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OVER THE FIRST seven months of 2020, there has been a sharp increase in accidental drug overdose deaths in Rhode Island, according to new data from the R.I. Department of Health's Office of the State Medical Examiner. / COURTESY CAPITAL TV

Fatal overdoses in Rhode Island projected to hit record high this...

PROVIDENCE – Over the first seven months of 2020, there has been a sharp increase in accidental drug overdose deaths in Rhode Island, according...
HUNGRY TO HELP: Heather Hole Strout, left, executive director of the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Community Center in Newport, distributes chowder and chicken vegetable bean soup to the needy recently in a new partnership with McGrath Clambakes Inc. of Newport. Assisting with the distribution are T.R. McGrath, third from left, owner of McGrath Clambakes, and his daughter Aibhlinn. / PBN PHOTO/KATE WHITNEY LUCEY

Challenges for nonprofits reach unimagined heights

It’s times like these that Dorcas International Institute of Rhode Island President Kathleen Cloutier feels as though all the nonprofits in Rhode Island are...

Raimondo warns of rolling back to Phase II; will announce new...

PROVIDENCE – Gov. Gina M. Raimondo said Wednesday Rhode Island is heading in the wrong direction for every metric in new coronavirus case trends. "It is not a...
PETER F. NERONHA, R.I. attorney general / PBN PHOTO/RUPERT WHITELEY

Lincoln man ordered to pay over $21K after pleading no contest...

PROVIDENCE - Brian Mooney, of Lincoln, was ordered to repay nearly $21,800 in restitution after pleading no contest to charges that alleged he falsified...
Thomas Mullaney / PBN FILE PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

State budget director to step down as part of overdue retirement...

PROVIDENCE - Thomas Mullaney, executive director of the R.I. Office of Management and Budget, planned to retire earlier this year, but due to COVID-19,...
SEEKING TENANTS: Daniel Feiner, left, and Michael Volpe are vice presidents at MG Commercial Real Estate Services Inc. and brokers for the vacant storefronts at 183-185 Mathewson St. in Providence, pictured, which are ready for tenants. / PBN PHOTO/RUPERT WHITELEY

Could downtown Providence’s Mathewson St. see a renaissance?

For decades, most businesses have struggled to survive on Mathewson Street in downtown Providence. Among the few long-term, successful businesses such as Hotel Providence, Cellar...
Dr. Kenneth Wood / PBN PHOTO/ELIZABETH GRAHAM

Five Questions With: Dr. Kenneth Wood

Dr. Kenneth Wood | Executive vice president of physician affairs and chief clinical officer, Lifespan Corp. 1. In June, you were named executive vice president...
GOV. GINA M. Raimondo is encouraging Rhode Islanders to stay local for the Thanksgiving holiday and follow the guidelines above during family gatherings. / COURTESY GOVERNOR'S OFFICE

Raimondo urges keeping holiday celebrations local, refraining from travel

PROVIDENCE – While many Americans are starting to make plans ahead of Thanksgiving next month, Gov. Gina M. Raimondo Wednesday encouraged Rhode Islanders to...
GOV. GINA M. Raimondo says the state has launched a new virtual career center and job-matching program as part of the Back to Work RI initiative. / PBN FILE PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Raimondo administration announces new effort to help job seekers

PROVIDENCE – Gov. Gina M. Raimondo on Wednesday unveiled a virtual career center and job-matching program that uses artificial intelligence and machine learning to...

Report: Affordable housing continues to be out of reach for many

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island may have seen economic gains in 2019, but 2020 revealed the stark disparities in housing and economic security for safe...
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