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Masks now required in public on Block Island

NEW SHOREHAM – The wearing of face masks is now required on Block Island. After an hour-and-a-half of deliberations, the New Shoreham Town Council voted...
UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND announced Wednesday some details on how the campus will reopen in the fall. / COURTESY UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND

URI announces details on fall campus reopening

SOUTH KINGSTOWN – While final details still have to be ironed out, the University of Rhode Island has offered a glimpse of what campus...

TD Bank economist warns of long-term economic scars, particularly in New...

PROVIDENCE – The road to economic recovery after the COVID-19 crisis will be a long one, especially in New England where a dependence on...
A DATA ANALYSIS University of Rhode Island economics professor Michael DiNardi shows that the stay-at-home order issued back in March at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic and other safety precautions were effective in keeping Rhode Islanders home during the height of the pandemic.

Report shows R.I. residents have generally stayed at home during pandemic

SOUTH KINGSTOWN – Nearly half of Rhode Island residents remained at home when the COVID-19 pandemic was at its peak in the state, according...
DEATHS DUE TO COVID-19 in Rhode Island have totaled 912 to date. / COURTESY R.I. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

Upcoming Phase III will allow some sports in R.I.

PROVIDENCE – Gov. Gina M. Raimondo took a starkly different tone toward Rhode Island residents at her briefing on Wednesday afternoon, warning them of how many states across...
COVID-19-specific Unemployment Insurance claims totaled 495 on Tuesday. / AP FILE PHOTO/NAM Y. HUH

COVID-19 UI claims rise by 495

PROVIDENCE – COVID-19-related unemployment insurance claims rose by 495, to 176,177, the R.I. Department of Labor and Training said on Wednesday. Pandemic Unemployment Assistance filings...
CASES OF COVID-19 identified in Rhode Island increased by 71 on Monday. / COURTESY R.I. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

COVID-19 cases rise by 71 in R.I., with 3 more deaths

PROVIDENCE – Cases of COVID-19 in the state rose by 71, to 16,533, with a positive test rate of 2%, the R.I. Department of...
COVID-19 related UI filings increased by 522 in Rhode Island on Monday. / AP FILE PHOTO/ERIC GAY

COVID-19 UI filings rise by 522

PROVIDENCE – COVID-19 unemployment insurance claims increased by 522 on Monday, to 175,682, according to the R.I. Department of Labor and Training. Pandemic unemployment assistance...
TWENTY-THREE NONPROFITS received about $700,000 in grants combined in the latest round from the United Way of Rhode Island and Rhode Island Foundation's COVID-19 Response Fund.

23 nonprofits receive $700K from COVID-19 Response Fund

PROVIDENCE – An additional $700,000 in grants were issued to 23 nonprofit organizations across Rhode Island from the United Way of Rhode Island and...
OFFICIALS ON BLOCK ISLAND are considering a mask mandate for visitors to the island. / PBN FILE PHOTO/CASSIUS SHUMAN

Block Island considering mask ordinance

NEW SHOREHAM – Visitors to Block Island may be required to wear a face mask in public. Block Island officials have been spurred into action...
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