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Home Show return is sign of normalcy

Coronavirus 02/04/2022

The return of the long-running Rhode Island Home Show in April after a three-year hiatus will hopefully be one of many signs of normalcy...

NEW DIRECTION: The restaurant Simpatico in Jamestown has been acquired by Kevin Gaudreau and will undergo a makeover and a name change. In the spring, the restaurant will open as Beech. / PBN FILE PHOTO

Dining Out: Let’s not forget the ‘open’ signs

Coronavirus 02/04/2022

Two thousand nine hundred seventy-nine restaurants did not go out of business in Rhode Island this week. This bit of news from restaurant row may...

CASES OF COVID-19 in Rhode Island increased by 903 on Wednesday. / COURTESY R.I. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

R.I. COVID-19 cases rise by 903, 7 new deaths

Coronavirus 02/03/2022

PROVIDENCE – Confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Rhode Island increased by 903 on Wednesday, with seven deaths, the R.I. Department of Health said Thursday. However,...

GOV. DANIEL J. MCKEE'S approval rating, according to 367 respondents to Harvard University, Rutgers University, Northeastern University and Northwestern University’s 'COVID State Project' survey in January, was 34.2%, lowest among the six New England governors. / SCREENSHOT VIA WPRI-TV CBS 12

Survey: McKee’s approval rating for COVID-19 response worst in N.E., decreased...

Coronavirus 02/03/2022

PROVIDENCE – A survey conducted jointly by multiple universities across the country found that Rhode Islanders have decreased support for health mandates and progressively...

Revenue windfall pushes states to consider range of tax cuts

Coronavirus 02/02/2022

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) – Soaring tax revenue and billions in pandemic aid from the federal government have left many states with an unusual problem...

CASES OF COVID-19 in Rhode Island increased by 865 on Tuesday. /COURTESY R.I. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

R.I. COVID-19 cases rise by 865, with 5 new deaths

Coronavirus 02/02/2022

PROVIDENCE – Confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Rhode Island have increased by 865 on Tuesday, with five deaths, the R.I. Department of Health said...

CASES OF COVID-19 in Rhode Island increased by 883 on Monday. / COURTESY R.I. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

R.I. COVID-19 cases rise by 883, with 13 new deaths

Coronavirus 02/01/2022

PROVIDENCE – Confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Rhode Island increased by 883 on Monday, with 13 new deaths, the R.I. Department of Health said Tuesday. Hospitalizations...