Tag: Coronavirus
Brown University will have trimester schedule as part of reopening plan
PROVIDENCE – Brown University's plan to reopen its campus for the fall includes a unique modification to its academic calendar in order to limit...
R.I. COVID-19 cases rise by 163 since July 3; state sees...
PROVIDENCE – Cases of COVID-19 in Rhode Island rose by 163 from July 3 through Monday, totaling 17,154 to date, the R.I. Department of...
COVID-19 UI filings rise by over 2K since July 3
PROVIDENCE – COVID-19 specific unemployment insurance filings increased by 2,040 from July 3 through Monday, to 182,807, according to the R.I. Department of Labor...
New small-business coalition, McKee pressure state for portion of CARES Act...
PROVIDENCE – Small-business owners, Rhode Island Lt. Governor Dan McKee and other elected officials announced Tuesday the formation of the R.I. Small Business Coalition...
UMass Dartmouth unveils campus reopening plan
DARTMOUTH – Offering a combination of face-to-face, blended and remote-learning courses, requiring face coverings on campus and using specific residence halls for quarantining are...
Providence Municipal Court reopens for 1st time since March
PROVIDENCE (AP) – Providence Municipal Court, which handles disputes involving parking and traffic enforcement in the city, reopened Monday after closing in mid-March because of...
R.I. rethinks ‘light touch’ in enforcing reopening protocols
The state has laid out plenty of rules for its phased reopening plans in recent weeks on mask wearing, social distancing and capacity, but...
Love of learning has guided Steele’s path
Rita Danielle Steele has had to make some adjustments in how her company, Steele Realty Consultants International LLC, does business in response to COVID-19....
Corporate outings? The party’s over for now
Every year, Kahn, Litwin, Renza & Co. Ltd. marks the end to a grueling tax season with a companywide outing. In 2020, the plan...
Pandemic turns up heat on R.I. caterers
Caterer Nick Mattiello is used to assembling specialty orders with creative presentations such as a three-tier crudité table overflowing with grapes, pepperoni and a...



















