Tag: Coronavirus
AP survey: States uncommitted to Trump’s unemployment boost
President Donald Trump’s plan to offer a stripped-down boost in unemployment benefits to millions of Americans amid the coronavirus outbreak has found little traction...
R.I. COVID-19 cases rise by 214 over the weekend, with two...
PROVIDENCE – Cases of COVID-19 in Rhode Island increased by 214 from Aug. 14 through Sunday, with two more deaths, according to the R.I....
‘R.I. Reconnect’ unveils links to job training, degree programs
PROVIDENCE – Even before the new coronavirus pandemic hit the U.S. this year, only 47% of Rhode Islanders had earned some type of degree...
Lardaro: R.I.’s economy is ‘largely out of our hands’
PROVIDENCE – University of Rhode Island economist Leonard Lardaro says the state's economic health depends less on what it does than on how well...
COVID-19 cases in R.I. rise by 70, with 2 more deaths
PROVIDENCE – Cases of COVID-19 in Rhode Island increased by 70 on Thursday, according to the R.I. Department of Health Friday.
Cases in the state...
CCRI, R.I. College projected to see enrollment declines for fall
PROVIDENCE – Two of Rhode Island’s three state colleges have publicly disclosed that they are expecting enrollment declines for the upcoming fall, as the...
At the dentist, crisis adding to discomfort
After closing for an extended period this spring, most dental practices in Rhode Island have resumed routine care. But the experience is anything but...
Dining Out: Workers are feeling the stress
Experts, restaurateurs and that little voice in our heads all agree: We need to get out and be with people. Beyond that, we seem...
Discounted tuition? Far from a no-brainer
Not long after the COVID-19 pandemic caused colleges to start teaching remotely, students balked at the idea of paying full tuition. It’s not hard...
Private events allow Ocean State Pyrotechnics to keep flame burning in...
John Ruggieri is fed up with the amateur fireworks that had become a nightly fixture during the coronavirus crisis before the Fourth of July.
And...
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