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Providence schools to make masks optional on April 11

PROVIDENCE – Come April 11, mask wearing for students and staff within the Providence Public School District will be optional. The district announced late Wednesday...

U.S. Small Business Administration names 2022 R.I. Small Business Week award...

PROVIDENCE – The U.S. Small Business Administration announced the 2022 Rhode Island Small Business Week Award winners Wednesday. This year’s honorees include two regional award winners...
WILLEM VAN LANCKER'S new 'blue wave' design has been chosen as the winner of the RI State Plate Design Contest. / COURTESY R.I. DIVISION OF MOTOR VEHICLES

R.I. motorists will keep riding the ‘blue wave’

PROVIDENCE – The long-running “Blue Wave” Rhode Island state license plate design will be replaced by a new blue wave design. During a news conference...

R.I. COVID-19 cases increase by 251, with 1 death

PROVIDENCE – Confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Rhode Island increased by 251, with 1 death, the R.I. Department of Health said Wednesday. Hospitalizations of COVID-19 patients total...
PROVIDENCE BUSINESS NEWS' 2022 Spring Health Care Summit on Wednesday featured two panel discussions at the Providence Marriott Downtown in Providence. The second panel included, from left, Dr. James McDonald, interim director of the R.I. Department of Health; Dr. Claire Levesque, chief medical officer of commercial products at Tufts Health Plan; Dr. Raymond Powrie, chief clinical officer and executive chief of medicine at Care New England Health System; Dr. Matt Collins, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Rhode Island chief medical officer; and Dr. Timothy Babineau, CEO and president of Lifespan Corp. At far right, PBN Editor Michael Mello moderated. PBN PHOTO/MIKE SKORSKI

PBN Summit: Lifespan, CNE explore a partnership short of full merger

PROVIDENCE – The proposed unification of Lifespan Corp. and Care New England Health System may have been rejected by the Federal Trade Commission and...

R.I. home price index increases 14.1% Y/Y in February

PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island home price index increased 14.1% year over year in February, slower than the national growth rate of 20%, CoreLogic...

Raimondo tests positive for COVID-19 after ‘mild symptoms’

PROVIDENCE – U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina M. Raimondo, the former governor of Rhode Island, tested positive for COVID-19 on Wednesday after experiencing "mild symptoms,"...

Little Compton waterfront property sells for $4.1M

LITTLE COMPTON – A waterfront estate built on 3 acres on Briggs Marsh recently sold for $4.1 million, according to Mott & Chace Sotheby’s...
JAVIER MONTANEZ has been named the Providence Public School District's superintendent. / COURTESY PROVIDENCE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT

Montanez to serve as Providence school superintendent through 2023-24 school year

PROVIDENCE – Javier Montanez will have the “acting” tag removed from his superintendent position with the Providence Public School District. Gov. Daniel J. McKee and...

R.I. COVID-19 cases increase by 218, with 1 new death

PROVIDENCE – Confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Rhode Island increased by 218, with one new death, the R.I. Department of Health said Tuesday. Hospitalizations of COVID-19 patients...
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