This Just In: Vaccines coming for RI seniors, but questions remain

Also, former Boy Scout chaplain is sentenced to 40 years in prison. [providencejournal.com]( This Just In Thursday, January 28 [Published Caption: Moderna COVID-19 vaccine arrives at Rhode Island Hospital in mid-December. [Lifespan / Bill Murphy] Original Caption: Moderna COVID-19 vaccine arrives at Rhode Island Hospital in mid-December.]( [This Just In: Vaccines coming for RI seniors, but questions remain]( Also, former Boy Scout chaplain is sentenced to 40 years in prison. Good afternoon and welcome to This Just In. I'm Mike McDermott, managing editor of The Providence Journal. It's Thursday afternoon; when next I write this newsletter, [we'll all be freezing]( Seniors in Rhode Island have received the news that many of them have been waiting for: the state [plans to begin vaccinating people 75 and older next week]( and those 65 and older later in February. But a news conference at Veterans Memorial Auditorium left many unanswered questions, chief among them: when will people be able to make appointments? In Warwick, the answer was 2 o'clock this afternoon, but [all available appointments were gone in 30 minutes]( Health Director Dr. Nicole Alexander-Scott also told restaurants that [the state is lifting its 10 p.m. curfew]( (10:30 on weekends) starting Sunday, citing encouraging trends in the state's virus caseload. [The latest numbers]( nine more coronavirus deaths, 745 additional cases, and a daily test positivity rate of 3.3%. A former chaplain with the Boy Scouts of America admitted to awful crimes against six young victims in a hearing this morning in Superior Court, Wakefield. James Glawson [was sentenced to 60 years in prison]( with 40 to serve, on 11 counts of first-degree sexual assault. The Rhode Island Convention Center Authority has selected the deputy director of the state Department of Administration, Daniel McConaughy, [as its $184,000-a-year executive director](. McConaughy replaces James McCarvill , who died last year. The authority, a quasi-public agency, did not announce a search for McCarvill's replacement before selecting McConaughy at the suggestion of the governor's office. [A trial date has been set]( for Sgt. Joseph Hanley, the Providence police officer accused of assaulting a handcuffed man last year, and the list of potential witnesses includes many of the highest-ranking officers in the department. The state public-employees pension fund [reached an all-time]( high in assets last year, according to the state treasurer's office, and it's not because it [invested in GameStop]( Gene Cardono, an advertising executive who created the Big Blue Bug and once owned minor-league baseball's Pawtucket Indians, [has died at 88](. Finally, say a prayer tonight for A.J. Quetta, a young hockey player from North Providence [who suffered a traumatic injury]( on the ice this week. Have a great night. And remember, if you enjoy This Just In, please [encourage a friend to sign up]( [Discover more with our newsletters: Get the latest headlines, things to do and more in your inbox. Sign up here.]( [click here]( Problem viewing email? [View in browser]( [Unsubscribe]( • [Manage Newsletters]( • [Terms of Service]( • [Privacy Policy/Your California Privacy Rights]( • [Privacy Notice]( • [Do Not Sell My Info/Cookie Policy]( • [Feedback]( © 2021 75 Fountain St. , Providence, RI 02902