Posts Tagged ‘RINewsToday’
16 new outdoor recreation projects for 13 Rhode Island cities/towns
Photos: Knightsville, Cranston proposed new outdoor park $4.1 million in matching grants have been awarded to 13 municipalities to develop or renovate local outdoor recreational facilities. The grants will fund 16 projects across the state including new athletic fields, playgrounds, a splash park, a dog park, a kayak/canoe launch, a pump track, walking trails, basketball,…
Read MoreART! Expressions in Black – Warwick Center for the Arts
WCFA, in collaboration with RISCA’s Atrium Gallery Traveling Exhibits Program, presents “Expressions in Black” a juried Black Art Exhibit that will be showcased at the Warwick Center for the Arts May 14th through June 18th. The exhibit, curated by RI artist Monique Rolle-Johnson, will feature the original visual work of regional and diverse Black artists…
Read MoreIt’s Sour Grapes! – Tim Jones
by Timothy Jones, cartoonist _____ Tim Jones is the creator, artist and writer of the widely popular, self-syndicated comic strip, “Sour Grapes” – a comic about “Aesop”, a miserable flying dog and his odd friends, all living in a problematic and troubled world. Sour Grapes is currently published in multiple newspapers in Rhode Island, Massachusetts,…
Read MoreRon & Jen’s Great Escape – 5-18-2022 – Ron St. Pierre and Jen Brien
by Ron St. Pierre and Jen Brien, commentary PHONE HOME Is the truth REALLY out there? A House committee is hoping to get to the bottom of things! The House Intelligence Committee’s subcommittee on Counterterrorism, Counterintelligence and Counterproliferation (say THAT three times fast) started an open Congressional hearing today to talk about Unidentified Flying Objects.…
Read MoreRhode Island Weather, May 18, 2022 – John Donnelly
by John Donnelly, meteorologist Low dewpoints with high pressure will make for a very pleasant day of mid May weather. Really very nice and boring. Morning lows in the low 50’s rising to the low 70’s in the afternoon under mostly clear skies with the exception of the late afternoon and evening scattered cloud cover.…
Read MoreUPDATED: Lifespan to close its Centers for Weight & Wellness. Patients react.
This story has been updated, see below The Center for Weight Loss and Wellness at Lifespan’s Miriam Hospital location is shutting its doors. The program, portions of which are associated with the Optifast product, is honoring contracts as they wind their way down, depending on pre-payment schedules. No new patients are being accepted. Approximately 1,000…
Read MoreCOVID symptoms different in older patients – Richard Asinof
New research points to the need for better, improved testing There remains so much to learn, from a medical research standpoint, about the coronavirus pandemic, and the different ways that it afflicts the human body – and the need to develop treatments that reflect the new scientific research as it becomes available. One of the…
Read MorePawtucket and BV Community Health Care set school COVID vaccinations, ages 5+
The City of Pawtucket, Pawtucket School Department, and Blackstone Valley Community Health Care are partnering to provide COVID-19 vaccination opportunities at local schools. The goal of the partnership is to continue to provide vaccination opportunities for the school-age population in Pawtucket, however, the clinic will be open to anyone who is eligible for a vaccine. …
Read MoreChris Thompson says: “Just Train” – Brendan Higgins
by Brendan Higgins, contributing writer “I’m kind of an open book.” This was the first thing Chris Thompson said to me. I knew at that moment I was about to hear a great story. Chris is the owner and chief instructor at Just Train Fitness-Martial Arts located at 3520 Quaker Lane in North Kingstown. This…
Read MoreRhode Island Weather, May 17, 2022 – John Donnelly
by John Donnelly, meteorologist Drier air moves into the area behind the cold frontal passage, but still warm, with afternoon highs in the mid 70’s from morning lows in the upper 50’s. The breeze will be up out of the west generally, gusting towards 30 mph at times. Some midday cloud cover will be around,…
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