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COMMUNITY COLLEGE of Rhode Island announced Friday that it intends to have in-person learning return in the fall, with new restrictions. / COURTESY COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF RHODE ISLAND

CCRI planning to return to in-person learning in the fall

WARWICK – Community College of Rhode Island announced late Friday that it intends to have in-person teaching and learning at its campuses across the...
CASES OF COIVD-19 in Rhode Island totaled 8,962 as of Thursday. / COURTESY R.I. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

Raimondo details first steps of reopening strategy; R.I. sees 13 more...

PROVIDENCE – State parks will be among the first recreational areas to reopen once Rhode Island’s stay at home order is lifted, Gov. Gina M....
BROWN UNIVERSITY is a defendant in a class-action lawsuit filed Thursday in U.S. District Court of Rhode Island related to fees, housing costs and tuition collected during the COVID-19 pandemic. / COURTESY BROWN UNIVERSITY

Brown student files lawsuit against school over tuition, room and board...

PROVIDENCE – Brown University is a defendant in a federal class-action lawsuit filed Thursday in which a student has alleged the Ivy League university...
UI FILINGS due to the COVID-19 pandemic increased to 148,868 Thursday. / AP FILE PHOTO/ERIC GAY

COVID-19 UI claims reach 148.9K

PROVIDENCE – Filings for unemployment insurance due to the COVID-19 pandemic increased by 1,360 on Thursday, to 148,868, according to the R.I. Department of...
KVH INDUSTRIES lost $6.2 million in the first quarter of 2020. / COURTESY KVH INDUSTRIES

KVH reports $6.2M loss in Q1; steels for COVID-19 impact

MIDDLETOWN – KVH Industries Inc. reported a loss of $6.2 million in the first quarter of 2020, or 35 cents per diluted share, the...

26 financial institutions sign pledge to offer relief on mortgage payments,...

PROVIDENCE – Twenty-six financial institutions have agreed to a 90-day forbearance period on mortgage payments and other measures aimed at helping customers struggling financially...

Tufts Health Plan Foundation awards $45K to 3 local nonprofits

PROVIDENCE – Two Rhode Island-based nonprofits and a Fall River-based organization will receive $45,000 combined from Tufts Health Plan Foundation to support the community...
DESIGNATED SITE: Oak Hill Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing in Pawtucket was designated in late April by the state as a site capable of admitting and treating COVID-19 patients after they are discharged from hospitals. / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

The battle within: Pandemic fight at nursing homes proves costly on...

When Rhode Island nursing homes banned visitors in early March as their first defensive move against COVID-19, Susan McGovern and her co-workers at Linn...
THERMAL SCREENING: Joey Cianci, a Paolino Properties employee, goes through a body temperature check in the lobby of 100 Westminster St. in Providence. Landlord Paolino Properties is requiring employees and visitors to undergo a scan from the equipment at right. / COURTESY PAOLINO PROPERTIES

Screening could be part of returning to work

The reopening of work will bring many changes, but one has already started in manufacturing plants and on construction sites and before or after...
COURTESY RHODE ISLAND PRIDE

R.I. Pride delivers emergency supplies during COVID-19 pandemic

GETTING SORTED: RHODE ISLAND PRIDE, a volunteer-based nonprofit organization, has been coordinating the delivery of food and emergency supplies to those in need during...
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