RI Hospitality Assoc: Growth of Rhode Island’s economy to continue at slower pace in 2024

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RI Hospitality Association’s 20th Annual Economic Outlook Breakfast Predicts Slowed Industry Growth in 2024. With inflation easing but still elevated, industry experts say the growth of Rhode Island’s economy will continue at a slower pace in 2024. The Rhode Island Hospitality Association (RIHA) hosted its 20th Annual Economic Outlook Breakfast for hospitality industry professionals at the Rhode Island…

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The Village helps grandparent/kinship caregivers in need – Herb Weiss

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By Herb Weiss, contributing writer on aging issues When we dream about our retirement years, these dreams most likely don’t include images of diapers, children’s tantrums, and school buses. However, for some grandparents and other kinship caregivers, their later years include these images, as they become primary caregivers for their grandchildren/kin children. Nationally, more than 2.5…

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Rhode Island Weather for Sept. 17, 2023 – John Donnelly

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by John Donnelly, meteorologist Lee will be Nova Scotia’s problem at this point, and we’ll be mostly in the clear, with just a few clouds interrupting lots of sunshine and dry seasonable warmth. Morning lows in the cool mid 50’s rise to the mid 70’s by afternoon with a casual northeasterly breeze. It’s an “A”…

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In the Arena – Charlie Enright, 11th Hour Racing

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A 6-month race! That’s what 11th Hour Racing just competed in – The Ocean Race. And won! Rhode Islander, Charlie Enright, skippered the winning boat – after mini-races to 9 international ports. Beginning in Spain in January and ending in Genoa, Italy – with a Newport leg stopover. Listen to Charlie’s tales… of the first…

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Business Beat: Attorneys Ed Avila & James Cullen named to Super Lawyers and Rising Stars

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ATTORNEYS FROM ROBERTS, CARROLL, FELDSTEIN & PEIRCE EARN ACCOLADES Photo: Ed Avila (left) and James Cullen (right) The law office of Roberts, Carroll, Feldstein & Peirce, Inc. (RCFP) announces two attorneys have been selected to the Thomson Reuters Rhode Island Super Lawyers and Rising Stars lists. RCFP Managing Shareholder Edward G. Avila, Esq. was named to the Super Lawyers list. Each…

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Rhode Island Weekend Weather for Sept. 16/17, 2023 – John Donnelly

Saturday weather map for Lee, New Hampshire with a focus on Rhode Island weather.

by John Donnelly, meteorologist Saturday 9/16/23: Hurricane Lee strikes a glancing blow over the course of the day today, mainly a wind event for us, and being on the west side of the storm, the storms’ movement is subtracted from the storms reported wind speed, so if max winds are 65 mph and the storm…

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Learn about septic systems during annual RI SepticSmart Week

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URI and Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management celebrate 2023 SepticSmart week with workshops for homeowners Many Rhode Islanders treat household wastewater using conventional or advanced septic systems on their property. Their septic systems should be maintained properly to treat wastewater effectively and protect environmental and human health.  Staff from the University of Rhode Island’s Onsite…

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