by Jeff Gross, contributing writer On Sunday, February 26th the doors will finally reopen to the Worcester Model Railroaders annual Model Train Show, as they celebrate their 30th anniversary. Auburn Elks – 10AM –...
by John Donnelly, meteorologist A strong push of Canadian high pressure drives the weather for the day, reminding us that Winter “ain’t dead yet!” We’ll have to deal with some brutal northwesterly winds persisting with a...
by John A. Cianci, contributing writer on veterans issues March 15th – Deadline for Veterans Real Estate Tax Applications If you served in the U.S. Armed Forces from 1947, and were honorably discharged, under Rhode...
by John Donnelly, meteorologist A late February low pressure system passes mostly to our south, with a mixed bag of precipitation affecting our area through mid morning. Mostly rain, but some pellets mixed in. Any snow accumulation...
Rachel Jones joins Engel & Völkers as a Global Advisor Luxury Rhode Island real estate brokerage gains award-winning advisor Engel & Völkers of East Greenwich announced today that Rachel Jones has joined its brokerage...
by Chef Alison Mountford Okonomiyaki are classic street food in Japan and the name means “as you like it.” You can top these cabbage and egg pancakes with bacon, mushrooms, shrimp, even leftover chicken. My version has assorted...
Pawtucket Announces 25th Annual Photo Contest Grab your cameras and snap that picture! The City of Pawtucket and The Camera Werks proudly announce the 25th Annual City of Pawtucket Photo Contest! After a public call for photo...
We’ve all seen silly legislation – that the sponsor surely knew would not pass. Some examples? An effort to eliminate “only Portuguese” from the Minority Business Enterprise designation. A bill to allow dogs...
Final Piece* in 450-Year Timeline to be Lifted into Place at Providence Public Library Large paper mache whale to join 450 million years of flora and fauna built by the hands of hundreds of Modern Humans currently installed...
By Brendan Higgins, contributing writer Oh, can’t you see the morning after? It’s waiting right outside the storm. ~ Maureen McGovern ~ We all experience tragedies. Life on life’s terms. No...
The Rhode Island Foundation today announced that Hon. David N. Cicilline will serve as its next president and chief executive officer. Cicilline has represented Rhode Island’s first congressional district in the U.S. House...
Cranston Mayor Kenneth J. Hopkins announced that the City of Cranston has been awarded an annual three-year $1.22 million federal grant through the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) Staffing for Adequate Fire & Emergency...
This week’s Networking choice is February Networking at the Park Theatre and Event Center on Thursday, February 23rd 5:30 to 8pm. Looking to build your Business? Make more connections? Meet New People? Then you should have this...
by John Donnelly, meteorologist Your Rhode Island Weather: Some Rain and snow off and on through the morning with perhaps another batch of the same later on in the afternoon with a passing cold front. Today’s Weather sponsor...
by Richard Asinof, ConvergenceRI, contributing writer Editor’s Note: This is the 2nd part of an article published by Richard Asinof – dealing with the homeless situation in Rhode Island … A second Friday afternoon...
Central Falls Connect provides eligible households with $30 per month toward high-speed home internet service, making some plans completely FREE for city residents! This program is made possible through the federal Affordable Connectivity...
By Mary T. O’Sullivan, MSOL “Writing books is the closest men ever come to childbearing.”― Norman Mailer What did people do during the 2020 pandemic? Conventional Wisdom said that the pandemic presented the...
Photo: Bristol Warren Regional School District Superintendent Ana C. Riley and Principal Michelle King wish to highlight Mt. Hope High School’s Architecture and Construction pathway as part of Career and Technical Education Month. A...
by John Donnelly, meteorologist Even weathermen have birthdays. I’ll celebrate this one with some morning drizzle and mist, maybe some breaks in the overcast later in the day. It’ll be warm again, mid 50’s for highs from...
by Herb Weiss, contributing writer on aging issues Most Rhode Islanders save for retirement through an employer-based plan such as a pension or 401(k). But 172,000 Rhode Island workers (roughly 40 percent of the state’s workforce)...
To the Editor, February 20, 2023 will mark twenty years since the horrific Station Nightclub fire which caused one hundred people to die and two hundred more to be injured. This appalling catastrophe also caused thousands more to...
