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Gamm Theatre’s unique drama therapy program offers mental health counseling

Art & Culture 01/10/2022

WARWICK – For about a decade working at the Sandra Feinstein-Gamm Theatre, Susie Schutt worked with students to base their theatrical performances on personal...

THE RHODE ISLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH is testing wastewater to analyze and track the presence of COVID-19 in the state's communities. The program, funded by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, is called the National Wastewater Surveillance System. / COURTESY U.S. CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION

R.I. is sampling wastewater for early warnings on COVID-19 spread

Coronavirus 01/07/2022

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island is sampling its wastewater for signs of COVID-19 in hopes health officials will get early warnings about where and how...

CASES OF COVID-19 in Rhode Island increased Thursday by 4,783, with nine new deaths. / COURTESY R.I. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

R.I. COVID-19 cases rise by 4,783, with 9 new deaths

Coronavirus 01/07/2022

PROVIDENCE – Confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Rhode Island have increased by 4,783, with nine deaths, the R.I. Department of Health said Friday. Hospitalizations of...

ROGER WILLIAMS UNIVERSITY will hold the first week of spring classes online starting Jan. 24. / COURTESY ROGER WILLIAMS UNIVERSITY

Roger Williams University latest college to start spring remotely

Coronavirus 01/07/2022

BRISTOL – Roger Williams University is the latest local college that will start its spring semester’s classes online. The university on Thursday said that all...

NEW COVID-19 HEALTH GUIDANCE for students and public school staff members was announced late Thursday by the R.I. Department of Education and Gov. Daniel J. McKee. / PBN FILE PHOTO/JAMES BESSETTE

Less quarantine, ‘monitor-to-stay’ initiative among state’s new COVID-19 school guidance

Coronavirus 01/07/2022

PROVIDENCE – Reducing quarantine time for students who test positive for COVID-19 and exempting close contacts from quarantining are among the new school COVID-19...

The future of work is hybrid

Advice 01/07/2022

COVID-19 has changed the way we work. Even before the pandemic, the U.S. workforce increasingly relied on remote collaboration technologies like videoconferencing. The global crisis...

Unemployment scams adding up in R.I.

Coronavirus 01/07/2022

Scam unemployment claims continue to cost Rhode Island, with more than $70.5 million in fraudulent payouts racked up since the start of the COVID-19...

FRANK D. SANCHEZ will not seek a third term as Rhode Island College's president and will leave the college at the end of June. / PBN FILE PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

RIC President Sanchez leaving school in June

Education 01/06/2022

PROVIDENCE – There will be a changing of the guard at Rhode Island College. The state-run school announced Thursday that Frank D. Sánchez, who has...

CASES OF COVID-19 in Rhode Island increased by 5,373, with five new deaths. / COURTESY R.I. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

R.I. daily COVID-19 cases set another record, rising by 5.3K

Coronavirus 01/06/2022

PROVIDENCE – Confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Rhode Island have reached another single-day record, increasing by 5,373, with five new deaths, the R.I. Department...