Tag: Covid-19
Dr. Alexander-Scott: COVID-19 response ‘will not skip a beat’ with new...
PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island COVID-19 response will not be disrupted by the nomination of Gov. Gina M. Raimondo to serve as U.S. Commerce...
R.I. COVID-19 cases rise by 924 with 6 more deaths
PROVIDENCE – Confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Rhode Island increased by 924 on Thursday, and six more deaths were reported, the R.I. Department of...
COVID-19 vaccine committee: R.I. needs to make clear why some people...
PROVIDENCE – Members of a COVID-19 vaccine advisory group said Friday they need more advance notice of distribution plans to better inform the public,...
Pandemic, progressives, new House leadership could put twist on contentious issues
The 2021 legislative session is shaping up to be another severe departure from the norm, with a temporary change of venue for both chambers,...
Banks on higher alert for credit weakness
In his 50 years as a customer of The Washington Trust Co., John Bellone has never deferred a loan payment. Not through the 2008...
Pandemic’s effects will dominate 2021 General Assembly session
The landscape has changed dramatically, literally and figuratively, for state lawmakers for what is shaping up to be among the most consequential General Assembly...
Residential restorations keep long-running contractor busy
If it still works, keep it. If it doesn’t work, fix it. That’s the principle behind historic preservation of family homes and other residential...
Her energy, adaptability are packed, ready to go
Considering Christine Soave Crum’s high-energy approach to work and life, it’s fitting that she owns a moving company.
After all, she’s accustomed to putting things...
Down year is OK for Block Island
Block Island’s tourism-dependent business owners entered the summer fearful of the damage the COVID-19 pandemic would do to their livelihoods, but most report that...
R.I. job market could take years to recover
Economists foresee a long, slow rebuilding period following the devastation of the COVID-19 pandemic, with the replacement of lost jobs in Rhode Island taking...

















