Tag: Coronavirus
R.I. has 17 new confirmed coronavirus cases; business restrictions expanded
PROVIDENCE - Rhode Island has 17 new positive coronavirus cases, for a total of 83, state officials said on Sunday.
"We are not surprised or...
R.I. has 12 new confirmed coronavirus cases; no plans for lockdown
PROVIDENCE - Rhode Island has 12 new confirmed coronavirus cases, for a total of 66, state health officials announced on Saturday.
Eight of the new...
Providence enacts further restrictions to nonessential businesses, crowd limits
PROVIDENCE - Beginning at 5 p.m. on Saturday, the city will prohibit gatherings of 10 or more people and close nonessential businesses, including gyms,...
R.I. skin care, spirits companies team up to give out hand...
SOUTH KINGSTOWN - Skin care and craft spirits may not seem like essentials in a global health crisis, but two Rhode Island companies in...
PC, Salve Regina postponing commencement ceremonies
PROVIDENCE – Providence College and Newport-based Salve Regina University both announced Friday that they are postponing their respective commencement ceremonies due to the COVID-19...
Twin River reports it has sufficient liquidity to weather COVID-19 crisis
PROVIDENCE – Twin River Worldwide Holdings Inc. on Friday announced it has sufficient liquidity to sustain the business through the unexpected closure of its...
Grant applications for COVID-19 Response Fund now being accepted
PROVIDENCE – Nonprofits offering direct-service programs that are being impacted by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic can now apply for grants from a special response...
Homeless organizations in need of supplies; shift operations
PROVIDENCE – Local homeless shelters and organizations are already fighting an uphill battle to keep some of Rhode Island’s most vulnerable residents off the...
R.I. has 54 cases of COVID-19; Raimondo activates full National Guard
PROVIDENCE – Gov. Gina M. Raimondo said the total number of identified COVID-19 cases in the state has reached 54 cases as of Friday...
Income tax filing deadline moved to July 15 from April 15
WASHINGTON (AP) – The income tax filing date has been pushed back from April 15, to July 15, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said.
Mnuchin announced...


















