Tag Archives: Rhode Island

You Can Almost Taste Summer Today

Posted on April 16, 2012 by maryct70
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Providence’s Dancing Cop- Tony Lepore

Posted on December 22, 2011 by maryct70

Still Traffic Jamming at 64, via Boston.com http://bcove.me/1mll97v5

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Not Just Another Walk in the Woods – A Visit to “Nine Men’s Misery”

Posted on November 4, 2011 by maryct70

I always feel blessed to live in New England this time of year. The leaves begin to burst with fireworks of crimson and gold. The air is crisp and clean. We begin to don sweaters while we peruse local art … Continue reading →

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A Little Hurricane Perspective: Hurricane Belle, 1976

Posted on August 26, 2011 by maryct70

Hurricane Belle made landfall over Jones Beach on Long Island, New York, as a Category 1 storm. 35 years ago this month. My family lived on Long Island at the time, about 30 miles east of Belle’s bullseye. It’s the first hurricane I … Continue reading →

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Here Comes Irene! Are You Prepared RI?

Posted on August 24, 2011 by maryct70

Alas, I have neglected this blog for quite some time. Today though, I am motivated by my extreme fascination with, obsession with, and general fear of hurricanes. I have spent the better part of my day tracking Hurricane Irene, and … Continue reading →

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Photo: Cool water ahead of the heat for a Providence garden (via Prjo Blogs)

Posted on July 21, 2011 by maryct70

Photo: Cool water ahead of the heat for a Providence garden. Watering the Garden at the Potters Avenue Southside Community Land Trust Garden Giving your garden a cool drink on a hot day might be one of the best ways … Continue reading →

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Photo: A foggy start to the beach day in Narragansett

Posted on July 11, 2011 by maryct70

This morning might have gotten off to a foggy start, but it has turned into a lovely beach day. Photo: A foggy start to the beach day in Narragansett.

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A Visit from the Blue Angels

Posted on June 26, 2011 by maryct70

The Rhode Island Air Show has become one of our favorite ways to kick off the summer. Admittedly, we have yet to brave the crowds and traffic to venture to the Quonset Point Naval Air Station. We will, once our … Continue reading →

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A Providence micro-lender makes its 100th loan (via Projo 7 to 7 News Blog)

Posted on May 17, 2011 by maryct70

A nice little note about social entrepreneurship here in Rhode Island from the Projo 7 to 7 News Blog. A Providence micro-lender makes its 100th loan. PROVIDENCE, R.I. — A microfinance organization that began in a Brown University class on … Continue reading →

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10 Signs of Snowmageddon 2011, New England Edition

Posted on February 2, 2011 by maryct70

This winter has been all-consuming, with shovelfuls of rain-soaked snow, nightly weather forecasts with dramatic radar views and hyperbolic descriptions of the “Storm of the Century”, “Snowpocalypse,” and yes, “Snowmageddon,” perpetual school closings and commuting nightmares. It is all physically … Continue reading →

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