R.I. health centers get crucial cash injection
Karen Mazzola had tears in her eyes when she administered Thundermist Health Center’s first COVID-19 vaccine shot late last year.
“I was just overwhelmed with...
Push on to make benefits of telehealth permanent
Seeing a doctor became much easier in the pandemic for many people who avoided travel time, office waits and the risk of exposure to...
More older workers are unwilling to make hasty exit
Retirement is no longer an endpoint for many employees but a turning point into a new phase of work.
Some people continue to work for...
Some decisions to retire triggered by COVID-19
After 36 years of arranging and rearranging student dorm assignments at the University of Rhode Island, David Bauerle was contemplating retirement.
Bauerle, chief clerk for...
Crisis exposes depths of the ‘digital divide’
When Magdalena Andreozzi moved workshops offered by her nonprofit online during the COVID-19 pandemic last summer, she expected some bumps in the transition.
After all,...
Businesses failing to get pandemic-related payouts
Kevin Millonzi has “viral” coverage as part of his business-interruption insurance, but that didn’t save the West Warwick caterer from getting rejected when he...
Demand rises for insurance coverage against social engineering fraud
Imagine wiring money to a bank account at the request of an urgent voice message or an email from your company’s CEO, only to...
Battery sales energized by renewable energy incentives
Tyler Mason has made a career out of renewable energy.
But it wasn’t until last summer that Mason, who serves as vice president and installation...
Many nursing schools see spike in applications
Kayla Amado has seen the horrors of the coronavirus up close as a front-line worker.
Amado worked in a Providence-based rehabilitation facility when COVID-19 cases...
Charter school debate rekindled by legislation
Angelo Garcia’s plans to expand Segue Institute for Learning began the day after the school first opened 12 years ago.
Garcia, Segue’s founder and head...
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