R. J. Heim
NBC 10 WJAR
Cranston, RI, United States
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Mostly dry, little colder than average week ahead, possible storm next weekend
While we've had an active week of weather last week, this week for the most part will offer a nice break. Monday will feature a mix of sun and clouds with near → Read More
Ghost tour franchise comes to Rhode Island, giving locals competition
Even if you don't believe in ghosts, you might enjoy a new Providence Ghost Tour franchise that's come to town. → Read More
Possible wolf-hybrid in need of a new home where legal
The Potter League for Animals needs your help as they look to find a new home for a special canine. → Read More
Stars of 'M*A*S*H' open 10th anniversary Rhode Island Comic Con
It's that time again. Rhode Island Comic Con returns with a 10th anniversary bash at the Rhode Island Convention Center and the AMP in Providence this weekend. → Read More
Plan would turn St. Patrick's Church building in Cumberland into affordable housing units
There are plans in the works to use the historic St. Patrick's Church building in Cumberland and turn it into affordable housing. But first, the remains of the Rev. Hugh O'Reilly and his monument on the side lawn have to be relocated. Caption: NBC 10's R. J. Heim reports that on a plan to transform a former church into affordable housing units. St. Patrick's Church on Broad Street has been… → Read More
Students at Exeter-West Greenwich High School build electric cars
With electric cars gaining in popularity, it's good timing for local high schools entering a special competition next week. The pieces came in a box, and then put together by Exeter-West Greenwich High School students off-hours as an extracurricular activity. Caption: NBC 10's R. J. Heim reports that student at Exeter-West Greenwich High School are building an electric car. One of those… → Read More
How Southern New England celebrates Cinco de Mayo
Thursday is May 5, or Cinco de Mayo in Spanish. It marks the day that the Mexicans beat the French in the Battle of Puebla in 1862. It was a David and Goliath story that’s now morphed into an increasingly popular celebration of Mexican heritage, culture and food. Caption: NBC 10's R. J. Heim reports on how Cinco de Mayo has become a popular celebration of Mexican heritage, culture and food.… → Read More
Man, 82, remembers his years as keeper of Conimicut Light
A lighthouse keeper who literally kept the fires burning at Conimicut Light is ecstatic. The historic structure is being saved, with a federal grant worth more than $750,000. Caption: NBC 10's R. J. Heim talks with a man who has reason to be excited about the resoration of Conimicut Light. Eighty-two-year-old Fred Mikkelson was 18 years old when a series of unexpected life circumstances changed… → Read More
Coventry High celebrates Special Olympics Unified Champion School honor
Coventry High School held the celebration for being recognized as a Special Olympics Unified Champion School on Friday, even though it actually won the honor before the pandemic. Only a handful of schools in the country get the nod for inclusive sports and activities for students with and without disabilities. Caption: Coventry High School celebrates its recognition as a Special Olympics Unified… → Read More
Coldest weather of the 2021/2022 Winter Season headed this way
So, we finally had the first moderate (and for some, major) snow of the 2021/2022 Winter Season Friday. Temperatures will moderate Sunday, which will bring mostly rain on a milder southwest flow of air. That may start as a little bit of freezing rain to the north and west of Providence, but even there, a changeover is expected by late morning. Skies will clear Sunday night, and we'll turn colder… → Read More
Quiet weekend weather, but two systems next week to bring variety of conditions
Expect near seasonable temperatures with mostly dry weather this first weekend of December in Southern New England, with highs in the low-mid 40's and variable cloud cover. However, two systems next week are being watched at this hour. The first arrives early Monday morning with some rain showers. A gusty southwest wind is expected to develop as the main area of Low Pressure rides up the St.… → Read More
Advocacy Groups & developers propose their own new all-in-one RIPTA Transit Hub
The plans to rip out the Kennedy Plaza RIPTA bus terminal in Providence, and split it up into 3 smaller hubs elsewhere have been met with a lot of resistance. So private and public advocacy groups have come up with a plan of their own. → Read More
A reunion for those who remember Club Rocket & Club Babyhead in Providence
The Providence independent music scene used to be big, with live bands featured at a half-dozen clubs downtown. One club also featured a live D. J. twice per week when the bands weren't putting on their shows, for the "Stupid Dance Party" as it was called. Now, there's a reunion taking place Friday. If you watched late-night TV back in the '80s, you might remember the commercial for the… → Read More
Dry, comfortable start to the week, but we're not done with Summer yet
The last days of the 2021 Summer season start off Monday with a taste of early Autumn: near seasonable temperatures in the low-mid 70's for highs, and a continued cool and dry night with lows near 50. It's all about the "Dew Point" Temperatures (Td). Right now they're in the upper 40's to low 50's (the temperature at which 'dew' happens = 100% humidity - a better day or night indicator of the… → Read More
Co-creator of Tribute of Light at Ground Zero reflects on how iconic memorial came about
Every year since 9/11, those Twin Towers of light beam into the sky where the World Trade Center once stood in New York City. A now Brown University visual arts professor was one of the co-creators of that art installation. There were some unusual circumstances that brought the Tribute of Light to life. Paul Myoda was an artist living in Brooklyn for 10 years on Sept. 11, 2001. He walked to see… → Read More
Southern New England families remember loved ones lost on 9/11 two decades later
Twenty years ago Wednesday, the last stages of the sneak attack were underway, to hijack four commercial flights in the U. S. , that became known as "9/11". Dozens of innocents from the Southern New England area were on those planes that became missiles that crashed into the World Trade Center in New York City, the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, and a field in Shanksville, Pennsylvania. → Read More
Remembering Hurricane Bob as Henri lurks to our south
While Southern New England continues to monitor Tropical Storm Henri, we're mindful of a weather anniversary. 30 years ago, another storm was bearing down. The eye of Hurricane Bob screamed across Block Island, Newport, and New Bedford. Just like on Thursday, it was a warm muggy day 30 years ago. The only difference is that early that afternoon, on August 19th, all hell broke loose with… → Read More
Refreshing start to the week post-Heat Wave, but humidity will return
Dew Point Temperatures in the 50's gave many in Southern New England a breath of fresh air Sunday. The good news: that will last through Tuesday. A big bubble of fair weather "High Pressure" is responsible, slipping across New England through the time period, exiting Tuesday evening. That will allow for the southwest flow of air to return, tropical in nature. It'll be sticky starting Wednesday. → Read More
High humidity slowly going away, but still unsettled at times this week
We've had oppressive humidity for a number of days across Southern New England, with Dew Point Temperatures (the temperature at which dew happens, which equals 100% humidity) in the mid 70's, which is tropical, and about as high as it gets in this part of the country. The good news is relatively drier air for the most part will be pushing in with reinforcing cool fronts this week, that may also… → Read More
Restaurants struggle to hire workers, but solutions are on the horizon
Getting restaurant workers back to work. That’s the challenge for restaurant owners more than a year after the pandemic began. As restrictions begin to ease, there are some solutions to the shortage. As an incentive to get restaurant workers back to work, the owner of Plaza Bar & Kitchen at DePasquale Square on Federal Hill has raised wages nearly 20 %. → Read More