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Neronha leads effort to reverse cuts to Department of Health and...

PROVIDENCE – R.I. Attorney General Peter F. Neronha joined a pair of lawsuits Monday challenging recent moves by the Trump administration.  Neronha announced he is...
DEVELOPING SITUATION: About 7 acres of land in the I-195 Redevelopment District remain available for build-out. The 195 District Park on the west side of the Providence River, seen above, will remain open space – except for a 3,500-square-foot food and beverage pavilion under construction near the center of the park. 
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CAUTION ZONE? As I-195 district projects proceed, economic factors have some...

Developer D+P Real Estate Inc. toiled for years on plans for a six-story, 240,000-square-foot, mixed-use building along Interstate 195 in Providence that would have...
WHAT’S IN STORE? A Sunshine Vape LLC location on Atwells Avenue in Providence. Owner Darin Tripoli says sales have declined 95% since Jan. 1, when a ban on flavored vape products went into effect in Rhode Island.
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Vape shops begin to fade with flavor ban in place

Cinnamon fireball was among the many flavors at White Horse Vapor that Eugene DiSarro tried when he decided to stop smoking cigarettes for good...

Updated flu and COVID-19 vaccines available at CVS

WOONSOCKET – CVS Health Corp. announced the updated 2024-2025 COVID-19 vaccines and flu vaccines are available at pharmacy and MinuteClinic locations. Walk-ins are accepted at...
BETTER RATES: Robert Leary, founder and owner of City by-the-sea Insurance LLC in Newport, says the farther away you get from Providence, the better the auto insurance rates.
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DAVID HANSEN

Adding teen to car policy can get expensive in R.I.

Insurance agent Robert Leary, founder and owner of Newport-based City by-the-sea Insurance LLC, helps consumers find suitable policies tailored to their personal circumstances. He...

Southcoast Health first in N.E. to perform procedure with novel atrial...

FALL RIVER – Southcoast Health recently announced the Heart and Vascular Program at Charlton Memorial Hospital is the first practice in New England to...

School is starting too early

Nearly three-quarters of high school students do not get enough sleep on school nights, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The National...

Eyedrops from CVS, Rite Aid and others carry possible infection risk,...

WASHINGTON (AP) – U.S. health regulators are warning consumers not to use more than two dozen varieties of over-the-counter eyedrops because of the risk of infections...

U.S. approves updated COVID vaccines to rev up protection this fall 

WASHINGTON (AP) – The U.S. approved updated COVID-19 vaccines Monday, hoping to rev up protection against the latest coronavirus strains and blunt any surge...
MAKING THE ASSIST: Vanderbilt Rehabilitation Center patient Andrea Blair, right, of Cumberland, wears the ­EksoNR exoskeleton and moves through a walking session with the guidance of physical therapist Allissondra Dutra. 
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High-tech exoskeleton lending a hand, arms and legs

Early last December, Chuck Allen was enjoying a lazy afternoon at home in North Kingstown. His wife, Becky, had run out for a few...
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