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by Ron St. Pierre & Jen Brien, contributing writers , commentary NEW YEAR FRESH START I love the beginning of a New Year! It’s filled with hope and excitement for what may be. I’ve learned all these years later (as far as I’m concerned) not to make resolutions or promises to myself, as I set myself up for failure. I do, however, begin each New Year with an idea of how I’d like it to go, but stay open to lots of detours and paths I don’t see coming. I can’t change things around me, but I can change my attitude towards them and approach them differently. I hope that I’m not who I was last year because I’d like to think I’ve outgrown 2022 and learned a lot along the way. I think, even if nothing particularly extraordinary happened last year, I can say I was provided for, protected, and loved by God. That’s a lot! Hey, here’s to 2023! Another shot to become who we are all destined to be. Whatever THAT is....

by John A. Cianci, veteran contributing writer Commissary and Exchange Privileges for Veterans at Newport Navy Base Photo by John Cianci.  Newport NS Commissary – 1163 Whipple Street, Newport, RI 02841, Store Phone: (401) 841-2111/2112 We start off with a question from one of our readers. Am I eligible to shop at the Commissary at the Newport Navy Base in Newport, RI as a veteran?  – Lenny, Woonsocket RI Yes, if eligible as a veteran and with proper identification to access the base and shop. Access to the base includes veterans who have a Veteran Health ID Card (VHIC). Once you access the base, you can shop at the Naval Base Commissary, Exchange, and Military Clothing Store. This week’s article will detail requirements to obtain a VHIC, along with the Newport Naval Station Commissary hours of operation.  What’s a Veteran Health ID Card and how do I get one? From the VA website: Your Veteran Health Identification Card (VH...

The life of a street dog is not easy, most of the time they have to take many risks. But as long as there are people who love Animals , they will always have the opportunity to have a decent life like a dog. This dog has a sad past Certainly, being part of a loving family is not the same as going from place to place through hardships.  Rudo has experienced it firsthand, his body is proof of the devastation he has suffered  , to the point where one of his small eyes has become seriously ill. The melancholic gaze of the puppy expressed the sadness he felt This is how Caninos 911, AC , an organization from Villahermosa, Tabasco, in Mexico, which is in charge of protecting street Animals learned of the discovery, and assigned its staff to start the rescue procedure.  What they saw when they found it moved them greatly  . “He is Rudo, a puppy who suffered mistreatment from” humans “lost his eye due to a blow received and it  will take us a long time to heal h...

This is the dramatic moment rescuers battled to save a starving elephant that was found ‘days from death’ after it was neglected at a Thai tourist camp closed by coronavirus. Tragically, the elephant was left to starve – becoming so thin that his bones were protruding from his skin. Khun Pan was found covered in sores from where he had been laying on hard, dusty ground, while his long ivory tusks had started to weaken and crack. Shocked locals alerted vets after they saw the jumbo’s heartbreaking condition over the weekend. Medics from an animal hospital in nearby Pattaya arrived at the Chang Siam Park on Saturday and found the elephant was too weak to stand on its own as it was just a few days from death. They had to hoist the elephant up with leather straps which was attached to a nearby tree to give it support and help it stand. The medics also gave an IV drip with saline solution to rehydrate the jumbo. Lee said: ‘I have 37 elephants at the camp and they’r...

by John Donnelly, meteorologist An early Winter warming trend continues with temperatures during the afternoon cracking the 40 degree barrier from chilly morning lows in the low 20’s. Cloud cover streaming in along a frontal boundary to our north helps bottle in the warmth brought in by southwesterly winds, which will gust towards 25 mph. ___ Holiday Instant Tickets make gift giving easy, stress-free and fun – all season long! John Donnelly was born in Hialeah, Florida and moved back to Rhode Island and settled in Johnston, where he grew up until graduating from Lyndon State College in 1998 with a Bachelor of Science in Meteorology. As a child John always wanted to know how air moved, and he ran towards, not away from, thunder and lighting and various other ominous weather phenomena. He returned in 2001 to the old family neighborhood of Elmhurst where the McCabe’s, Donnelly’s, Walker’s and Callan’s have been since after the Civil War . Source: https://t...

Each year, the Portuguese-American Leadership Council of the United States Inc. (PALCUS) congratulates the Portuguese Americans who were elected or re-elected to public office in the recent national elections.  From California to Massachusetts to Florida, the Portuguese community gained more representation at all levels of government from U.S Congress to local seats. They also want to congratulate and encourage all those who put in the hard work and passion to run for office but were not elected this time around, saying, “It takes courage and commitment, and we applaud your efforts.” NATIONAL DATABASE OF PORTUGUESE AMERICAN PUBLIC OFFICIALS PALCUS maintains the most comprehensive database of Portuguese American elected and appointed officials in the United States.  We invite all Portuguese American public officials ( elected and appointed) to add themselves to the National Database. This is a valuable resource for connecting with PALCUS...

Add these foods to your New Year’s menu in hopes of a lucky 2021. We pour the bubbly on New Year’s Eve, but what about the menu? That depends on where you live. In different cultures, certain foods are considered to bring good luck in the year ahead. These traditional New Year’s food options all have unique stories behind them, and are well worth considering putting on your menu as you set your 2021 intentions. Whether it’s black-eyed peas on a New Year’s Day brunch or cabbage on New Year’s Eve, adding these New Year’s good luck foods to your party plans are a delicious way to say see-ya to the old year and hello to a lucky new year. Black-Eyed Peas Eating black-eyed peas on New Year’s Day is a time honored tradition. Not to be confused with green peas (or the hip hop band!), black-eyed peas are actually a kind of bean. There are a few different reasons why they’re associated with luck on New Year’s Day. One theory a...

If you love food the way it is, you probably don’t want to read this article. However, if you’re genuinely curious about how food is made, then continue reading. But be warned, afterward, you might never want to eat some things again. What’s in peanut butter?! Peanut butter is made from ground-up peanuts. Sometimes, rat hairs might find their way into the mix or a few insects might fall in. The FDA allows a certain amount of insect fragments and rat hairs, which means an 18-ounce jar may have up to 150 insect parts and five-plus rodent hairs. Yum. What comes from beavers?! Do you love “natural” vanilla, strawberry, and raspberry flavors? If you do, then you should know that that “vanilla” flavor comes from beaver anal glands. Real vanilla, from vanilla bean, is unbelievably expensive. So, to get that yummy vanilla flavor into ice cream, yogurt, drinks, and candy, using beaver anal gland secretions is a much cheaper option.  ...