Neo-Nazi protesters waving flags emblazoned with a swastika, “SS” runes, and a “Totenkopf” (death’s head) disrupted an event at Red Ink Community Library on Cypress Street near Billy Taylor Park in Providence. The reading at 6pm on Monday, Feb 21, was intended to commemorate the 174th anniversary of The Communist Manifesto as part of international […]
English speakers are at a disadvantage trying to understand the Russia-Ukraine conflict as news media make an effort to clean up the vulgar language used by the parties. CNN published among the least sanitized versions of remarks to the press by Russian President Vladimir Putin (“Putin’s use of crude language reveals a lot about his […]
Winter Weather Advisory until Mon 8am for all of RI and nearby MA. At Providence, snow is likely Sun until Mon 6am, but could continue as late as 9am affecting the morning commute. Median accumulation forecast is less than 1 inch, with probabilities 75% for at least 0.1 in, 1% for 1 in, and near […]
At Providence, rain is likely Mon 10am until Tue 7am, although precipitation is possible as early as Mon 8am and it could come in the form of snow before the temperature rises above freezing by 11am. Although areas far to the north and west should expect accumulating snow, in the city the probability of at […]
A federal mandate issued by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) requires health insurers to either directly cover or indirectly reimburse each insured individual for up to eight at-home over-the-counter COVID-19 rapid antigen test (RAT) kits per month, up to $12 per test. Families on the same insurance plan are eligible for RAT […]
Winter Weather Advisory effective Fri until 7pm, beginning at 6am for northern RI and nearby MA and at 10am for southern RI. At Providence, rain starting Thu 10am may change to freezing rain or sleet Fri 11am and possibly to snow 8pm before ending by 11pm. Median accumulation is 0.1 inches, with probability 38% for […]
Lourdes Nicolella of the Moses Brown School has been selected as youth poetry ambassador and Adi Gamache of the Met School has been selected as deputy youth poetry ambassador for 2022 by Poet Laureate Tina Cane, the RI Center for the Book announced in a statement. Adam Fontaine of Smithfield High School and Cyprus Weaver […]
Dr Nicole Alexander-Scott, who resigned from her post as director of the RI Department of Health a few weeks ago (“RI Health Director Alexander-Scott resigns: Led state’s COVID-19 response from the beginning”, by Michael Bilow, Jan 13, 2022), sent Motif a statement ending speculation that she would be a candidate for the open seat being […]
Potholes are an unfortunate reality of RI driving, and if you hit one the government should reimburse you at least partial repair costs. But filing a successful claim might make you feel as if your car chased a white rabbit down into that pothole. State law §24-8-35 sets the rules, and the Department of Transportation […]
The National Weather Service announced at 5:41pm that the official requirements for classifying the Jan 29 storm as a blizzard were met at a number of (mostly airport) observation stations, including Providence (KPVD), Westerly (KWST), Newport (KUUU), and Block Island (KBID) in RI and Boston (KBOS), Worcester (KORH), Beverly (KBVY), Hyannis (KHYA), Marshfield (KGHG), and […]