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Five Questions With: Lew Corcoran

Lew Corcoran owns his own home staging and photography business, using drones and 3D virtual-tour technology in order to help real estate agents and sellers boost home...
RHODE ISLAND could have a small batch of COVID-19 vaccines from Pfizer Inc. on Dec. 11 after the company receives emergency authorization by the FDA, said Dr. Ashish K. Jha, dean of Brown University's School of Public Health. / COURTESY R.I. CAPITOL TV

R.I. could receive small batch of Pfizer vaccine, if approved, late...

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island could receive a small batch of COVID-19 vaccines from Pfizer Inc. next week after the company receives emergency authorization from...
RHODE ISLAND Health Insurance Commissioner Marie L. Ganim plans to retire in early January. / PBN FILE PHOTO/RUPERT WHITELEY

R.I. Health Insurance Commissioner Ganim to retire, Raimondo nominates former Medicaid...

PROVIDENCE - After dedicating more than 35 years to state service in Rhode Island, state Health Insurance Commissioner Marie L. Ganim announced Wednesday that...
R.I COMMERCE CORP. revealed the first round of recipients of the state's COVID-19-related hospitality, arts and tourism grant program Tuesday night. / COURTESY R.I. COMMERCE

R.I. Commerce announces $1.4M in grants for hospitality, arts, tourism sectors

PROVIDENCE - More than a month after Gov. Gina M. Raimondo announced a $20 million COVID-19-related grant program to support the state's hospitality, arts...
WARWICK-BASED CME Corp., the largest health care equipment distributor in the U.S., announced Tuesday two new contracts with HealthTrust Purchasing Group LP, a leading health care performance optimization and group purchasing organization with $45 billion in purchasing power. / COURTESY CME CORP.

Warwick’s CME Corp. announces new partnership to deliver medical supplies faster

WARWICK – As COVID-19 cases continue to surge, two major players in the health care industry are joining forces to deliver medical equipment faster. Warwick-based...
THE FIELD HOSPITAL at the R.I. Convention Center is set to admit its first COVID-19 patient on Dec. 1. / COURTESY WJAR-TV NBC 10 POOL CAMERA

Field hospital at R.I. Convention Center to begin accepting patients Tuesday

PROVIDENCE – The field hospital at the R.I. Convention Center is set to admit its first COVID-19 patient on Dec. 1. Cathy Duquette, executive vice...
ON DUTY: Dawn Auclair, a certified nursing assistant at Hopkins Manor in North Providence, says her family asks her not to go work because of the dangers surrounding COVID-19, but she’s passionate about her job and the residents who live there.  / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Survival mode: Nursing homes under growing pressure as COVID-19 cases climb...

Tonya Landry was able to keep COVID-19 out of her nursing home in the spring. She hasn’t been as lucky this fall. Landry is the...
AHEAD OF the state's two week pause period, where many businesses will be shut down to help slow the spread of COVID-19, Gov. Gina M. Raimondo announced Wednesday an additional $100 million for Rhode Island businesses and families. / PBN FILE PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Raimondo announces additional $100M for R.I. businesses, families

PROVIDENCE – Ahead of the state’s two week pause period, where many businesses will be shut down to help slow the spread of COVID-19, Gov. Gina...
CASES OF COVID-19 in Rhode Island increased by 845 on Tuesday. / COURTESY R.I. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

As hospitals fill COVID-19-designated beds, governor pleads with R.I. to take...

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island’s hospitals cannot sustain the “alarming rate” of COVID-19 patients, Gov. Gina M. Raimondo said Wednesday during her weekly coronavirus briefing. Raimondo...
SPEAKER-NOMINEE K. Joseph Shekarchi announced Tuesday a bipartisan House of Representatives task force to oversee the state's implementation of COVID-19 vaccine distribution. / COURTESY CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION

Shekarchi appoints bipartisan House task force for vaccine distribution

PROVIDENCE – R.I. House of Representatives Speaker-nominee K. Joseph Shekarchi, D-Warwick, announced Tuesday a bipartisan House task force to oversee the state's implementation of...
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