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After 9-month delay, Providence City Council greenlights $511M FY21 budget

PROVIDENCE – The City Council on Thursday gave initial approval to a $511 million spending plan for fiscal year 2021 after a nine-month delay...
PANELISTS discuss the region's rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine during the PBN Health Care Summit on Thursday. Clockwise from top left is Dr. Karen Tashima, from The Miriam Hospital; Dr. Kirsten Anderson, from Aetna/CVS Health; moderator PBN Editor Michael Mello; Dr. Ashish Jha, dean of the School of Public Health at Brown University; Christopher Palmieri, CEO and president of Commonwealth Care Alliance; and Peter Marino, CEO of Neighborhood Health Plan of Rhode Island. This was one of two panel discussions held during the summit.

PBN Health Care Summit: R.I. vaccine rollout has improved, but access,...

PROVIDENCE — Rhode Island has improved its vaccination campaign to a point where it is among the nation’s most successful in administering first doses,...

R.I. sets goal to get first dose of COVID-19 vaccine to...

PROVIDENCE – State officials laid out the groundwork Thursday during their weekly COVID-19 press conference for large-scale events to incrementally return in Rhode Island. Gov....

SBA launches application portal for Shuttered Venue Operators grants

PROVIDENCE – The U.S. Small Business Administration has opened the application portal for the federal Shuttered Venue Operators Grant program, the administration announced Thursday. The...

R.I. COVID-19 cases rise by 449, with 3 new deaths

PROVIDENCE – Cases of COVID-19 increased by 449 on Tuesday, with three new deaths, the R.I. Department of Health said Wednesday. Hospitalizations of COVID-19 patients...

Five Questions With: Manya Rubinstein

The Industrious Spirit Co. in downtown Providence is aptly located in a mill building where things have been made for more than 150 years....
CASES OF COVID-19 in Rhode Island increased by 357 on Monday. / COURTESY R.I. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

R.I. COVID-19 cases rise by 357, with 3 new deaths

PROVIDENCE – Cases of COVID-19 in Rhode Island increased by 357 on Monday, with three new deaths, the R.I. Department of Health said Tuesday. Hospitalizations...

Brown announces fall student vaccination requirement

PROVIDENCE – Brown University announced plans for a mostly in-person fall semester return that will require all students on campus to have received a...
CASES OF COVID-19 in Rhode Island increased by 767 over the weekend. / COURTESY R.I. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

R.I. COVID-19 cases rise by 767 over weekend, with 2 new...

PROVIDENCE – Cases of COVID-19 in Rhode Island increased by 767 from April 2 through Sunday, with two new deaths, the R.I. Department of...

R.I. opens vaccine eligibility to people in 50s, 25K appointments to...

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island expanded eligibility for the COVID-19 vaccine to people aged 50 or older Monday. The state planned to release 25,000 appointments this...
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