Posts Tagged ‘Maine’
Landmark Medical Center’s owner, Prime Healthcare, expands to Maine facilities, MDs.
Prime Healthcare Foundation Expands Mission with Addition of Central Maine Healthcare Photo: Landmark Medical Center, Woonsocket As announced by Prime Healthcare officials: The Prime Healthcare Foundation and the Central Maine Healthcare (CMH) Board of Directors announced they have reached an agreement for Prime Healthcare Foundation to become the sole corporate member and parent company of…
Read MoreOutdoors in RI: Veterans fish, Maine’s “Do Not Eat Wildlife” over PFAS, SoRI Conservation District
Trout Stocking for Veterans Day Weekend The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) is conducting a special trout stocking in advance of Veterans Day in honor of our veterans. Several thousand Rainbow and Brook Trout will be stocked in selected areas. “Stocking fish in popular waterbodies is a gesture by which DEM honors Rhode Island veterans…
Read MoreOutdoors in RI: On fishing, dragonflies, politics, campaigns, polls, MSM, and 2A – Jeff Gross
by Jeff Gross, contributing writer, commentary, 2A Photo, top: Jon Gray Fishing at the Moose While many of us anglers enjoy catching Small and Largemouth bass, there is great concern that these bass are predators in Moosehead Lake, Maine. Understandably so, as I believe Moosehead has a natural spawn of trout. These bass will eagerly…
Read MoreOutdoors in RI: Catch the fishing bug young, losing best friends, upta camp, 2A heats up – Jeff Gross
by Jeff Gross, contributing writer Children’s Fishing Derby RI Fish and Game Protective Association (RIFGPA) and the RI Department of Environmental Management (DEM) co-hosted the annual June Family Day Children’s Fishing Derby in West Greenwich. The event was again a great success, even Mother Nature cooperated for the most part, though it did start pouring…
Read MoreRI nonprofits share in Point32Health Foundation grants for equity in aging, social and racial justice
Investments advance equity in aging and support social and racial justice The Point32Health Foundation has awarded 20 grants totaling more than $2 million to nonprofit organizations advancing equity in aging and social and racial justice initiatives. “Communities with fewer resources are more likely to experience significant health disparities,” said Greg Shell, chair of the Point32Health Foundation…
Read MoreOutdoors in RI: Tiverton fights fishing, PFDs are law, Trout Season, game dinners, 2A – Jeff Gross
by Jeff Gross, contributing writer Fishing in Tiverton? Again, Rhode Island Democrats want to ban something. The Tiverton Town Council has proposed limiting and also banning saltwater fishing in some town waterfront areas. Justifications stated by the Tiverton Council President are that people from Fall River are littering and drinking in public. She also stated…
Read MoreOutdoors in RI: Fishing a judge of sportsmanship, Maine flood recovery, busy 2A days – Jeff Gross
by Jeff Gross, contributing writer Photo, top: Jason Hunter This warm and wild weather may not allow for ice fishing, however, people with rod and reel are doing well. Numerous large trout in the 20-inch range are being caught around Rhode Island. These trout were stocked for the Veterans Day Holiday and the fish are exceptional.…
Read MoreOutdoors in RI: Boat Ramp safety, Brown Tail Moth update, don’t be Shark bait – Jeff Gross
by Jeff Gross, contributing writer Top photo, courtesy Joe Malachowski One can see numerous boat ramp accidents on YouTube. These accidents are most often caused by drivers’ negligence, but often, too, they are caused by mechanical failures. One way to avoid such a disaster is to test your emergency brake on an incline. Pull up the…
Read MoreOutdoors in RI: “Hot” dogs, hairy moths, and small towns – Jeff Gross
by Jeff Gross, contributing writer With summer in full swing, we cannot forget our dogs. Abby rides shotgun with me as much as possible. Tuesday, after a train pick up in New Hampshire, we stopped at Cabela’s in Hudson, Massachusetts and Bass Pro Shops in Foxboro. While I was after a navigation light, it was also…
Read MoreOutdoors in RI: Pond weeds, nail polish, Brown Tail Moth scourge – Jeff Gross
by Jeff Gross, contributing writer The RI Division of Environmental Management (RIDEM) will be de-weeding Shippee Saw Mill Pond, Carolina Trout Pond and Breakheart Pond. Of the 3 ponds, Breakheart has the worst weed density. I fished both Carolina and Shippee and felt that they were not bad. Breakheart is weed laden, though. Looks like Breakheart will…
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