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R.I. COVID-19 cases increase by 622 over the weekend, with no...

PROVIDENCE – Confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Rhode Island increased by 622 from June 3 through Sunday, with no new deaths, the R.I. Department of...

McDonald leaving R.I. Department of Health July 29

PROVIDENCE – Less than six months after the former longtime leader of the state agency resigned, the interim director of the R.I. Department of...
CASES OF COVID-19 in Rhode Island increased by 1,262 over the holiday weekend, with two new deaths. / COURTESY R.I. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

R.I. COVID-19 cases rise by 1,262 over weekend, with 2 deaths

PROVIDENCE – Confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Rhode Island have increased by 1,262 from May 27 through Monday – including 215 new cases on...
THE ANNUAL CVS HEALTH Charity Classic will no longer be held as CVS says it is moving away from the the annual golf event that has taken place at Rhode Island Country Club in Barrington since 1999. PBN FILE PHOTO

CVS Health Charity Classic golf tournament ends after 23 years

PROVIDENCE – One of the area’s largest charitable events has played its final round.  CVS Health Corp. is ending its annual CVS Health Charity Classic...

Settlement greenlights National Grid sale to PPL

PROVIDENCE – The final obstacle in the sale of Rhode Island’s primary utility business has been cleared, with the R.I. Office of the Attorney...
NEIL D. STEINBERG will retire on May 1, 2023, as the Rhode Island Foundation's CEO and president. / PBN FILE PHOTO/DAVE HANSEN

R.I. Foundation leader Steinberg to retire in May 2023

PROVIDENCE – In about a year’s time, the leader of Rhode Island’s largest nonprofit funder will call it a career. Neil D. Steinberg announced Monday...

COVID-19 cases rise by 621 in R.I.; 4 counties at high...

PROVIDENCE – The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday raised the COVID-19 threat level in four of Rhode Island’s five counties...
BOWING OUT: Care New England Health System CEO and President Dr. James E. Fanale is planning to retire early next year. / PBN FILE PHOTO/RUPERT WHITELEY

With CEO set to leave, Care New England at crossroads

While the CEO and president of Care New England Health System is planning an exit in the wake of a failed merger, Dr. James...
LIFESPAN CORP. announced Arthur J. Sampson has been named interim president and CEO of Lifespan, effective June 1, 2022. This follows the resignation of Dr. Timothy J. Babineau announced in mid-April. / COURTESY LIFESPAN CORP.

Sampson named interim CEO of Lifespan Corp.

PROVIDENCE – Lifespan Corp., Rhode Island's largest hospital system, announced on Thursday that Arthur J. Sampson has been named interim CEO and president of...

Recreational marijuana bill appears poised for passage with compromise reached

PROVIDENCE – Lawmakers appear to have ironed out their differences over how to regulate recreational marijuana, striking a compromise in amended legislation unveiled by...
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