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Group files suit challenging R.I. school mask mandate

Coronavirus 09/17/2021

PROVIDENCE (AP) – A group of Rhode Island parents and grandparents has filed a legal challenge to Gov. Daniel J. McKee's statewide school mask...

SOUNDING THE ALARM: Daniel Egan, president of the Association of Independent Colleges and Universities of Rhode Island, says local schools need to be “aggressive in managing the decline in the number of high school graduates in the coming years.” / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Enrollment ‘headwinds’ coming for local colleges

Education 09/17/2021

Colleges and universities in Rhode Island will need to find creative ways to draw in promising students in the face of a steep enrollment...

LEGAL TARGET: FM Global, an international commercial property insurance company based in Johnston, has been sued by numerous companies arguing that the insurer should pay for COVID-19 related-losses. / COURTESY FM GLOBAL

FM Global among insurers facing COVID-19 lawsuits

Financial Services 09/17/2021

The lawsuits against Johnston-based FM Global started to pile up shortly after the COVID-19 pandemic took hold in the U.S., shutting down large sectors...

CAMPAIGN WORKER: Jane Barrows, founder of Lyme Newport, says awareness efforts about tick-borne infections have taken on new importance in the COVID-19 era because similar symptoms could lead to misdiagnosis. / PBN PHOTO/KATE WHITNEY LUCEY

Is COVID ‘bias’ hindering Lyme disease detection?

Coronavirus 09/17/2021

Jane Barrows’ troubles with Lyme disease began with a strange mark on her thigh. In 2008, she was doing some landscaping while wearing a bathing...

Dining out: A lesson for Salve students

Coronavirus 09/17/2021

Like the virus and its far-reaching effects, telling the story of the pandemic has been unprecedented. On social media, we receive and react to...

CONFIRMED CASES of COVID-19 in Rhode Island increased by 316 on Wednesday. / COURTESY R.I. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

R.I. COVID-19 cases rise by 316, with 1 new death

Coronavirus 09/16/2021

PROVIDENCE – Confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Rhode Island increased by 316 on Wednesday, with one new death, the R.I. Department of Health said...

R.I. COVID-19 cases rise by 337, with one new death

Coronavirus 09/15/2021

PROVIDENCE – Confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Rhode Island increased by 337 on Tuesday, with one new death, the R.I. Department of Health said...

R.I. COVID-19 cases rise by 389, with 6 new deaths

Coronavirus 09/14/2021

PROVIDENCE – Confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Rhode Island increased by 389, with six new deaths, the R.I. Department of Health said Tuesday. Hospitalizations of...

NEIL D. STEINBERG, Rhode Island Foundation's CEO and president, said Monday in his speech during the foundation's annual meeting that the organization will soon submit three to five ideas to Gov. Daniel J. McKee and state legislators as to how the state should spend the $1.1 billion in American Rescue Plan Act funds. / PBN FILE PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Steinberg says R.I. Foundation will soon submit ‘big’ ideas to state...

Coronavirus 09/13/2021

PROVIDENCE – During the Rhode Island Foundation’s annual meeting held virtually Monday, CEO and President Neil D. Steinberg in his formal address touched on...