12/29/2020
2020: North Providence down but not out
Peter and Pamela Pereira, of North Providence, kept warm under a large blanket as the temperature dropped at the first Movie in the Park on Oct. 9. The free event replaced Pumpkins in the Park, and was one of very few events to be held in town during this pandemic year. (Breeze File photo by Charles Lawrence)
NORTH PROVIDENCE – First it was late spring, then maybe summer, then we heard fall might see better times. Surely, Christmas wouldn’t be impacted?
But 2020 is ending as some feared when COVID-19 first emerged in Rhode Island 10 months ago, with even favorite holidays thrown out of whack as the virus came back in waves.
Inside Air and Anchor, a New Jewelry and Home Goods Line in RI
The local company celebrates the small moments in life.
December 23, 2020
Photography courtesy of air and anchor
Starting a new business is always a daunting task; launching a business in the middle of a global pandemic? That’s even riskier, but for husband and wife duo, Omar and Rachel Ajaj, creating Air and Anchor seemed like the right thing to do.
The Cranston-based company handcrafts and locally produces jewelry as well as other products like blankets, mugs and serving boards with meaning behind each item.
“Air and Anchor is really about those small moments in life,” Omar says.
GOV. GINA M. Raimondo announced Tuesday that Rhode Island has used all of its $1.25 billion in CARES Act funds. / COURTESY R.I. CAPITOL TV PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island is on track to spend every dollar of the state s $1.25 billion slice of Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act funds, and before the Dec. 30 deadline, said Gov. Gina M. Raimondo Tuesday during her weekly coronavirus press conference. On Monday evening, Congress passed a $900 billion COVID-19 relief package…
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Saskatoon city council’s only dispute during its final meeting of the year was over a comparatively minor expense whether to spend $14,400 to clear snow from secondary pathways in public parks.
Council ultimately voted 10-1 in favour of Coun. David Kirton‘s motion to allocate the funds, which the city’s general manager of community services said will add to the projected annual deficit.
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“We currently don’t have an identified source of funding. It would be an over-expenditure,” Lynne Lacroix said.
12/15/2020
Grants will help Ja Patty finish Pawtucket kitchen, expand to wholesale
Conroy Outar, co-founder of Ja Patty in Pawtucket, stands outside the food truck located at 560 Mineral Spring Ave. (Breeze photo by Melanie Thibeault)
PAWTUCKET – When Conroy Outar and Alison Rosario moved into their new space at Lorraine Mills in Pawtucket in March to launch a commercial kitchen for their business, Ja Patty, they weren’t expecting the pandemic to hit a week later.
“We started building it in fall 2019,” Rosario told The Breeze, adding that they moved in “right when things hit. Everything stopped within a week.” After starting their business in 2018, they used to drive their food truck to different events and serve up their menu of fresh-baked Jamaican patties and Caribbean food, but since COVID-19 has put a hold on gatherings, the truck has been parked at 560 Mineral Spring Ave. in Pawtucket, outside the mill building that houses their incomplete commercial kitchen. I