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by John Donnelly, meteorologist A cold front sweeps through overnight with some mixed rain and snow ending as all snow around sunrise, totaling up to an inch, maybe two in the higher elevations. Dry air fills in behind the front, with a cooler high in the upper 30’s cooling down to late evening lows in the mid 20’s.with a northwesterly breeze gusting to 25 mph. Wind chills late will be down in the low teens. ___ 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://thefoxposts.com/ri-

Quick facts When is it? Every January 30th Tagged as Hobbies & Activities What are the hashtags? #EscapeDay #NationalEscapeDay When was it founded? 2016 Have we missed something? The month of January can be dark and cold in many places throughout the world. And after the time and energy spent on celebrating winter holidays like Christmas and New Year’s Day, the first couple of months of the new year can often be difficult and tiring. That makes this a great time to escape from the humdrum of normal life, get out of that routine, and get ready to enjoy something new and exciting!  History of National Escape Day The idea of taking a vacation has been around for a long time, although it’s hard to trace it back exactly. In the past, the ability to take time to rest and escape from normal life would have typically been an option only for those who were particularly wealthy or powerful because average workers simply couldn’t afford to take the time off. As the

Quick facts When is it? Every January 29th Tagged as Hobbies & Activities Toys & Game s What are the hashtags? #PuzzleDay #NationalPuzzleDay Have we missed something? With the advent of digital Entertainment , some people may think that the common puzzle may be falling by the wayside. But National Puzzle Day is the perfect chance to go back to basics: do a jigsaw puzzle, solve a crossword puzzle or buy a Rubik’s Cube! A great way to relieve stress or be entertained, puzzles can not only be fun, but are actually good “exercise” for the brain as well. No matter how it is celebrated, National Puzzle Day can be a Health y and fun day for people of all ages! History of National Puzzle Day While puzzles, as we know them today, are a fairly modern invention, the idea of taking words and using them creatively dates back to ancient Roman times. During this time, they used word squares and palindromes (a word or phrase that is spelled the same way forward and

Quick facts When is it? January 31st, 2014 January 30th, 2015 January 29th, 2016 January 27th, 2017 January 26th, 2018 January 25th, 2019 January 31st, 2020 January 29th, 2021 January 28th, 2022 January 27th, 2023 January 26th, 2024 January 31st, 2025 What's the date pattern? Last Friday in January Tagged as Jobs & Professions What are the hashtags? #FunatWorkDay #NationalFunatWorkDay Have we missed something? “Work” and “Fun” are two words that most people would not typically expect to find together in any situation, but this certainly doesn’t have to be the way it is! Those people who have bright spirits and a dedication to keeping their lives joyful and full of light can find ways to make anything fun. Even work! In fact, work can be a very satisfying part of life. Even if it’s just enjoying time with coworkers throughout the day so that work isn’t such a grind, this is a great day to be more intentional about having loads of fun. National Fun At Work D

Quick facts When is it? Every January 26th Tagged as Body & Health Food & Drink Vegetable Vegetarian & Vegan What are the hashtags? #GreenJuiceDay #NationalGreenJuiceDay When was it founded? 2016 Who founded it? Evolution Fresh Have we missed something? Keep in step with those Health -related New Year’s resolutions with some extra inspiration because it’s National Green Juice Day!  History of National Green Juice Day While many people start a new year with lots of excitement and fervor, sometimes it can be difficult to stick to those New Year’s resolutions when one cold, dark week of January blends into the next. In fact, studies have shown that approximately fifty percent of Americans tend to break their resolutions even before the month of January ends. With this in mind, National Green Juice Day is here to remind people about their health goals and give them a little boost of energy to get through the rest of the month – and year! Evolution

(Photo: Jane Robbins – “Waiting” after Edgar Degas – Pastel, 18″x24″ – $1400) The 32nd annual Fakes & Forgeries exhibit at Spring Bull Gallery in Newport opened this week and will continue until February 26th. 32nd Annual Fakes & Forgeries is an exhibit of artistic reproductions or creative interpretations of the old and new masters. Juror Natalie Featherston says, “What an honor it was to be chosen as the juror for the 32nd Annual Fakes and Forgeries show this year. It was an incredibly difficult task to choose only a handful of pieces for awards out of such a stellar show. Seeing all the ways contemporary artists were inspired by the masters made this a very special exhibition. I wish I had another dozen or so awards to share to recognize all the wonderful work represented here.” The Spring Bull Gallery, is located at 55 Bellevue Avenue in Newport, Rhode Island, Wednesday to Monday from noon to 4pm. Best in Show Juror’s Comment on Best in Show –

Point-in-Time starts Jan. 25th The national – and Rhode Island – attempt to count those living unhoused begins tomorrow. Volunteers organized by the RI Coalition to End Homelessness will lead the effort with volunteers and other organizations to span out and count men, women, and children, if any, on the streets. In December the Coalition was raising funds to support the Coalition efforts, part of which was to go to buy gift cards to pay those they are counting for their cooperation. Tents and Sleeping Bags were also listed as items that could be purchased at certain donation levels. Inquiries about how people acquired tents and sleeping bags seem to point to some of them being provided by the agencies charged with helping people not sleep in tents and sleeping bags. Deaths There have been 2 confirmed deaths in Woonsocket of homeless individuals who were sleeping outdoors – one was an overdose in a man who had literally been given a place to sleep in a friend’s

RHODE ISLAND &  VICINITY Mayor Smiley says he wants police officers to stay in schools, but “dressed down” Johnston Police receive first body cams Lifespan opens 4 th urgent care center in Johnston Providence Municipal Court renamed, “The Frank Caprio Courtroom” – an honor of Judge Caprio’s nearly 40 years of service – he now becomes the 1 st Chief Judge Emeritus Project Weber/RENEW and CODAC Behavioral Health care are proposing to open a supervised drug use site on Huntington Avenue in Providence Virgin Pulse Inc . has appointed Jeffrey Jacques, former CVS Health Corp./Aetna Inc. clinical leader, as chief medical officer RI E-911 has a staffing shortage Party City has declared bankruptcy – no store closures yet announced FY24 RI budget proposal to the General Assembly includes proposals to provide insurance coverage for abortion-related services for state employees and those in Medicaid Marc Crisafulli was named Chair of the

by Jeff Gross, contributing writer , commentary As the New Year is rolling along so are the lawsuits that look to protect the Second Amendment (2A). At last count there are 16 total magazine ban or Modern Sporting Rifle lawsuits in the US and that number is still growing, though some cases are being consolidated to save time. Notice the words “assault weapons” were not used and instead Modern Sporting Rifle. Modern Sporting Rifle is the correct phrase as AR-15s are in common use in the United States. The Assault weapon  term is most often used by the media and politicos and anti-gun advocates to create hysteria. That is what the true use of the term “assault weapon” is all about. If politicians truly wanted to protect the citizens, they would not be allowing violent criminals out on cashless bail like what is happening in New York,  Illinois, and other states. The bottom line is gun control is about control, period. As History has so well taught us, an unarmed society i

Quick facts When is it? Every January 20th What's the official website? dayofacceptance.com/idoa2012.php Tagged as People & Relationships What are the hashtags? #DayofAcceptance #InternationalDayofAcceptance Who founded it? 3E Love Have we missed something? The (International) International Day of Acceptance is a valuable social entrepreneurial awareness experiment with a heart-warming back-story. Annie Hopkins founded 3E Love to make the world a better place, also creating the International Symbol of Acceptance, which shows a wheelchair in the shape of a heart. Together, the occasion and the symbol communicate the 3E Love ethos of devotion, equality, respect and understanding, to be adopted and appreciated by people of all abilities. Disability owned and operated, 3E Love works to empower people through pride and passion, rather than charity. Taking control, following our dreams and being the best we can, regardless of physical factors, makes us what w

Quick facts When is it? Every January 18th Tagged as Hobbies & Activities Reading & Writing What are the hashtags? #WinniethePoohDay #NationalWinniethePoohDay Have we missed something? One of the cuddliest holidays around has to be National Winnie the Pooh Day , celebrated on the birthday of author A. A. Milne. It’s one special anniversary fans just can’t bear to miss! Every year, the occasion is marked with events such as teddy bears’ picnics, featuring plenty of honey on the menu. History Of Winnie The Pooh Day Winnie the Pooh first appeared on the printed page in 1926, together with friends Piglet, Tigger, and Eeyore. All of them were based on toys owned by the author’s son, who also featured in the famous stories as Christopher Robin. The character later starred in a series of much-loved Disney films. The name Winnie, for instance, came from Milne’s teddy bear Winnie. The “Pooh” part was from the nickname of a swan he’d met on holiday. The rest o