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CASES OF COVID-19 in Rhode Island increased by 366 on Thursday. / COURTESY R.I. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

COVID-19 cases rise by 366, with 16 more deaths

PROVIDENCE – Cases of COVID-19 in Rhode Island increased by 366 on Thursday, with 16 more deaths, the R.I. Department of Health said Friday. Hospitalizations...

Providence College responds to rise in COVID-19 cases

PROVIDENCE (AP) – Providence College is temporarily restricting student movement in response to a recent increase in confirmed COVID-19 cases on campus. Students who live...
THE R.I. SENATE has passed a bill that would raise the state's minimum wage to $15 per hour by 2025. / PBN FILE PHOTO/ARTISTIC IMAGES

Should Rhode Island gradually increase its minimum wage to $15 an...

The state Senate on Feb. 10 approved a gradual increase in Rhode Island’s minimum wage from $11.50 to $15 per hour by 2025. Proponents say...
SOME RHODE ISLANDERS who qualify for the COVID-19 vaccine have struggled to get appointments to receive shots. / COURTESY UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE VIA AP

Many in R.I. frustrated by vaccination registration system

The absence of a central registry in Rhode Island for the coronavirus vaccine has led to confusion and frustration among people who now qualify...

State to ease bar restrictions, house-of-worship capacity limits

PROVIDENCE – A decline in the COVID-19 positivity rate has led the R.I. Department of Health to ease restrictions on restaurants and houses of...
CASES OF COVID-19 in Rhode Island increased by 416 on Wednesday. / COURTESY R.I. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

R.I. COVID-19 social gathering limits to be loosened Friday

PROVIDENCE – Cases of COVID-19 in Rhode Island increased by 416 on Wednesday, with 15 more deaths, the R.I. Department of Health said Thursday. R.I. Department...
MARK S. HAYWARD, bottom center, U.S. Small Business Administration Rhode Island District director, shares insights about the small-business relief programs during PBN's 2021 Coronavirus Business Stimulus Summit on Thursday. Also participating was, from top left, Anthony J. Mangiarelli, partner and director of enterprise solutions group for Kahn, Litwin, Renza & Co., PBN Editor Michael Mello, and Kristin Urbach, executive director for the North Kingstown Chamber of Commerce. At bottom left is Jenny Pereira, Rhode Island Foundation vice president of grants and community investment.

PBN summit panelists lay out latest rules on federal, state business...

PROVIDENCE – The dizzying array of state and federal relief programs rolled out over the last year is enough to trip up even the...

Bank of America’s Moynihan points to signs of economic recovery in...

WOONSOCKET – Bank of America Corp. Chairman and CEO Brian T. Moynihan offered a rosy outlook for 2021 predicated upon the country’s ability to...

R.I. COVID-19 cases rise by 430 with 12 more deaths

PROVIDENCE – Confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Rhode Island increased by 430 on Wednesday, with 12 more deaths, the R.I. Department of Health said...

R.I. continuing unemployment claims tick up

PROVIDENCE – The number of individuals collecting continuing unemployment benefits in Rhode Island increased by 883 week to week to 83,118 for the week...
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