Articles by: Pat Ford

It’s A Heat Wave! The City of Pawtucket Announces Cooling Centers!

Due to the extreme heat anticipated for the area today, Wednesday, August 11th and Thursday, August 12th, Pawtucket’s Cooling Centers will consist of the Blackstone Valley Visitors Center, Senior Center, and a mobile Cooling Center on Roosevelt Avenue. Please share this information and encourage everyone to stay safe. Pawtucket Cooling[Read More…]

by August 11, 2021

Mayors Grebien & Rivera Announce Kick-Off Of Joint 2021 Restaurant Weeks

  Today Mayor Donald R. Grebien and Mayor Maria Rivera announced that Pawtucket and Central Falls would be partnering once again to host joint Restaurant Weeks from August 27th to September 19th. Following in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, both cities will work to support the local restaurants and celebrate the[Read More…]

by August 11, 2021

CDC Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report Use of COVID-19 Vaccines After Reports of Adverse Events Among Adult Recipients of Janssen (Johnson & Johnson) and mRNA COVID-19 Vaccines (Pfizer-BioNTech & Moderna): Update from the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices

 

by August 10, 2021

CDC: Statement on Melioidosis Cases

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has confirmed a new fatal case of the rare disease melioidosis in Georgia that is linked to three previous cases in different states. The cases have included adults and children. Two of the four patients had no known risk factors for melioidosis;[Read More…]

by August 9, 2021

A Die-In:The Rhode Island Anti-War Committee, Pax Christi, & The Providence Quakers Join In An Observance Of The Bombing Of Hiroshima

The Rhode Island Anti-War Committee, in collaboration with partners Pax Christi and the Providence Quakers engaged in a “Die In”, marking the anniversaries of the August 6 and 9 bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Organizers of the event are calling for the United States to sign and ratify the United[Read More…]

by August 8, 2021

Centers For Disease Control & Prevention: Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report For August 6, 2021

  From CDC.Gov: “The Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR ) series is prepared by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Often called “the voice of CDC,” the MMWR  series is the agency’s primary vehicle for scientific publication of timely, reliable, authoritative, accurate, objective, and useful public health information and recommendations. MMWR [Read More…]

by August 5, 2021

Governor McKee, RI Department of Health To Provide COVID-19 Update

Governor Dan 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 an update on COVID-19, the Delta variant in Rhode Island, and the State’s continued response, recovery and vaccination efforts. This update will[Read More…]

by August 5, 2021

Groove is in the Heart – Of Providence: PVDFest Music Happenings Heat up August

  Mayor Jorge O. Elorza, the Department of Art, Culture + Tourism and founding partner FirstWorks today announced details for PVDFest Summer Happenings in August, serving up an unmatched lineup of free music and artistic events throughout the summer. PVDFest Summer Happenings, part of Providence’s signature arts festival, continue citywide and culminate in[Read More…]

by August 5, 2021

ACLU Sues Over Facebook Censorship By Woonsocket Mayor Baldelli-Hunt

In a major First Amendment case, ACLU of Rhode Island cooperating attorneys David Cass and Lynette Labinger today filed a federal lawsuit challenging Woonsocket Mayor Lisa Baldelli-Hunt’s actions in banning some of her critics from her Facebook page. The lawsuit is on behalf of two Woonsocket residents, Greg Duhamel and[Read More…]

by August 5, 2021

RI Reaches Next Milestone in RI Gives Vax Challenge: Governor McKee, Rhode Island Foundation Announce $150,000 in Grants to Nonprofits as Part of Initiative To Encourage Rhode Islanders to Get Vaccinated

  Governor Dan McKee and the Rhode Island Foundation announced today that they will award another $150,000 in grants to nonprofits on the frontlines of responding to COVID-19 as part of the RI Gives Vax Challenge. With this third round of grants, more than 15,000 people have now gotten their first dose[Read More…]

by August 5, 2021