Tag: Covid-19
In tough times, the diamond that is M.R.T Jewelers shines on
PBN Business Excellence Awards 2020
Excellence at a Family-Owned Business: M.R.T. Jewelers
WITH SO MANY WEDDINGS and other events postponed over the last eight months,...
Rhode Island Free Clinic provides a much-needed lifeline for Rhode Island...
PBN Business Excellence Awards 2020
Excellence at a Social Service Agency: Rhode Island Free Clinic
EVEN AFTER EXPERIENCING “significant disruption” this year due to the...
State’s high schools to limit capacity after Thanksgiving
PROVIDENCE (AP) – Rhode Island high schools will be limited to 25% capacity after Thanksgiving, meaning most students will shift to remote-only learning, a...
COVID-19 cases in R.I. rise by record 1,280 cases, with 6...
PROVIDENCE – There were 1,280 new cases of COVID-19 in Rhode Island on Tuesday, with six more deaths, the R.I. Department of Health said...
Fed’s Powell says virus spike threatens U.S. economy
WASHINGTON (AP) – Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said Tuesday that the nationwide surge in confirmed coronavirus could slow the economy in the months...
PUA weekly filings decline, but continuing claims remain high
PROVIDENCE – Pandemic unemployment-assistance filings totaled 3,807 last week, a decline from 4,100 one week prior, according to the R.I. Department of Labor and...
Providence to impose stricter restrictions on crowd limits, events
PROVIDENCE – The city is imposing stricter limits on small, social gatherings and catered events beginning Nov. 22, Mayor Jorge O. Elorza announced on...
R.I. state budget gap shrinks to $114M
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island's elected leaders were projecting a budget gap of more than $800 million in May due to the economic shock of...
R.I. exceeds all weekly COVID-19 thresholds set by RIDOH; cases rise...
PROVIDENCE – Cases of COVID-19 increased by 605, with eight more deaths, the R.I. Department of Health said on Tuesday. The department also released...
R.I. part of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine pilot program
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island is one of four states that will participate in Pfizer Inc.’s COVID-19 Immunization Pilot Program, the company announced on Monday.
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