R.I. Gives Vax Challenge awards $120K to 12 local nonprofits
PROVIDENCE – For the second time this week, local nonprofits became beneficiaries of grants thanks to more people getting vaccinated against COVID-19.
Gov. Daniel J....
McKee signs bill allowing eateries to continue outdoor dining
PROVIDENCE (AP) — Gov. Daniel J. McKee has signed into law legislation allowing restaurants to continue to use COVID-19 modifications, including outdoor dining and...
R.I. COVID-19 cases rise by 84, with no new deaths
PROVIDENCE – Confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Rhode Island increased by 84 on Thursday, with no new deaths, the R.I. Department of Health said...
Mass. House OKs sports betting bill but fate in Senate uncertain
BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts House lawmakers have overwhelming approved a bill to legalize sports betting in the state, but it's fate in the state Senate remains...
CRMC chairwoman resigns
PROVIDENCE – The chairwoman of a council of state coastal regulators has resigned amid increasing scrutiny over its decisions and makeup of the appointed body.
In...
R.I. continuing unemployment claims increase by nearly 700 last week
PROVIDENCE – The number of people collecting weekly continuing unemployment benefits in Rhode Island increased by 693, to 59,520 last week, the R.I. Department...
Some economists think the pandemic-fueled national recession lasted just two months,...
The National Bureau of Economic Research’s Business Cycle Dating Committee on July 19 said the pandemic-fueled national recession lasted just two months, ending in...
Westport Point home sells for $3.65M, $1M over list price
WESTPORT – A single-family home in Westport Point has sold for $3.65 million, the fourth-highest single-family home sale in more than 20 years for...
PC president looks to market Friars’ brand on national level
(Editor’s note: This is the first installment in an occasional series of interviews with the state’s new wave of higher education leaders.)
The Rev. Kenneth...
Downtown Woonsocket getting a higher-ed boost
The workforce in southern Rhode Island got a helping hand in getting crucial training when the state opened the Westerly Education Center four years...
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