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DUAL HARMONY: Nicole O’Malley, left, is the founder and executive director of Hands in Harmony, which uses musical therapy to help individuals with complex medical conditions. Here, O’Malley works with longtime client Abigail Magiera, 21, of Coventry. / PBN PHOTO/DAVE HANSEN

Hands in Harmony transitions to virtual platform

HANDS IN HARMONY, an organization founded in 2017 that treats patients using music therapy, has converted its operation from an in-person service to a...
IMPULSE BUY: Melissa Jean Footlick, 42, of San Diego, is among the millions of shoppers behind the surge in online retail sales, sometimes making spur-of-the-moment purchases. For no reason, Footlick purchased a game in which players throw rubber chickens at targets. / MELISSA JEAN FOOTLICK VIA AP

Online shopping therapy reaching new heights

BVtween technical glitches and food worries, retail therapy and sheer amnesia, something has happened to shopping during the pandemic that can be summed up...

The challenges of reopening

Is your company feeling challenged by the process of reopening? Yes: 60% No: 20% We have been operating throughout the pandemic: 20% What challenges is your company facing?...
RHODE ISLAND cash collections declined 46.3% year over year in April as the economy was impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. / PBN FILE PHOTO/ARTISTIC IMAGES

R.I. cash collections drop 46.3% in April

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island tax cash collections in April totaled $259.5 million, a 46.3% decline year over year, according to the R.I. Department of...
CASES OF COVID-19 identified in the state rose by 124 on Wednesday. / COURTESY R.I. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

R.I. approaches Phase II of reopening; state sees 22 more deaths

PROVIDENCE – As Phase 2 of Rhode Island’s reopening plan is slated to start Monday, Gov. Gina M. Raimondo addressed Thursday further details on...
THE R.I. OFFICE of the Attorney General and the R.I. Office of the General Treasurer launched Thursday a new website, called studentloanrightsri.com, to offer support for student-loan borrowers and ensure them of their rights. / COURTESY STUDENTLOANRIGHTSRI.COM

R.I. AG, Treasurer’s offices launch new website to protect student-loan borrowers

PROVIDENCE – Nearly a year after the Student Loan Bill of Rights was passed in Rhode Island, the R.I. Office of the General Treasurer...
THE NUMBER of all initial unemployment claims in Rhode Island since March 9 has reached 232,549. / AP FILE PHOTO/NAM Y. HUH

Coronavirus-related unemployment claims continue to rise in R.I.

PROVIDENCE – Unemployment insurance filings related to COVID-19 pandemic rose by 364 Wednesday to 162,812, according to data from the R.I. Department of Labor...
CVS HEALTH is opening 10 new drive-thru COVID-19 testing sites in Rhode Island as part of a larger national effort. / COURTESY CVS HEALTH CORP.

CVS to open 10 new COVID-19 test sites in R.I.

WOONSOCKET – CVS Health Corp. is opening 10 new COVID-19 testing sites at CVS Pharmacy drive-thru locations in Rhode Island, the company announced on...
THE R.I. DEPARTMENT of Health says the number of COVID-19 cases in Rhode Island has grown by 143. / COURTESY R.I. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

R.I. sees 21 new COVID-19 deaths; Raimondo outlines gym reopening guidelines

PROVIDENCE – When moving into Phase II of restarting the economy, Gov. Gina M. Raimondo on Wednesday said there will be a “big relaxing” of the...
PROVIDENCE PERFORMING ARTS CENTER announced Wednesday that it will reopen in January 2021. / COURTESY PROVIDENCE PERFORMING ARTS CENTER

PPAC won’t reopen until 2021

PROVIDENCE – Providence Performing Arts Center's reopening will not be until January 2021, the organization announced on Wednesday. The theater said that it is taking...
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