Saturday, September 12, 2026

TOPICS

Home Tags Covid-19

Tag: Covid-19

R.I. COVID-19 cases rise by 58, with 2 more deaths

PROVIDENCE – Cases of COVID-19 in Rhode Island increased by 58 on Thursday, the R.I. Department of Health said Friday.  There have been 21,683 cases...

Is South Kingstown doing the right thing by instituting fines to...

South Kingstown on Aug. 26 announced fines on University of Rhode Island students who attend off-campus parties and on those who host them. The...

Nonprofits are making an impact

The news is the type easily overlooked amid daily headlines reporting new COVID-19 deaths, mounting job losses and other often weighty pandemic developments. Two nonprofits...
UNCHECKED? A Marathon Petroleum Corp. refinery in Detroit on April 21. Thousands of oil and gas operations and other sites won permission to bypass rules intended to protect health and the environment because of the coronavirus outbreak, The Associated Press has found.  / AP FILE PHOTO/PAUL SANCYA

Thousands of companies allowed to bypass environmental rules in pandemic

Thousands of oil and gas operations, government facilities and other sites won permission to stop monitoring for hazardous emissions or otherwise bypass rules intended...

Vaccine hopes looking bright

Many are wondering if the race for a vaccine will bear fruit as early as January 2021. Here is why you can be optimistic about...
DEFERRED: Megan Faucher, a prospective student at Providence College, has chosen to defer her enrollment for the second time because of the COVID-19 pandemic. / PBN PHOTO/
MICHAEL SALERNO

Declines in enrollment put squeeze on colleges

Megan Faucher of Pawtucket has been waiting to go to college, but the pandemic has made the wait even longer. Faucher, a single mother of...

Fall River awarded $1.6M in federal funds to help local businesses

FALL RIVER – The city has received $1.6 million in federal funding for loans to be administered by the Bristol County Economic Development Consultants...

Bill filed to halt evictions; Ruggerio says a crisis was looming...

PROVIDENCE – Sen. William J. Conley Jr., D-East Providence, and Rep. Grace Diaz, D-Providence, filed legislation that would implement a moratorium on evictions and...
Shannon BussRhode Island Associationof Realtors president;Randall Realtors brokerassociateShannon Buss is the 2020 president of the Rhode Island Association of Realtors. The association is one of the largest trade organizations in Rhode Island, with more than 6,000 members. / PBN FILE PHOTO PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Positivity leads to productivity

As Realtors, we plan for the future, but we train for the unexpected. I believe we should be sharpening our saw no matter what...
5Q: Beth Bixby
CEO, Tides Family Services Inc. / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Five Questions With Beth Bixby

Can you explain what role Tides Family Services plays in Rhode Island? Tides Family provides community-based programs designed to service aged 6-21 throughout...
- Featured Event -

Latest News