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Get Your Holidays On! 12th Annual Rhode Island Authors Expo

December 6, 2024 |

The 12th Annual Rhode Island Authors Expo is less than a week away! The Expo is on Saturday, December 7th from 10:00 to 4:00 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Warwick, RI. This FREE event will feature 100+ local authors and their books, panels & presentations, a Writers Resource Area, wonderful raffle prizes, ARIA Anthology sales, a Cardi’s Kaffeeklatsch area, and even a visit from Santa!…

Rhode Island Weather for Dec. 23, 2024 – Jack Donnelly December 23, 2024
by Jack Donnelly, meteorologist High pressure combined with non-sublimated snow cover will drag morning lows down into the single digits to start Christmas week. Afternoon highs only in the mid 20’s with a light and variable breeze under crystal blue skies until the evening when another weak trough slips through and kicks up some late… […]
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Business Beat: BankNewport named RI SBA Lender of the Year December 23, 2024
BankNewport has once again been recognized by the U.S. Small Business Administration’s (SBA) Rhode Island District Office for its exceptional performance in small business lending. During the annual SBA Rhode Island Lender Awards Breakfast on December 5, BankNewport was named Rhode Island 7(a) Lender of the Year, Rhode Island 504 3rd Party Lender of the… […]
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The wall of separation, church and state – Herb Weiss December 23, 2024
By Herb Weiss, contributing writer on issues of aging Lawmakers with strong religious beliefs can be found serving in state houses, congress, and state departments of education, etc., throughout the nation. Occasionally, we’ve seen the wall of separation of church and state crumble, or be taken up in the courts. According to PEN America, between July… […]
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Christmas past. Christmas present. Failing the homeless, we see our future. December 23, 2024
by Mary T. O’Sullivan, MSOL, with Nancy Thomas, publisher (Publisher’s Note: Three years ago, Mary wrote this reflection on her trip to California. Sadly, the situation only grows worse and Rhode Island is on the cusp of an ever-quickening homelessness disaster. We reprint it here, today, due to its timeliness as officials take steps to… […]
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Ask Chef Walter: Bocconotto from Abruzzo – Walter Potenza December 23, 2024
by Chef Walter Potenza, contributing writer BOCCONOTTO FROM ABRUZZO Almond, coffee, and chocolate in a pastry cup. Simply divine. Made during the Christmas season, it would be sinful not to have them throughout the year. Friends: My journey in search of the Christmas sweets of Italy’s regional traditions took me back to Abruzzo, where I… […]
Walter Potenza
Gimme’ Shelter: Elvira, here… at the Providence Animal Control Center December 22, 2024
Well, hi! I came in with The Mayor when our family moved and left us behind. He has been in foster a while and I am still here … not sure how I feel about that! I am about 4 years old and have a big personality! I am sometimes nice and I am sometimes… […]
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Ask Chef Walter: Pinoli Biscotti – Chef Walter Potenza December 22, 2024
by Executive Chef Walter Potenza, contributing writer Friends: One of the most popular cookies to make for the holidays is Biscotti ai Pinoli, or pignoli cookies. They originate from the deep-seated Southern Italian and Sicilian cuisines, more precisely from Sicily, Calabria, and Campania. These regions pride themselves on a long tradition of sweets made with… […]
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Rhode Island Weather for Dec. 22, 2024, Jack Donnnelly December 22, 2024
by Jack Donnelly, meteorologist High pressure builds in and anchors the cold air in place for the time being. Lows around 10 and single digits in the rural valleys, highs only approaching 20 in the afternoon with a northwesterly breeze under plenty of useless sunshine. It’s a “C+” day! ___ Follow John’s weather forecasts, here:… […]
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Sports in RI: High School winter sports season heats up fast and furious – John Cardullo December 22, 2024
The High School Winter sports season heats up fast and furious! by John Cardullo, sportswriter There was a time not so long ago when the transition from fall high school sports had a cool down period of 3 to 4 weeks before the winter sports kicked in. The norm was that one or two games… […]
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50% of us are still paying off Christmas 2023: How to win the balance transfer game – Mary Hunt December 22, 2024
by Mary Hunt, contributing writer Editor’s Note: With the current threat to ID theft and malicious use of our credit cards caused by the cyberattack breach potentially impacting over 330,000 Rhode Islanders or more, this is a good time to take a moment to review your credit card use, strategize ways to pay off debt,… […]
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