Posts Tagged ‘Nick Landekic’
State Legislature may sink one of Rhode Island’s most successful industries – Nick Landekic
by Nick Landekic, contributing writer – op-ed It’s no secret that state budgets are under painfully increasing pressures with cuts in federal support and funding. Rhode Island is particularly at risk being the second largest per capita recipient of federal money, and a proposed state budget that naively assumes $5.1 billion – 36% of the…
Read MoreMt. Hope Bridge true condition and safety. Release the 2024 Inspection Report – Nick Landekic
by Nick Landekic, contributing writer Photo, https://www.ritba.org/history According to the National Society of Professional Engineers, Rhode Island has the worst bridges in the country. We rank last among the states with 22.3% of our bridges – nearly one out of every four – being structurally deficient. Our roads are no better. According to the U.S.…
Read MoreThe coming Rhode Island budget crisis – Nick Landekic
The Coming Rhode Island Budget Crisis By Nick Landekic, contributing writer Governor McKee recently announced the proposed FY 2026 Rhode Island state budget totaling $14.2 billion. While it may appear to be a modest 2.2% increase over last year this also includes an assumed massive $5.1 billion of support from the federal government – which…
Read MoreViral threats on the rise: Measles and Bird Flu – Nick Landekic
by Nick Landekic, contributing writer We’re all looking forward to the coming of spring with the beautiful weather that’s especially gorgeous in New England. It’s also a time when the risk of viral infections such as COVID generally declines. This year might have some twists: the risks of measles and bird flu are increasing. There have been…
Read MoreFlu Infections are rising again – Nick Landekic
By Nick Landekic, contributing writer Let’s look at the extraordinary flu and cold season we are in the midst of…the highest levels in over 15 years. The uptick began after Christmas, with dramatic peaks to this day. We measure flu in a community utilizing wastewater viral levels. Influenza transmission and cases are rising in a…
Read MoreWhat to know about Bird Flu – Nick Landekic
By Nick Landekic, contributing writer Bird flu has increasingly been in the news lately, including a report this week of it being found in a bird flock in South County, Rhode Island. Here are a few things you may want to know about it. What is bird flu? Bird flu is a form of influenza,…
Read MoreStaying healthy through the holidays, despite a ‘quad-demic’ – Nick Landekic
Staying Healthy Through the Holidays Despite A ‘Quad-demic’ – Winter means another wave of respiratory infections is here By Nick Landekic, contributing writer Winter is here, and along with it the expected increase in respiratory infections – COVID, flu, and RSV. This winter we are experiencing a ‘quad-demic’ with norovirus also added to the mix.…
Read MoreFDA approves new Pfizer, Moderna vaccines as COVID wave increases – Nick Landekic
by Nick Landekic, contributing The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday approved the latest reformulated COVID vaccines, making it possible for people over 6 months of age to get additional protection in the midst of the ongoing and still increasing surge this summer of the virus. What you need to know: We are now…
Read MoreForgotten but not gone. Summer means another COVID wave is here. – Nick Landekic
COVID wave in the summer
Read MoreCOVID wastewater levels increased sharply in Bristol Co. Extra caution for the safest 4th!
By Michael Fine and Nick Landekic Bristol County, Rhode Island has shown a nearly 400% increase in the past two weeks Editor’s Note: As we celebrate our Independence, let’s keep our own “independence” from COVID which has had us in its grasp for so long now, and enjoy this celebratory time – with caution. Over…
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