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COVID-19 vaccine clinic opens in Westerly

Health Services 02/14/2021

WESTERLY – A COVID-19 vaccination clinic opens today at the Westerly Senior Center as a result of a partnership between the town and Westerly...

Cranston seeks volunteers for COVID-19 vaccine site

Health Services 02/14/2021

CRANSTON – City officials are seeking volunteers to help staff a COVID-19 vaccine site at the Cranston Senior Enrichment Center from Feb. 16 through...

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

Coronavirus 02/12/2021

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

Coronavirus 02/12/2021

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...

Coronavirus 02/12/2021

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

Coronavirus 02/12/2021

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

Coronavirus 02/11/2021

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

Coronavirus 02/11/2021

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...