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By Herb Weiss, contributing writer on aging issues Photo:  Volunteer grandmas working in a straw bale garden, courtesy West End Community Center One might say that the Washington, DC-based AARP puts its money where its mouth is. The nation’s largest aging advocacy group recently announced that it is investing $3.6 million in 310 Community Challenge grants for quick-action projects to help these communities become more livable . AARP says its grants will improve public places; transportation; housing; digital connections; diversity, equity and inclusion; and more, with an emphasis on the needs of adults aged 50 and older. AARP defines a livable community is one that is safe and secure, and it offers choices in where to live and how to get around. A livable community enhances a person’s independence and allows residents to age in place. It also provides a variety of opportunities for its residents of all ages, abilities, and backgrounds to participate in the community

Each week Joe Paolino Jr. interviews leaders in Rhode Island on In the Arena. This week he talks with Yarrow Thorne, the CEO and founder of The Avenue Concept. The Avenue Concept works with public art, particularly in downtown Providence, supporting the creative sector by growing the creative economy. They have created art on Custom House – 150 foot wall of an Indigenous artist most will be familiar with. There are also other art murals around Providence. 13 artists are featured with 2 artists working now in real time. Thorne discusses how public art can open opportunities, prevent vandalism and give artists an in-the-streets artistic experience. Be sure to listen to In the Arena on ABC6 every Sunday at 7am. Source: https://thefoxposts.com/in-the-arena-yarrow-thorne-the-avenue-concept-TheFOXposts-31613.html?utm_source=blogger_source&utm_medium=blogger_medium&utm_campaign=blogger_cam Category: Health Post by: TheFOXposts.Com

A Cameroonian man who survived the desert crossing between Tunisia and Libya says his wife and daughter died and are the migrants that appear in a graphic photo widely shared on social media When Mbengue Nyimbilo Crepin regained consciousness after collapsing in the desert, the sun had already set. Tunisian authorities had violently forced him, his wife and their 6-year-old daughter across the border to Libya by foot without water, in the blazing heat, he said. Nyimbilo crumpled to the ground, exhausted and dehydrated, but urged his wife to carry on with little Marie and catch up to dozens of other migrants ahead. “God willing, we will meet again in Libya,” he told them. Nyimbilo eventually made it there — only to find out days later that his wife and daughter almost certainly did not. A graphic photo widely shared on social media shows the lifeless body of a Black woman with braided hair next to a little girl, their faces down in the sand. The child is curled up next to the woman, her

Pittsburgh Pirates (45-57) vs Philadelphia Phillies (55-47) Game Info: Friday, July 28, 2023 at 7:05 pm (PNC Park) Mitch Keller (9-6) (4.01) vs Zack Wheeler (7-5) (3.88)

Mexican marines working customs duty say they found a shipping container loaded with 7,200 bottles of a clear liquid labeled as mezcal but actually contained liquid methamphetamine Mexican marines working customs duty said Wednesday they found a shipping container loaded with 7,200 bottles of a clear liquid labeled mezcal but that actually contained liquid methamphetamine. The massive meth shipment was found on a Liberian-flagged vessel at the Pacific coast port of Manzanillo. The container was destined for Australia, according to shipping documents. The marines said the shipment contained 9.5 tons of liquid meth, though the dry weight of the drugs would have been considerably less. The bottles bore the Mezcal Social brand name and were marked “as artisanal mezcal,” an alcoholic beverage made from distilled agave. So far this year, Mexican marines have seized over 124 tons of meth nationwide. It would not be the first time that Mexican cartels, which dominate the international trade

The Marine Corps has identified the three Marines who were found dead inside a vehicle in North Carolina over the weekend. The Marine Corps has identified the three Marines who were found dead inside a vehicle in North Carolina over the weekend. Camp Lejeune identified the men as Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Merax C. Dockery, 23, from Pottawatomie, Oklahoma, Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Ivan R. Garcia, 23, from Naples, Florida and Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Tanner J. Kaltenberg, 19, from Madison, Wisconsin. The Pender County Sheriff's Office said deputies responded to a call at 9 a.m. on Sunday to look into a report of a missing person. MORE: Bronny James, LeBron's son, suffers cardiac arrest during basketball practice at USC During their investigation authorities discovered the bodies of the three men inside a car at a Speedway convenience store in Hampstead, North Carolina, Pender County Sheriff's Office said in a press release on Tuesday. "My deepest sympathy and condolen

Carlee Russell, the Alabama woman who reportedly had gone missing earlier this month while looking for a toddler, was never missing, authorities said on Monday. Carlee Russell, the Alabama woman who returned home on July 15 after she was reportedly missing for two days, was never missing, Hoover Police Department Chief Nicholas Derzis told reporters at a news conference Monday. Derzis read a statement he said was provided to police by Russell’s attorney, Emory Anthony, acknowledging “there was no kidnapping.” “My client has given me permission to make the following statement on her behalf. There was no kidnapping on Thursday, July 13th 2023. My client did not see a baby on the side of the road. My client did not leave the Hoover area when she was identified as a missing person. My client did not have any help in this incident. This was [a] single act done by herself,” the statement, as read by Derzis, said. MORE: Alabama police locate missing woman who reported toddler walking on the h

by John Donnelly, meteorologist High pressure builds in with dry air filtering in through the day. Ample sunshine with a high in the low 80’s again from morning lows in the mid 60’s and a light southerly breeze. It’s an “A” day! ___ Follow John’s weather forecasts, here: WEATHER WITH JOHN DONNELLY 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 . Source: https://thefoxposts.com/rhode-island-weather-for-july-23-2023-john-donnelly-TheFOXposts-30892.html?utm_source=blogger_source&utm_medium=blogger_medium&utm_campaign=blogger_cam Category: Health Post by: TheFOXposts.Com

Photo: KG Kitchen, Hope Street Mayor Brett P. Smiley and Director of Art, Culture, Tourism Joe Wilson Jr. today announced WaterFire Providence, Community MusicWorks, Trinity Repertory Company, Hope Street Merchants Association, The Puerto Rican Professional Association of RI, RPM Voices of RI, West Broadway Neighborhood Association, AS220 and Rhode Island Black Storytellers as the grantees for the Special Events Nonprofit Arts and Cultural Sector funding through the American Rescue Plan Act.   “Our local arts and cultural organizations are critical parts of what makes us the Creative Capital and we need to help them fight the lasting economic impacts of the pandemic,” said Mayor Smiley. “Like many of our local businesses, our arts institutions have shown tremendous resiliency and creativity adjusting after the pandemic and rebuilding their audience. I am proud to support their work and the many local artists that contribute to our reputation for world-class arts culture.

by John Donnelly, meteorologist Humidity rises with light southerly breezes ahead of a cold front that will trigger some evening showers and light rain that will carry through the night. Morning lows in the upper 60’s climb to afternoon highs in the upper 70’s. It’s a “B” day! ___ Follow John’s weather forecasts, here: WEATHER WITH JOHN DONNELLY 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 . Source: https://thefoxposts.com/rhode-island-weather-for-july-21-2023-john-donnelly-TheFOXposts-30679.html?utm_source=blogger_source&utm_medium=blogger_medium&utm_campaign=blogger_cam Category: Health Post by: TheFOXposts.Com

by Jeff Rugg, contributing writer Q: We planted a new vegetable garden with a lot of different vegetable seeds. We killed the existing lawn grass by scraping the plants off, and we did some digging to loosen the soil. We covered the garden with 2 to 4 inches of bark mulch from the city to keep out the weeds. The city grinds up branches from tree trimming around power lines. We have kept the garden moist, mostly by rain. The only plants to come up are the peas. Nothing else is growing at all. It has been over two weeks. We are new to gardening, but shouldn’t more than peas be sprouting by now? A: Peas do tend to sprout faster than many other vegetables. Two weeks is a long time to wait, but warm-season vegetable seeds might need a little longer if the soil is cold. I think the mulch might be your problem. Mulch is great at keeping vegetable garden soil evenly damp and preventing some weed seeds from sprouting. But I think it may be keeping your vegetables from sprouting,

The Rhode Island Foundation today announced it has awarded nearly $1.2 million in grants to improve student performance in Providence, Pawtucket, Newport and Central Falls. The funding will support work to increase the number of teacher s of color in urban school districts.  “Diversifying the teacher workforce in pursuit of the educational success of students is a strategy that works. These important investments will help address achievement gaps in urban districts by advancing programs designed to attract and support teachers of color,” said David N. Cicilline, president and CEO of the Foundation.  Research has shown benefits, particularly for students of color , when students are matched with a teacher of their same race. Low-income Black students, for example, who have at least one Black teacher  in elementary school are 29% less likely to drop out of high school, according to a Johns Hopkins report.  In the most recent RICAS results for Providence, only 12%

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Fugitive Michael Burham was taken into police custody after a week long manhunt, police said. Fugitive Michael Burham, a murder suspect described as "survivalist," was capture d and taken into custody Saturday after a weeklong search, police said. Burham, 34, is a suspect in homicide and rape cases in Jamestown, New York, and escaped on July 6, police said. He was being held in the Warren County Jail in northern Pennsylvania on arson and burglary charges and was also associated with the carjacking and kidnapping of a Pennsylvania couple while trying to evade capture in May, according to Jamestown police. The Jamestown Police Department released this booking photo of Michael Burham. Jamestown Police Department MORE: Official describes video of Michael Burham's prison escape: 'Like a spider' More than 200 officers from 15 federal, state and local agencies conducted an intense search for the 34-year-old Burham, who was being held on $1 million bail at the Warren C