Block Island sees second confirmed case of COVID-19 after worker tests...
NEW SHOREHAM – A Block Island summer worker has tested positive for COVID-19, WPRI-TV CBS 12 reported July 7, citing the Block Island Medical...
Narragansett Police Department receives $100K community policing grant
PROVIDENCE – The Narragansett Police Department has received a $99,993 Community Policing Development Microgrant Program grant, U.S. Attorney for the District of Rhode Island...
UMass Dartmouth closes Public Policy Center due to COVID-19 financial implications
DARTMOUTH – The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth on June 30 announced the closure of its Public Policy Center effective July 1.
The university said the...
Providence launches $1M eviction-assistance program
PROVIDENCE – The city will set aside nearly $1 million to help residents facing eviction to pay rent and legal services, Mayor Jorge O....
RISD facing $50M deficit; layoffs a possibility
PROVIDENCE – The COVID-19 pandemic has put Rhode Island School of Design significantly in the red as the upcoming academic year draws near.
Although President...
S&P downgrades Care New England’s bond rating, projects negative outlook
PROVIDENCE – S&P Global Ratings on June 30 downgraded Care New England’s bond rating, citing ongoing financial problems exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, WPRI-TV...
$5M climate bond to appear on November ballot in Cranston after...
CRANSTON – The City Council on June 22 unanimously approved a $5 million bond proposal to reduce the city’s carbon footprint by funding investments...
Junkin hired as R.I. chief investment officer
PROVIDENCE – Andrew Junkin, a chartered financial analyst, has been hired as the state’s chief investment officer, effective June 22, the R.I. General Treasurer...
Rhode Island outlaws manufacture, sale, possession of untraceable firearms
PROVIDENCE – Gov. Gina M. Raimondo on June 23 signed into law legislation to prohibit the manufacture, transfer, purchase or possession of any plastic,...
N.E. employer costs per employee second highest in nation
PROVIDENCE – Employer costs in New England per employee were $40.89 per hour in March, second highest of any region in the United States,...
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