Tag: Covid-19 Pandemic
WEAKENED CONNECTIONS: RIPTA’s service cuts disrupting sectors of R.I. workforce
For years, East Providence resident Barry Dejasu’s commute to Warwick followed the same routine: Leave the house at around 7:30 a.m., walk to the...
MEET THE MAKERS: Westerly factory specializes in crucial, mostly concealed, construction...
(Editor’s note: This is the 41st installment in a monthly series highlighting some of the region’s unsung manufacturers that make products essential to the...
New ‘Express Care’ clinic bridges mental health gap
With outpatient mental health clinicians often having weekslong to monthslong waiting lists, people experiencing acute mental health difficulties often find that their only option...
Holiday hiring headache: ’Tis the season of uncertainty in search for...
Boutique owner Karen Beebe spent weeks trying to hire just one extra person ahead of this year’s holiday shopping season.
For 19 years, Beebe’s shop,...
City provides $3.75M spark for WaterFire; is it enough to keep...
The city of Providence is using a $3.75 million sale-leaseback deal to come to the financial rescue of the popular WaterFire Providence, and supporters...
Collapse of wind deal clouds R.I.’s climate goals
Rhode Island’s clean energy plans are at a crossroads after Rhode Island Energy, the state’s dominant utility company, walked away from negotiations to purchase...
Online holiday shopping advice: check the return policies
’Tis the season for giving – and that means ’tis the season for shopping. Maybe you’ll splurge on a deal, thinking, “I’ll just return...
SOBER REFLECTION: With the craft beer boom over, breweries look...
Matthew Gray has cleared many hurdles to keep Ragged Island Brewing Co. running. And the obstacles are still coming.
Gray opened Ragged Island Brewing with...
Panel: Health care sector coping by ‘doing balancing acts’
Asked to define the state of health care in Rhode Island, those at the forefront of the sector provided a dismal outlook at Providence...
‘We are in crisis’: PBN summit highlights glaring gaps in affordable,...
WARWICK – Precarious and vulnerable.
That’s how Dr. Edward McGookin would describe the state of Rhode Island’s health care.
Two safety net hospitals – Roger Williams Medical Center and...
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