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1. Metacomet Golf Club sold for $7.6M POSTED ONLINE: OCT. 7
Metacomet Golf Club sold for $7.6 million on Oct. 2 to a corporation associated with developer Marshall Properties. The deed, filed with the East Providence City Clerk, documents the sale price paid by Metacomet Property LLC, a Pawtucket corporation with an agent identified as Lianne Marshall. rb.gy/wt0rd4
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2. Raimondo orders R.I. break rooms closed to limit COVID-19 spread POSTED ONLINE: OCT. 15
On Oct. 15 Gov. Gina M. Raimondo announced that break rooms in Rhode Island have been ordered to close in businesses for the next 90 days to prevent the further spread of COVID-19. rb.gy/ozwor4
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3. Raimondo set to announce increased COVID-19 restrictions as cases spike POSTED ONLINE: OCT. 14
Gov. Gina M. Raimondo said on Oct. 14 that new restrictions will be announced due to a spike in new cases of COVID-19 and hospitalizations due to the virus. “This is a wakeup call for all of us, and I am worried about the holidays,” said the governor. rb.gy/7takdm
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4. Raimondo warns of rolling back to Phase II; will announce new restrictions Oct. 30 POSTED ONLINE: OCT. 28
Gov. Gina M. Raimondo said on Oct. 28 that Rhode Island is heading in the wrong direction for every metric in new coronavirus case trends. Based on the state’s current projections, Raimondo said it’s possible that Rhode Island could pass the surge capacity in hospitals in the next four to five weeks. rb.gy/nxeqdl
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5. Raimondo lowers gathering limit, bans spectators of school sports for now POSTED ONLINE: OCT. 30
Due to a new surge of coronavirus cases in Rhode Island, Gov. Gina M. Raimondo announced on Oct. 30 there would be a reduction of social gatherings from 15 people to 10 people. rb.gy/tcsts0
6. Pawtucket moves to enable use of eminent domain for Apex site POSTED ONLINE: OCT. 16.
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7. Companies honored for HR policies, employee satisfaction in PBN’s 2020 Best Places to Work Awards POSTED ONLINE: OCT. 1. r
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8. Many offices are sparsely filled, and it’s having negative effects PUBLISHED IN PRINT: OCT. 9.
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9. PBN announces 2020 Best Places to Work honorees POSTED ONLINE: JULY 31.
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10. Eight local contractors charged due to shoddy, unfinished work POSTED ONLINE: OCT. 26
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