Tag: Covid-19
Shekarchi appoints bipartisan House task force for vaccine distribution
PROVIDENCE – R.I. House of Representatives Speaker-nominee K. Joseph Shekarchi, D-Warwick, announced Tuesday a bipartisan House task force to oversee the state's implementation of...
R.I. COVID-19 cases rise by 812, with 16 more deaths as...
PROVIDENCE – Cases of COVID-19 in Rhode Island increased by 812 on Monday, with 16 more deaths, according to the R.I. Department of Health...
COVID-19 cases in R.I. rise by 2,454 over weekend, with 15...
PROVIDENCE – Cases of COVID-19 in Rhode Island increased by 2,454 from Nov. 20 through Sunday, with 15 more deaths, according to the R.I....
R.I. COVID-19 cases increase by 961, with 6 more deaths
PROVIDENCE – Cases of COVID-19 in Rhode Island increased by 961, with six more deaths, the R.I. Department of Health said on Friday.
Cases in...
Are teenagers and young adults getting too much of the blame...
As cases of COVID-19 surge across the state and country, teenagers and young adults are increasingly coming under scrutiny in many communities as potential...
Hotel industry has been desolated, but some are betting on big...
In a normal year, early November is a shoulder season in Newport. Christopher Bicho, who owns six leisure-market hotels in the coastal area, would...
Lead with optimism
Rick Simone | EGN LLC president; Federal Hill Commerce Association executive director
Never in my career have I spent so much time on crisis management.
The...
New restaurateurs forge ahead amid the crisis
The changing restrictions for restaurants in recent months have been severe. Curbside pick-up only. Outdoor dining only. Capacity limits.
And now the latest: curfews that...
A $29.6M price tag for security in a pandemic
The state has paid $29.6 million to construct and maintain three field hospitals that have gone unused during the coronavirus crisis, but this insurance...
State must reimburse colleges now
There was plenty of understandable handwringing across the state when local colleges began developing plans to welcome students back to campus in late summer.
How...
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