The White Pine District Library’s monthly movies and children’s story hour have been put on hold until the school year begins again in the fall. The library still has the regular wonderful programs such as: Book Club meets the third Wednesday of every month at 6:45 p.m., the book for May is “The Book of Lost Names” by Kristin Harmel; Fiber Friends meet the second and fourth Thursdays of each month from 2 to 3:30 p.m.; Advice on Your Device is held the first Thursday of the month from 5:30 to 7 p.m., please call the library to schedule a time; Line Dancing is held the first Tuesday of each month from 6:30 to 8 p.m.
Police operatives seized some P2 million worth of shabu and arrested 10 persons in a buy-bust in Cainta, Rizal at around 6 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 4. Police identified the suspects as Marco Angelo Zarate, 46; Twixx Leyson, 30, call center agent; Angelito Reyes, 39, driver; Dennis Reyes,36, driver; C
The Mental Health Load is Heavy for Rhode Island’s Public-Facing Restaurant Staff
How front of house servers, bartenders and managers are faring and surviving in COVID-19 times in an ever-evolving restaurant environment.
February 17, 2021
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Trigger warning: This story contains sensitive content about mental health and suicide, which might be difficult for some.
In late January, after a party of guests leaves
Julians restaurant in Providence, bar manager and server Kendra Plumley clears dirty dishes and collects a billfold left at one of only five indoor tables the staff still seats. At the end of the shift, when the black plastic credit card sleeve is finally opened, a glaring handwritten message appears in pen on the receipt in the tip section: the word Tip is capitalized and underlined and the words, “Stop making patrons wear masks at the table” are scrawled in the space where guests should normally leave eighteen to twenty percent gratuity. It�
the bad news is, august has been the worst month for the markets in the last 20 years. andrew, i ll send it over to you on that up note. thank you for that up morning note. today s top market story, let s talk about it. the fed, policymakers wrapping up a two-day fomc meeting. decision expected 2:15 a.m. eastern time. they say the central bank is ready to act against a weakening economy but the expectation is it will stop short of an aggressive measure, at least for now. we ll discuss all the options on the table with former fed governor mark olson. also the adp employment report coming at 8:15 a.m. eastern. forecasters say they likely added 108,000 private jobs in july. we ll get the first numbers on cnbc from macro economic adviser chairman joel prakken. chinese manufacturing falling to a eight-month low. latest stat suggesting the sector barely growing. meantime, another survey suggesting more market-sensitive private sector in china is starting to recover. on earnings