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Five Questions With: Dr. Peter S. Margolis

Dr. Peter S. Margolis, a gastroenterologist at University Gastroenterology, specializes in colon cancer screening and inflammatory bowel disorder. He discusses patients’ initial reactions to...

Disinfecting machines boost safety procedures at Newport Hospital

NEWPORT – Two new disinfectant-spraying machines are now in use at Newport Hospital thanks to a gift from a donor, and at least one...
DEATHS DUE to COVID-19 in the state have totaled 894 to date. / COURTESY R.I. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

Raimondo outlines Phase III reopening plans; no date yet

PROVIDENCE – Gov. Gina M. Raimondo announced plans for Phase III of Rhode Island’s reopening on Friday, where social gathering limits will rise by a range of 50 to...
COVID-19-RELATED unemployment insurance claims rose by 477 Thursday. / AP FILE PHOTO/PAUL SANCYA

COVID-19-related unemployment insurance claims rise by 477

PROVIDENCE – COVID-19-related unemployment insurance claims increased by 477 on Thursday, while Pandemic Unemployment Assistance filings increased by 725, the R.I. Department of Labor...
TEXTRON expects to layoff 6% of its workforce as it grapples with the impact of COVID-19 on its operations.

Textron to lay off up to 6% of workforce, citing COVID-19...

PROVIDENCE – Textron Inc. is planning layoffs, facility consolidations and other cost-saving measures to combat the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the company announced...
COLLABORATIVE EFFORT: A staff member from Alert EMS gets a COVID-19 test sample from a drive-up patient at a mobile test site in Central Falls. Alert EMS staff handles the swabbing, CVS Health Corp. runs the machines that process the samples and the University of Rhode Island helps house the machines. / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

NO PANACEA: Employers told COVID-19 tests won’t ensure safety in workplace

Rhode Island is a COVID-19 testing leader. At an average of nearly 3,000 tests a day, the state has among the highest rates of testing...
BRANCHING OUT: Kinder Industries owner Phillip Kinder displays the face shield and mask that his company recently started producing for health care workers and commercial orders. In the background, head seamstress Misuk Toppa cuts strips for enclosure panels that are going to Regata Place in Newport. / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Kinder Industries shielded from a shutdown

For two weeks after the COVID-19 pandemic arrived in Rhode Island, the phone stopped ringing at Kinder Industries Inc. in Bristol. The manufacturer of...
CONCERNED: Paul Adam, a longtime American Cancer Society volunteer, worries about the impact of the COVID-19 health crisis on cancer treatment. His twin brother, Peter Adam, was diagnosed with leukemia shortly after the virus appeared in Rhode Island. / PBN PHOTO/ELIZABETH GRAHAM

Pandemic adds obstacles to fight against cancer

Paul Adam didn’t think cancer would strike so close to home again. Because of his work as vice state lead ambassador of the American Cancer...
PHONING FROM HOME: Cooley CEO and President Daniel Dwight works from his home in Massachusetts. / COURTESY COOLEY GROUP

Pandemic Diary: Pulling off a telecommuting balancing act

(Editor’s note: This is the 10th installment in a weekly series on how Cooley Group is managing the COVID-19 pandemic, from the perspective of...
RETAIL TEAM: Amy ­Arruda, senior vice president of retail banking at Washington Trust, right, with Melanie Connelly, vice president of retail banking, at the bank’s Westerly headquarters. / PBN PHOTO/ELIZABETH GRAHAM

Deferred loans, waived fees part of pandemic response for banks

The consumer messaging of banks and credit unions through the COVID-19 pandemic has been consistent: we’re here for you. When it comes to bank fees...
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