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Colonial revival home turned into apartments sells for $1.7M in Providence

Real Estate 09/02/2021

PROVIDENCE – Originally built in 1895 on the city’s East Side, the colonial revival house at 214 Olney St. was renovated into modern apartments...

UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND students wait to be vaccinated for COVID-19 during a spring clinic in the school's Memorial Union on the Kingston campus in South Kingstown. / COURTESY UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND

McKee touts high vaccination rate at URI, calls on employers to...

Coronavirus 09/02/2021

SOUTH KINGSTOWN – With more than 17,000 students arriving on campus this September and a roughly 95% COVID-19 vaccination rate, Gov. Daniel J. McKee...

Health Insurance Commissioner Patrick Tigue announced on Thursday, Aug. 2, 2021, that he rejected rate increases proposed by health insurance companies in the state's individual, small and large markets. / COURTESY EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES

OHIC limits approved health insurance rate hikes, citing the pandemic

Health Services 09/02/2021

PROVIDENCE – In the aftermath of a pandemic that not only caused a toll physically but also financially on many Rhode Islanders, a state...

HousingWorks RI using grants to develop 10-year plan for senior housing

Real Estate 09/01/2021

PROVIDENCE – With funding from two of the state’s major health insurance companies, the nonprofit research group HousingWorks RI at Roger Williams University is...

‘Briarcliff’ sale for $4M is highest real estate deal in Portsmouth...

Real Estate 09/01/2021

PORTSMOUTH – A Portsmouth home known as “Briarcliff” was sold for $4.05 million, making it the biggest real estate deal in the town since...

Contemporary brick home in Lincoln sells for $1.2M

Real Estate 09/01/2021

LINCOLN – With 10-foot ceilings and a contemporary brick exterior, a spacious home at 1 Morning Star Court was sold for $1.2 million, according...

THE LARGEST HOSPICE provider in Rhode Island, HopeHealth, announced on Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2021, that it is has merged with the Attleboro-based Community VNA, absorbing the Massachusetts nonprofit as part of an affiliation deal. Community VNA will now be known as HopeHealth Community VNA. This image shows the main office for Community VNA at 10 Emory St. in Attleboro. / COURTESY HOPEHEALTH

HopeHealth absorbs Community VNA in nonprofit merger

Health Services 09/01/2021

PROVIDENCE – The Providence-based HopeHealth, the largest hospice provider in Rhode Island, is absorbing a fellow Massachusetts nonprofit Community VNA, combining their forces to...

Many Rhode Island businesses are struggling with the question of whether to enforce a vaccine requirement on their employees, asking how such a policy could impact their bottom line, and whether it would be worth it with all the potential complications it could cause within the workforce. / AP FILE PHOTO / TED S. WARREN

Many Rhode Island companies struggle with question of vaccine mandates

Coronavirus 08/30/2021

PROVIDENCE – Many Rhode Island businesses are struggling with the question of whether to enforce a COVID-19 vaccine requirement on their employees, asking how...