John Rooke’s Everything College Sports - Touching all bases around RI
Friday, June 03, 2011
Classes have been completed. Tests have been taken. And for the most part, equipment has been put away for the summer.
Henry Barnard to Host Locks of Love Cut-a-Thon
Thursday, June 02, 2011
If you've got hair to spare, the fifth graders at Rhode Island College's Henry Barnard School want it. The elementary school students are hosting their first "Hair to Spare" Cut-a-Thon next Monday, June 6, to collect donated hair and spread awareness of hair loss due to various medical conditions. The event is part of Locks of Love's well-known campaign that invites anyone with 10 or more inches of hair to allow it to be trimmed and donated.
Good is Good: My Name is Tom and I’m a Bandwagon Bruins Fan
Thursday, June 02, 2011
I went to LA to watch the Celtics win game 4 of the 2008 Finals. I was in Fenway for the World Series in 2004. Bill Belichick went to my college for goodness sakes. But the last time I watched a Bruins game was on Channel 38 when Bobby Orr was still playing. Until about three weeks ago, that is.
Newport Summer Comedy Series 2011
Thursday, June 02, 2011
What's so funny about Newport? It's what's in Newport: a summer's worth of top-shelf comics.
The 2011 Newport Summer Comedy Series has grown to be one of the largest comedy series/festivals in the country, not to mention one of the most popular summer events in New England, said Joe Rocco, who helms the event. Rocco expects about 15,000 comedy-lovers at this year's 11 shows over nine nights at the Newport Yachting Center
B’s Lose A Heartbreaker In Game One 1-0
Thursday, June 02, 2011
If game 1 is any indication of how these Stanley Cup Finals will be played, fasten your seatbelts. We're in for an exciting couple of weeks.
NEW: Pawtucket Physician Suspended for Involvement in OxyContin ‘Ring’
Wednesday, June 01, 2011
A Pawtucket physician has been suspended from practice for participating in an illegal OxyContin Ring.
James Patrick O'Hair, MD, a 46-year-old physician with offices at Crest Urgent Care, Pawtucket, was writing prescriptions for name brand narcotics to a group of people in "the Ring," according to the RI Department of Health (HEALTH), who sold the drugs and split the proceeds with O'Hair.
Book Review: Bruce DeSilva’s ‘Rogue Island’
Wednesday, June 01, 2011
Crime novels are a bit like soup recipes -- there are already a million of them, so who needs another one, especially since the ingredients are so familiar? Start with a couple of gruff cops, throw in an intrepid reporter, add a few bad guys who turn out to have hearts of gold, spice it up with a little sex and murder, and bon appetit! But, as we are happily reminded, there is always room for another really good one.
Evan Huddon to Represent RI as Children’s Miracle Network Ambassador
Wednesday, June 01, 2011
Children’s Miracle Network has named a Hasbro Children’s Hospital patient – 11-year-old Evan Huddon -- as a Champion for Rhode Island. Evan, who has spina bifida, will join child ambassadors, known as Champions, from every state as part of a Children’s Miracle Network program. The program brings attention to the important work being done at children’s hospitals by honoring remarkable children like Evan who have triumphed despite severe medical challenges.
The 6 Best Hotel Rooms in Rhode Island
Wednesday, June 01, 2011
With Memorial Day behind us, the summer is nothing but blue skies and vacations to plan. The following half-dozen hotel rooms, chosen for being the most luxurious, glamorous, or just plain incredible, are here to show the rest of the world that the best vacationing is right here in Rhode Island. Save your dollars and plan a stay.
Seen: Jack Nicholson, Arianna Huffington & More
Wednesday, June 01, 2011
Brown University's Commencement weekend always brings celebrities from far and wide to Providence, and this year was no different. Actor John Krasinski '01 (known for playing Jim on The Office) was spotted at the annual Campus Dance on Friday night.
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