Clean Politics Marty the Stop and Shop cleaning robot (Store #0723, Metacom Ave, Bristol) has declared his intention to run in the Presidential election this autumn. “My job is to clean up messes,” said Marty in his campaign announcement. “And the Oval Office is the ultimate in clean-up jobs. If I had been around in […]
Out-thunk During the COVID pandemic, no governor has surpassed Gina Raimondo or New York’s Andrew Cuomo in carrying out hard-assed plans. We are all familiar with Gigi’s now-famous “Knock it off,” and Cuomo seems to take some of his better moves from Raimondo’s playbook. Cuomo is also far from shy. In a recent article, one […]
New Report Inundates Old Flood Maps Think you’re safe from rising waters in Pascoag? Think again. Many people who live inland believe that the risks of flooding from hurricanes, sea-level rise and coastal storms don’t apply to them. But a new report by the First Street Foundation finds there is a much higher risk of […]
My kids are in mourning. They miss spontaneous playdates with friends. They miss their out-of-state grandparents’ summer visit. They miss their freedom. And because they don’t have the emotional maturity to articulate those feelings, they bubble over in uncharacteristic and inconsolable bouts of tears, random questions that give me glimpses into their psyches and many, […]
Nicole Casey and her husband are teachers in Massachusetts who have a daughter entering kindergarten in Lincoln this fall. Out of concern for their daughter, they anxiously awaited RIDE plans for a safe school reopening. “When they came out, I was horrified,” she said. “There were no statewide safety requirements. Everything was worded in a […]
Okee dokee folks… I am in a bit of a precarious pandemic predicament. One one hand I REALLY want live music to start happening again; I want to get back to performing, writing about what is coming up, and reviewing and photographing shows. On the other hand I REALLY don’t think it is wise to […]