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“Ron & Jen’s Great Escape” – 11-17-2021 – Ron St. Pierre & Jen Brien
by Ron St. Pierre & Jen Brien BAD YEAR FOR SANTA Santa might not be coming to town as we’re still recovering from the pandemic. Last year, lots of Santa’s helpers lost their gigs thanks to COVID-19. This year? While there is a demand to go back to the traditional visits with Santa, unfortunately, Santas…
Read More“Ron & Jen’s Great Escape” – 9-29-2021 – Ron St. Pierre & Jen Brien
by Ron St. Pierre & Jen Brien Jen’s thoughts on Brady’s “return” Well, Tom Brady is coming to town and all the scuttlebutt with his quick visit is truly overload. Honestly. Ugh. Last Sunday when HIS Bucs got blown out by the Rams some were overjoyed to say the least – I sure was. I…
Read More“Ron & Jen’s Great Escape” 9-22-2021 – Ron St. Pierre & Jen Brien
Costly Trek Apparently, cash won’t be king any longer when it comes to crossing the Pell Bridge. The bridge connecting Jamestown and Newport will switch to all electric toll collection at the end of October. Tokens to cross the bridge disappeared a decade ago and drivers had a choice of getting an E-ZPass electronic transponder…
Read More“Ron & Jen’s Great Escape” 7-28-2021 – Ron St. Pierre & Jen Brien
by Ron St. Pierre & Jen Brien Mask Mandate Mayhem To mask or not to mask is the daunting question Rhode Island’s school’s supers find themselves juggling and some want the state to step in. A state mandate requiring non-vaccinated students to wear masks would certainly allow supers to say to parents “here are the…
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by Ron St. Pierre & Jen Brien BAD OPTICS IN BRISTOL The super of the Bristol-Warren Regional School District finally did the right thing announcing the first day of school will NOT be on the first day of Rosh Hashanah despite the school committee’s unwillingness to change the date. Supt. Jonathan Brice basically saying it’s…
Read MoreNEW Feature – “Ron & Jen’s Great Escape”
Editor’s Note: Today begins a new weekly feature with RINewsToday – “Ron & Jen’s Great Escape” Featuring of RI radio fame, Ron St. Pierre & Jen Brien, their column will provide commentary on the passing Rhode Island scene. GET A BROADER BRUSH Before wrapping up this session’s business, the General Assembly made civics education and…
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