Masks now optional on Salve’s campus
NEWPORT – Salve Regina University now joins the growing chorus of local colleges that have modified their on-campus COVID-19 mask mandates.
The private university announced...
R.I. COVID-19 cases increase by 261, with no new deaths
PROVIDENCE – Confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Rhode Island increased by 261, with no new deaths, the R.I. Department of Health said Wednesday.
Hospitalizations of...
R.I. unemployment rate 3rd-highest in New England in 2021
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island had the third-highest unemployment rate in New England in 2021 at 5.6%, according to data released by the U.S. Bureau...
Pinto named Providence’s 1st director of diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging
PROVIDENCE – Mayor Jorge O. Elorza Wednesday named Silas Pinto as the city’s first director of diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging.
Pinto previously served as...
Brown University extends fundraising campaign to 2024, hopes to raise additional...
PROVIDENCE – Brown University is extending its “BrownTogether” fundraising campaign through the end of 2024, with the hopes of raising an additional $1 billion...
United Way of R.I. receives $1M commitment for planned nonprofit resource...
PROVIDENCE – The United Way of Rhode Island’s push to create a statewide nonprofit resource center was given a seven-figure financial boost, courtesy of...
Medical industry suppliers warn of ‘med-inflation’
PROVIDENCE – Supply chain woes have hit consumers and businesses, now it’s about to provide some discomfort in the medical industry.
“Med-inflation” is currently on...
R.I. home price index increases 15.3% Y/Y in January
PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island home price index increased 15.3% year over year in January, slower than the national growth rate of 19.1%, CoreLogic...
ARPA funding, education and employer needs among priorities at legislative forum
PROVIDENCE – Universal preschool, meeting business and workforce needs, and how Rhode Island should respond to other pandemic and climate change challenges were highlighted...
Oil prices surge above $100 a barrel as war on Ukraine...
NEW YORK (AP) – Oil prices soared Tuesday and investors shifted more money out of stocks and into ultra-safe U.S. government bonds as Russia stepped...
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