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ATTLEBORO PUBLIC SCHOOLS announced Friday there will be no school March 16-20 after a student was placed in self-quarantine and is being tested for the COVID-19 virus.

Attleboro schools closing due to virus concerns

PROVIDENCE – Local schools are now either canceling classes or recommending closing buildings in the wake of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Attleboro Public Schools announced...
THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION has declared the global coronavirus crisis a pandemic. / AP FILE PHOTO/AMIN NAZARI

How has your company or employer responded to the threat posed...

Rhode Island and its capital city have both declared a state of emergency in efforts to slow the spread of COVID-19. Many businesses have already...

Federal interest-rate cuts good for businesses, borrowers but bad for banks

PROVIDENCE – The emergency half-percentage-point cut in the federal interest rate is bad news for banks, at least from a revenue perspective. The Federal Reserve’s...

R.I. travel firms refusing to panic

Cancellations are trickling in and trips to countries hit hard by the coronavirus aren’t taking place, but Rhode Island travel agencies are holding out...
HELPING HAND: Nursing home resident Maria Castro receives assistance in  washing her hands from nurse Maria Casal Hernandez, left, at the Little Havana Activities and Nutrition Centers of Dade County Inc. in Miami. / AP PHOTO/BRYNN ANDERSON

Nursing homes step up measures against virus

From Seattle to Miami to Rhode Island, nursing homes and other facilities for the elderly are stockpiling masks and thermometers, preparing for staff shortages...

Don’t ignore chance to avoid an outbreak in R.I.

The effects on daily life of the COVID-19 pandemic and efforts to limit its spread locally will only grow in the coming weeks, but...
R.I. EDUCATION COMMISSIONER Angelica Infante-Green, is requiring all public-school districts to submit 'closure plans' to the R.I. Department of Education by March 19. / PBN FILE PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

R.I. education commissioner asking school districts to submit ‘closure plans’

PROVIDENCE – R.I. Education Commissioner Angelica Infante-Green, in a letter Thursday, is calling all public-school districts in Rhode Island to submit closure plans that...
BROWN UNIVERSITY, pictured, Providence College, Rhode Island School of Design, Rhode Island College and the Community College of Rhode Island are moving curricula to online in the wake of the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak. / COURTESY BROWN UNIVERSITY

More local colleges moving classes online due to virus concerns

PROVIDENCE – Local colleges are continuing to adjust programming and protocols in order to limit the spread of COVID-19, and following leads of other...
AMID GUIDANCE from the state of Rhode Island to avoid hosting or attending large events in an effort to stem the spread of COVID-19, event organizers in the state have begun postponing, canceling and reformatting events. / AP FILE PHOTO/DAVID ZALUBOWSKI

Event cancellations, postponements

PROVIDENCE – As risks related to the coronavirus pandemic have come into focus in the United States, events in Rhode Island continue to be...
THE R.I. CONVENTION CENTER Authority, which operates the R.I. Convention Center and the Dunkin' Donuts Center, pictured, will follw Gov. Gina Raimondo's advisory against attending or organizing events that will hold 250 or more people for two weeks in the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak. / COURTESY DUNKIN' DONUTS CENTER

R.I. Convention Center, Dunkin’ Donuts Center rescheduling events; AHL season suspended

PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Convention Center Authority, which operates the R.I. Convention Center and the Dunkin’ Donuts Center, announced late Thursday that 12 upcoming...
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