day of slow drying after the deluge, with cloud cover hanging around and loitering, frankly, into the evening. Morning lows in the upper 30’s rise to the low 50’s with a gusty northerly breeze. It’s a “C” day! ___ Follow Jack’s weather forecasts, here: WEATHER WITH JOHN DONNELLY Jack Donnelly… […]
Jack Donnelly
ART! “We have a goal” theme of Pawtucket’s 27th Annual Photo Contest. Be in the city calendar. March 18, 2025
Pawtucket Announces 27th Annual Photo Contest Grab your cameras and snap that picture! The City of Pawtucket and The Camera Werks announce the 27th Annual City of Pawtucket Photo Contest! Twelve winning photos will be selected by a panel of local professional photographers and placed in the 2026 City Calendar. This year’s photo contest judges… […]
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To do in RI: Learn to Waltz at historic Rosecliff March 18, 2025
What better place to learn how to waltz than at Rosecliff in Newport’s largest, most elegant ballroom? On Friday evening, March 28, from 6-8:30 p.m., The Preservation Society of Newport County will host “Waltz into the Past,” offering introductory waltz lessons by The Dancing Feeling Studio, based in Warwick. The instructors will also perform a… […]
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Business Beat: Jack’s New York System, a dream come true – Brendan Higgins March 18, 2025
by Brendan Higgins, contributing writer Some people know at a very young age what they want to accomplish in life. Robert Link is one of those people. He always wanted to own his own restaurant. Not just any restaurant, Link wanted to own a New York System. If you are from Rhode Island, you know… […]
Brendan Higgins
A’Vant-Deishinni, at St. Martin de Porres, a shining light of Christ to RI seniors – Rhode Island Catholic March 18, 2025
Executive Director of St. Martin de Porres Center honored for outstanding contributions to community By Jennifer Barton, Rhode Island Catholic Correspondent – Photo, top: Laura Kilgus Linda A’Vant-Deishinni has a deep love for her community, and it shines through in her life’s work.And she has an impressive biography, currently serving as executive director of the… […]
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Rhode Island Weather for March 17, 2025 – Jack Donnelly March 17, 2025
by Jack Donnelly, meteorologist St. Patrick’s Day Weather The Irish eyes will be drowning in rain drops through a good part O’ the day, heaviest rains hitting overnight as a vigorous cold front trudges through a s slow as a drunken snail up a dewy Irish hillside. Afternoon highs in the upper 50’s and lows… […]
Jack Donnelly
Senior Agenda Coalition of RI unveils its 2025 legislative priorities at forum – Herb Weiss March 17, 2025
By Herb Weiss, contributing writer on aging issues Photo, top: Retiring SACRI Director Robert Cox received a House Citation from House Speaker Joe Shekarchi by Rep. Lauren Carson at Legislative Forum. Cox here with SACRI Executive Director Carol Anne Costa On March 14, 2025, hundreds of older Rhode Islanders, aging network providers, state officials, and lawmakers gathered at the… […]
Herb Weiss
Update: Brown U advises international community, “postpone, reconsider travel”, after deportation March 17, 2025
This article has been updated (in red) at 9:31am, 3/17/25: On the opening page of “Global Education” on the Brown University website it says, “The Brown experience is inherently global in nature. Students and scholars from Brown routinely advance knowledge and understanding on issues of global significance. Members of the Brown community travel across the… […]
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Our Networking Pick of the Week: Mass Professional Networking, in Pawtucket March 17, 2025
Mass Professional Networking’s March Rhode Island Business Networking & Social Event will be held at Industrial Cafe/Atrium Events in Pawtucket, RI from 6:00pm – 8:00pm on Tuesday, March 18th. All professionals are welcome whether you are simply working on building your network, looking for business leads, looking for a new job or just like to… […]
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Women’s History Month. Madame C.J. Walker, 1st Black woman millionaire – Mary T. O’Sullivan March 17, 2025
By Mary T. O’Sullivan, MSOL, contributing writer “Women belong in all places where decisions are being made. It shouldn’t be that women are the exception.” – Ruth Bader Ginsburg For years, women have been shut out of opportunities. Up until the 1970s, women could not take out a loan or start a business on their own.… […]
Mary T. O'Sullivan

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