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THE R.I. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH is proposing updated regulations that would allow health care workers who are not vaccinated for COVID-19 to go to work, as long as they wear medical grade N95 masks during periods of high virus transmission in the community. The departmetn said it will be taking public comment on these regulations until March 25, before the new policies take effect several weeks later. / COURTESY R.I. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

RIDOH proposes regulation update allowing unvaccinated health care workers

Government 02/24/2022

PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Department of Health announced on Thursday that it's proposing new regulations that would allow health care workers who are not...

JIM POST has been appointed the new CEO and president of Alcor Scientific Inc., a medical technology manufacturer in North Smithfield. / COURTESY ALCOR SCIENTIFIC INC.

Alcor Scientific taps new CEO as it embarks on expansion

Economic Activity 02/24/2022

NORTH SMITHFIELD – As Alcor Scientific Inc. seeks to expand through a partnership with an out-of-state health care investor, the North Smithfield-based medical technology manufacturer...

Five Questions With: Ilanna Ball

In Their Own Words 02/23/2022

Ilanna Ball is the owner of Total Asset Solutions Inc. and Finest Real Estate and Property Management, both located in Woonsocket. Ball, who has...

$2.1M deal marks highest non-waterfront home sale in Barrington since 2014

Real Estate 02/23/2022

BARRINGTON – A 3,381-square-foot, Cape Cod-style home in Barrington recently sold for $2.1 million, making it the biggest non-waterfront home sale in the town...

MGB Machine building in Bristol, equipment sells for $350K

Real Estate 02/23/2022

BRISTOL – A 3,000-square-foot, freestanding steel building in Bristol, which was the home of a former machine shop, recently sold for $350,000, according to...

Showcase Cinemas in Warwick completes auditorium renovation ahead of ‘The Batman’...

Real Estate 02/23/2022

WARWICK – A newly renovated auditorium at the Showcase Cinemas de Lux Warwick will open on March 3, according to the owner of the...

RHODE ISLAND'S TWO MAJOR HOSPITAL SYSTEMS, Lifespan Corp. and Care New England Health System, announced on Wednesday, Feb. 23, that they are withdrawing their application for a merger, after it was rejected in rulings issued recently by Attorney General Peter F. Neronha and the Federal Trade Commission. / COURTESY LIFESPAN CORP., CARE NEW ENGLAND HEALTH SYSTEMS AND BROWN UNIVERSITY

Lifespan, CNE withdraw merger application, won’t contest challenges

Health Services 02/23/2022

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island's two major hospital systems, Lifespan Corp. and Care New England Health System, announced on Wednesday that they are withdrawing their...

A PENNSYLVANIA COMPANY called StoneBridge Healthcare LLC is making a second bid to buy Care New England Health System, following the Rhode Island attorney general and Federal Trade Commission’s recent rejection of a proposed merger with Lifespan Corp. / COURTESY STONEBRIDGE HEALTHCARE AND CARE NEW ENGLAND HEALTH SYSTEM

StoneBridge Healthcare makes 2nd bid to acquire CNE

Economic Activity 02/23/2022

PROVIDENCE – For the second time since late 2020, a Pennsylvania company is making a bid to buy Care New England Health System, following...

SCHOOLS IN RHODE ISLAND with a less than 20% vaccination rate for COVID-19 among students are being asked by the state to hold COVID-19 vaccination clinics. This was announced at a COVID-19 update held by Gov. Daniel J. McKee on Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2022. / SCREENSHOT FROM WPRI

R.I. calls on schools with 20% or less vaccinated to hold...

Education 02/23/2022

PROVIDENCE – As Gov. Daniel J. McKee is pushing for increased COVID-19 vaccination among children, especially in cities where inoculation rates are relatively low,...