RWU, Bryant University modify some mask requirements; most colleges staying masked...
PROVIDENCE – Roger Williams University in Bristol and Bryant University in Smithfield have made some modifications to their respective COVID-19 masking requirements on campus....
Restaurant owners score victory with passage of legislation
PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island Hospitality Association scored a victory on Thursday as state lawmakers approved passage of two bills that permanently allow restaurants...
Providence schools keeping mask mandate when statewide requirement expires in March
PROVIDENCE – The Providence Public School District will keep its mask mandate for students and teachers in place beyond the March 4 date when...
Providence committee backs $515M pension obligation bond
PROVIDENCE - A committee of city lawmakers threw their weight behind a proposal to borrow up to $515 million to shore up the city’s...
Employee housing proposal sparks thoughts of mill villages
RICHMOND – Warren Fry’s housing situation became a nightmare when a pesky neighbor caused him to move out of his apartment in Westerly where...
Was Gov. Daniel J. McKee right to lift the state’s indoor...
Gov. Daniel J. McKee on Feb. 11 lifted an indoor masking and proof of vaccination mandate Rhode Island had in place since mid-December.
Venues with...
Here’s why mask mandates are falling across the U.S.
Here's why mask mandates are falling across the US
As the omicron wave of the coronavirus subsides, several U.S. states including Nevada, New York and...
R.I. COVID-19 deaths increase by 451, with 6 new deaths
PROVIDENCE – Confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Rhode Island increased by 451 on Wednesday, with six new deaths, the R.I. Department of Health said...
PBN Economic Summit: Inflation, labor woes will endure
PROVIDENCE – Like any good business owner, Craig Pickell documents every cost increase incurred by his Lincoln manufacturing company, Bullard Abrasives Inc.
But the year-end...
63 Providence workers still unvaccinated, facing suspension without pay
PROVIDENCE - Sixty-three Providence city workers still haven’t gotten the mandatory COVID-19 vaccine, even with the extra three-and-a-half weeks given since the original Jan....
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