Spending time at the gym on Sunday morning, the television in front of the rowing machine I was on was tuned to Fox news. The interview was of a nurse, fired because she wouldn’t get vaccinated. She was staunch in her belief that whether she’s vaccinated or not, it is not the business of her […]
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DEM responds to several rescue of kayakers over Labor Day weekend, urges paddlers to put safety first
The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) is advising paddlers and anglers to use caution and wear a life jacket to help ensure they enjoy a safe boating experience. Over Labor Day weekend, DEM says in a press release that its Division of Law Enforcement (DLE) responded to several rescues of kayakers needing assistance […]
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Here’s how much rain fell across Rhode Island
The following are unofficial National Weather Service rain observations from the remnets of hurricane Ida. The following reports are from COCORAHS, NWS cooperative observers, Skywarn spotters and media. This summary also is available on National Weather Service’s home page at weather.gov/boston Spotter Reports National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA 955 AM EDT Thu Sep 02 2021 […]
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Exeter Town Council considers turning Schartner farm into massive high-tech agricultural project
On a crisp October morning, leaves turning the color of the rainbow and pumpkin patches filled with pumpkins awaiting children to turn them into Jack-O-Lanterns, thousands of parents, children, and grandparents would flock to Schartner Farm in Exeter. They’d likely find the home-cut French Fry stand, and inside freshly baked pies, homemade jams and newly […]
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DEM: $3 million in matching grants available to help communities, local groups protect open space
The Department of Environmental Management (DEM) today announced that $3 million in matching grants is available to help communities and local organizations protect valuable green space throughout Rhode Island. The grant round is now open, with a deadline of October 29, 2021. Funding provided through the 2016 Green Economy Bond and the 2018 Green Economy […]
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Governor McKee, RI Department of Health to host COVID-19 Update on Tuesday
Governor Dan McKee’s office today announced that Governor McKee, Lieutenant Governor Sabina Matos, Rhode Island Department of Health Director Nicole Alexander-Scott, M.D., M.P.H., and Executive Director of the COVID-19 Response Tom McCarthy will provide on Tuesday, August 10 at 2 pm an update on COVID-19, the Delta variant in Rhode Island, and the State’s continued […]
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Governor McKee signs five bills into law that support women’s health and equity
Governor Dan McKee today ceremonially signed five bills into law that support women’s health and equity, according to his office. The first bill (2021-S 0270A, 2021 H 5261A) will ensure pay equity for all employees, regardless of gender or ethnicity. The second bill (2021-S 0003A, 2021-H 5763) will ban health insurers from using gender rating, a discriminatory practice of […]
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Rhiannon Giddens & Francesco Turrisi, John Hiatt and Uprooted to headline the 23rd Rhythm & Roots Music, Dance and Food Festival
The long-awaited 23rd Rhythm & Roots Music, Dance and Food Festival will resume Sept. 3-5 at Ninigret Park with much-loved headliners, a jam band extravaganza, festival fan favorites and new voices that reflect the always-changing nature of roots music. The headliners – Rhiannon Giddens & Francesco Turrisi, John Hiatt and Uprooted – will join Richard Thompson, Trigger Hippy, […]