Tag: Covid-19
Five Questions With: Carol Hagan McEntee
Carol Hagan McEntee | D-South Kingstown, R.I. House of Representatives
1. What are the most pressing issues you face as chairwoman of the House...
Abreu combines passions for design and canines with new dog-grooming business
Aldo Abreu loves all things design and dogs.
So, when the former graphic designer moved from his native Dominican Republic to Rhode Island seven years...
Meals on Wheels volunteers driven to feed a growing community need
IT IS A MISSION that literally drives people to help the community, complete with a hot meal to give to those in need. Over...
Dining Out: More R.I. ‘ghost kitchen’ sightings
“Ghost Kitchen” could be the title of a Stephen King cookbook. It is, however, a phenomenon that was muted by the pandemic but appears...
Economically, COVID-19 checks are questionable
The $1,400 direct checks to people are the most expensive and perhaps most popular part of the $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package signed by...
Pawtucket launches small-business forgivable loan program
PAWTUCKET – The city recently launched a forgivable loan program designed to help hard-hit small businesses with demonstrated revenue losses from the COVID-19 pandemic,...
R.I. COVID-19 cases rise by 360, with 6 more deaths
PROVIDENCE – Cases of COVID-19 in Rhode Island increased by 360 on Wednesday, with six more deaths, the R.I. Department of Health said Thursday.
Hospitalizations...
R.I. plans to open vaccination eligibility for all residents aged 16...
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island expects to allow all residents aged 16 and older to register for a vaccine for COVID-19 by April 19, Gov....
R.I. COVID-19 cases rise by 384, with 5 more deaths
PROVIDENCE – Cases of COVID-19 in Rhode Island increased by 384 on Tuesday, with five more deaths, the R.I. Department of Health said Wednesday.
Hospitalizations...
URI, UMass Dartmouth planning to have most or all students back...
PROVIDENCE – The University of Rhode Island in South Kingstown and the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth in Dartmouth announced in late February that the...

















