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CRAFTSMEN: M.R.T. Jewelers President David Audette, right, looks on as jeweler Mario Antonio makes a piece at the East Providence jewelry store. / PBN PHOTO/RUPERT WHITELEY

In tough times, the diamond that is M.R.T Jewelers shines on

PBN Business Excellence Awards 2020 Excellence at a Family-Owned Business: M.R.T. Jewelers WITH SO MANY WEDDINGS and other events postponed over the last eight months,...
ESSENTIAL SERVICE: The Rhode Island Free Clinic has provided more than 40,000 free patient visits to uninsured, low-income adults over the last five years. CEO Marie Ghazal, right, speaks with primary care provider Marina Rodriguez, center, and psychiatric clinical nurse specialist Sylvia Weber.  / PBN PHOTO/RUPERT WHITELEY

Rhode Island Free Clinic provides a much-needed lifeline for Rhode Island...

PBN Business Excellence Awards 2020 Excellence at a Social Service Agency: Rhode Island Free Clinic EVEN AFTER EXPERIENCING “significant disruption” this year due to the...

State’s high schools to limit capacity after Thanksgiving

PROVIDENCE (AP) – Rhode Island high schools will be limited to 25% capacity after Thanksgiving, meaning most students will shift to remote-only learning, a...
CASES OF COVID-19 increased by 1,280 on Tuesday. / COURTESY R.I. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

COVID-19 cases in R.I. rise by record 1,280 cases, with 6...

PROVIDENCE – There were 1,280 new cases of COVID-19 in Rhode Island on Tuesday, with six more deaths, the R.I. Department of Health said...

Fed’s Powell says virus spike threatens U.S. economy

WASHINGTON (AP) – Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said Tuesday that the nationwide surge in confirmed coronavirus could slow the economy in the months...
PANDEMIC UNEMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE filings in Rhode Island totaled 3,807 last week. / AP FILE PHOTO/ERIC GAY

PUA weekly filings decline, but continuing claims remain high

PROVIDENCE – Pandemic unemployment-assistance filings totaled 3,807 last week, a decline from 4,100 one week prior, according to the R.I. Department of Labor and...

Providence to impose stricter restrictions on crowd limits, events

PROVIDENCE – The city is imposing stricter limits on small, social gatherings and catered events beginning Nov. 22, Mayor Jorge O. Elorza announced on...

R.I. state budget gap shrinks to $114M

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island's elected leaders were projecting a budget gap of more than $800 million in May due to the economic shock of...
RHODE ISLAND exceeded all three weekly COVID-19 thresholds set by the R.I. Department of Health last week. Cases of the virus in the state rose by 605 on Monday. / COURTESY R.I. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

R.I. exceeds all weekly COVID-19 thresholds set by RIDOH; cases rise...

PROVIDENCE – Cases of COVID-19 increased by 605, with eight more deaths, the R.I. Department of Health said on Tuesday. The department also released...

R.I. part of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine pilot program

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island is one of four states that will participate in Pfizer Inc.’s COVID-19 Immunization Pilot Program, the company announced on Monday. The...
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