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Moderna on track for large COVID-19 vaccine test in July

Uncategorized 06/11/2020

The first experimental COVID-19 vaccine in the U.S. is on track to begin a huge study next month to prove if it really can...

THERE HAVE been 823 deaths due to COVID-19 in Rhode Island to date. / COURTESY R.I. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

R.I. sees 102 new COVID-19 cases, 11 more deaths

Coronavirus 06/11/2020

PROVIDENCE – There were 102 new cases of COVID-19 identified in the state on Wednesday, the most in one day since June 5, according...

THE NUMBER of initial unemployment insurance claims in Rhode Island due to COVID-19 have reached 168,850. / AP FILE PHOTO/ STEVEN SENNE

COVID-19 unemployment insurance claims rise by 319; PUA filings up 527

Coronavirus 06/11/2020

PROVIDENCE – COVID-19-related initial unemployment insurance claims increased 319 on Wednesday and now total 168,850, the R.I. Department of Labor and Training said Thursday. Filings...

COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF RHODE ISLAND can handle increased enrollment if it happens in the fall but it's too early to predict what enrollment will look like as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to CCRI Vice President of Student Affairs Sara Enright. / COURTESY COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF RHODE ISLAND

CCRI says it can handle increased enrollment but it’s still too...

Coronavirus 06/10/2020

WARWICK – Community College of Rhode Island can handle an influx of students if the college sees that come September, however it is still...

REPORTED CASES of COVID-19 in Rhode Island rose by 66 on Tuesday. / COURTESY R.I. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

R.I. schools scheduled to reopen Aug. 31; state sees 6 more...

Coronavirus 06/10/2020

PROVIDENCE – Gov. Gina M. Raimondo announced that she has set a goal to reopen all of Rhode Island’s public schools on Aug. 31 with a standardized,...

URI to close 2 facilities on Alton Jones campus

Coronavirus 06/10/2020

WEST GREENWICH – The two main buildings that are part of the University of Rhode Island’s W. Alton Jones campus will close for good...

COVID-19-related unemployment insurance filings increased by 305 on Tuesday in Rhode Island. / AP FILE PHOTO/ JEFF ROBERSON

COVID-19 unemployment insurance filings rise by 305

Coronavirus 06/10/2020

PROVIDENCE – COVID-19-related unemployment insurance filings increased by 305 on Tuesday and now total 168,531 initial filings to date, the R.I. Department of Labor...

COMMUNITY COLLEGES, such as the Community College of Rhode Island, pictured, could see increased enrollment next fall during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new report released Monday by research group Eduventures. / COURTESY COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF RHODE ISLAND

Eduventures: Community colleges could see enrollment spike in fall

Coronavirus 06/09/2020

PROVIDENCE – As local colleges face uncertainty of what their enrollments will be like for the upcoming fall semester with regard to the COVID-19...

COVID-19 unemployment claims increase by 322

Coronavirus 06/09/2020

PROVIDENCE – COVID-19 unemployment insurance claims increased by 322 on Monday, to 168,226, according to the R.I. Department of Labor and Training. Pandemic unemployment assistance...