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CASES OF COVID-19 in Rhode Island increased by 1,154 from Oct. 30 through Sunday. / COURTESY R.I. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

R.I. COVID-19 cases rise by over 1,150 over the weekend

PROVIDENCE – Cases of COVID-19 in Rhode Island increased by 1,154, with nine more deaths, from Oct. 30 through Sunday, the R.I. Department of...

R.I. announces new remote work grant program for business owners

PROVIDENCE – As Rhode Island continues to have a second surge in coronavirus cases, Gov. Gina M. Raimondo is encouraging business owners to allow...

Raimondo lowers gathering limit, bans spectators of school sports for now

PROVIDENCE – Due to a new surge of coronavirus cases in Rhode Island, Gov. Gina M. Raimondo announced Friday a reduction of social gatherings...
CASES OF COVID-19 in Rhode Island increased by 482 on Thursday. / COURTESY R.I. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

R.I. COVID-19 cases increase by 482, with 6 more deaths

PROVIDENCE – Cases of COVID-19 in Rhode Island increased by 482 on Thursday, with six more deaths, the R.I. Department of Health said Friday. Cases...
CHANGING WORKPLACE: Joe Morais, project leader at the Pawtucket Department of Public Works, is one of hundreds of city workers who will be filing for unemployment one day a week because Pawtucket is shutting down services on Fridays to save money. / PBN PHOTO/ELIZABETH GRAHAM

BUDGET CRUNCH: Revenue is down, deficit is up, and R.I. still...

Pawtucket Mayor Donald R. Grebien never thought he’d have to close down his city on Fridays to save money, but in the absence of...

Cost of R.I.’s vaccine effort unclear

Gov. Gina M. Raimondo said on Oct. 7 that she’s willing to spend “tens of millions of dollars” for the state to evaluate and...
Dr. Ashish K. Jha / COURTESY HARVARD GLOBAL HEALTH INSTITUTE/LISA ABITBOL

Five Questions With: Dr. Ashish K. Jha

Dr. Ashish K. Jha | Dean, Brown University School of Public Health 1. How will you use your new role to shape COVID-19 policy...
FRUITS OF LABOR: About a decade ago, John and Maureen Leyden, owners of Leyden Vineyards and Winery LLC in West Greenwich, began planting seeds for strawberries, blueberries and grapevines on their Christmas tree farm property and in 2011 began making and selling fruit-essence wines. / PBN PHOTO/ELIZABETH GRAHAM

Leyden Vineyards provides fruit wines to help you unwind

Harvested grapes along Rhode Island’s coastline may not bolster varieties such as nebbiolo from Piemonte, Italy; mourvédre from Provence, France; or the more than...
SWEET GIG: Beekeepers James Cook and Samantha Jones stand in front of some of their hives at one of their bee yards near Iola, Wis. The couple has worked with honeybees for several years but started their own business this year.  / AP PHOTO/CARRIE ANTLFINGER

Pandemic’s sting fails to stop beekeepers

IOLA, Wis. – They wrote it right into their business plan – an expectation that, each year, at least half the stock on which...
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Gomez awarded 2020 National Defense Industrial Association Bronze Medal

JASON GOMEZ, the Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division Newport’s chief technology officer, is the recipient of the 2020 National Defense Industrial Association Bronze Medal....
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