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1. Citizens to shutter 40 Stop & Shop branches in R.I., Mass. POSTED ONLINE: NOV. 17. Amid increased use of digital banking, Citizens Financial Group Inc. is closing over half of its Rhode Island Stop & Shop branches and switching to self-serve kiosks, the company announced in a statement on Nov. 17.
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2. Raimondo to implement ‘severe’ restrictions on gatherings and businesses as COVID-19 cases continue to rise POSTED ONLINE: NOV. 19. Gov. Gina M. Raimondo announced that a statewide pause would begin on Nov. 30 for a two-week period, meaning that in-person colleges and universities, offices, bar areas, recreational venues, and indoor sport facilities and gymnasiums would be closed during that period.
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3. Brown University to sell 3 houses for $10 each POSTED ONLINE: NOV. 13. Three houses in the College Hill section of Providence originally expected to be razed for residence halls at Brown University may now be saved. Brown is offering to sell the houses for $10 each, if the new owner will move them off-site, at their own cost, to a new location.
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4. Raimondo announces more restrictions as state sets daily record for new cases POSTED ONLINE: NOV. 5. Seven new restrictions were announced by Gov. Gina M. Raimondo on Nov. 5 that are meant to reduce the spread of the coronavirus. These restrictions, which began on Nov. 8, were in effect for two weeks.
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5. Slow-spending R.I. has 2 months to disperse $900M in CARES Act money or risk losing it PUBLISHED IN PRINT: NOV. 6. Rhode Island officials rejoiced when they learned in March that the state would get a $1.25 billion slice of the federal coronavirus relief package. Months later, a new problem has emerged: how to spend it quickly yet wisely before the Dec. 30 deadline.
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6 R.I. Convention Center Authority head McCarvill dies at 67 POSTED ONLINE: NOV. 25.
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7. COVID-19 cases in R.I. rise by record 1,280 cases, with 6 deaths POSTED ONLINE: NOV. 18.
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8. Raimondo announces additional $100M for R.I. businesses, families POSTED ONLINE: NOV. 25.
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9. Topgolf moving forward on development of sports entertainment center in Cranston POSTED ONLINE: NOV. 3.
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10. Sale of Parcel 6 in I-195 Redevelopment District closes for $100K POSTED ONLINE: NOV. 18.
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