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Crypto hasn’t lived up to promise for R.I. nonprofits
In 2022, the Rhode Island Community Food Bank announced it would start accepting donations of cryptocurrency, joining a small group of local nonprofits seeking...
Fischer named acting director of R.I. Department of Health
PROVIDENCE – Dr. Staci Fischer, the current chief administrative officer of the R.I. Board of Medical Licensure and Discipline, on Thursday was named acting...
R.I. COVID-19 cases increased by 198 last week, with no deaths
PROVIDENCE – New confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Rhode Island increased by 198, with no deaths, from March 17-23, the R.I. Department of Health said Thursday.
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Employee admits to planting hidden camera inside hospital bathroom
PROVIDENCE – A former employee at Hasbro Children’s Hospital has been charged with video voyeurism after admitting to police he planted a hidden camera...
U.S. economic growth for last quarter is revised up slightly to a healthy 3.4%...
WASHINGTON (AP) – The U.S. economy grew at a solid 3.4% annual pace from October through December, the government said Thursday in an upgrade...
Following sale, longtime Bradford Soap executive departs company
WEST WARWICK – Following 13 years with Bradford Soap Works Inc., and its 2023 sale to a Connecticut-based private equity firm, CEO Stuart Benton...
NCAA president urges state lawmakers to ban prop betting on college athletes
The NCAA wants states with legal wagering on sporting events to ban prop bets on college athletes.
"Sports betting issues are on the rise across...
R.I. Energy fields four large-scale offshore wind farm proposals
PROVIDENCE – Four developers are seeking to add to Rhode Island’s offshore wind plans.
Rhode Island Energy announced Wednesday that Avangrid Renewables LLC, Orsted A/S,...
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READY AND ABLE: Older workers filling R.I. employment gaps
After 35 years in insurance marketing, the last 20 with Rhode Island-based Amica Mutual Insurance Co. managing multimillion-dollar campaigns, Eduardo Naya tried to retire.
It didn’t last.
“There are only so many trips you can afford to take. Even in retirement,” he said about his year-and-a half reprieve.
Though his kids were now adults out of the house, and he had built...
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