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Presentation on end-of-life care

Edward W. Martin, MD, MPH, FAAHPM

Edward W. Martin, MD, MPH, FAAHPM

Caring for loved ones reaching the end of their lives can be a difficult time for all of us.

To help us cope with it, SNA is sponsoring a presentation titled “Graceful to the Finish – Hospice and Palliative Care,” by Dr. Edward W. Martin, chief medical officer at Hope Hospice & Palliative Care Rhode Island.

The free session is open to the public and will be at 7 p.m., Wednesday, April 13, in the main dining room of Summit Commons at 99 Hillside Ave. Plenty of free parking is available.

By SNA Admin, ago

New sign alerts drivers to pedestrians

Pedestrian safety was the reason SNA executive board member Erik Christiansen asked for and got this new sign on the cemetery side of North Main Street warning drivers turning south from Rochambeau Avenue, as this one is. Christiansen is working with Francisco J. Lovera, chief civil engineer at the R.I. Department of Transportation, to improve conditions at other crosswalks along North Main.

Pedestrian safety was the reason SNA executive board member Erik Christiansen asked for and got this new sign on the cemetery side of North Main Street warning drivers turning south from Rochambeau Avenue, as this one is. Christiansen is working with Francisco J. Lovera, chief civil engineer at the R.I. Department of Transportation, to improve conditions at other crosswalks along North Main.

By SNA Admin, ago

Holiday icon not eligible to join

SNA - Hope St.

When Santa Claus visited the SNA information/membership table at the Hope Street Merchants Association winter stroll Thursday, Dec. 3, staffed by board of directors members Lee Clasper-Torch, left, and Kerry Kohring, jolly old St. Nick sought information on joining. Unfortunately he lives at the North Pole, which is not part of Summit, so he did not meet the residency requirement.

By SNA Admin, ago

Farmers market opens in Lippitt Park

Wendy Nilsson, the new director of the Providence Parks Department, cuts a ribbon of vines to formally open the Hope Street Farmers Market Saturday morning in Lippitt Park, at the intersection of Hope Street and Blackstone Boulevard. The market, which was selected by Cooking Light magazine as the best in Rhode Island, is held in the park every Saturday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and Wednesday from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m.

By SNA Admin, ago

Summit gets final coat of asphalt

Summit Avenue, the namesake of the neighborhood, was finish-paved Thursday.

Contractors paid by the Narragansett Bay Commission apply the top layer of asphalt on Summit Avenue and the surrounding streets to complete a segment of the massive sewer project that has been going on for years.

By SNA Admin, ago

Protest at construction site

Members of Unite Here, the union representing hotel workers, pass out leaflets at the formal groundbreaking at the construction of the LA Fitness center on North Main Street Wednesday. The were protesting the way the Procaccianti Group, the center's builders and the owner of area hotels, treats its workers.

By SNA Admin, ago

Missing unicorn seen at Rochambeau

If you have seen the posters around Summit, you know a unicorn has been missing. Fortunately, however, it was seen Monday being assisted into the Rochambeau Library on Hope Street.

Unicorns in Residence: Providence is a public art adventure built around visual art by Camomile Hixon and curated by Helene Miller.  The work is hosted by the Partnership for Providence Parks and the Department of Parks and Recreation.

The sparkling promise of a missing unicorn, and the subsequent discovery of a herd of unicorns stampeding and galloping through Providence, will joyfully reveal this city’s creative and independent spirit.

The broad appeal of the unicorns will attract the public to visit the parks, 
cultural institutions and public venues where these gentle 
mythical creatures bestow their magic.

Rochambeau Library will have a unicorn party from 4 to 5:30 p.m., Thursday, May 7, with crafts, stories and more.

For more information, go to:

http://www.unicornsinresidence.com

By SNA Admin, ago

Walls going up on North Main Street

Workers from C.E. Gleeson Constructors, Inc. erect the walls of the LA Fitness Center along the Ann Mary Street side of the North Main Street construction site. Michael Cullity, project superintendent, said all the outer shell might be completed by the last week in April.

By SNA Admin, ago