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CASES OF COVID-19 in Rhode Island increased by 2,251 over the weekend. / COURTESY R.I. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

R.I. COVID-19 cases jump by 2,251 over the weekend, with 16...

Coronavirus 11/16/2020

PROVIDENCE – Cases of COVID-19 in Rhode Island increased by 2,251 over the weekend, with 16 more deaths, the R.I. Department of Health said...

KATHRYN POWER, director of the R.I. Department of Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities & Hospitals. / COURTESY R.I. DEPARTMENT OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE, DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES & HOSPITALS

Five Questions With: Kathryn Power

Health Services 11/15/2020

Kathryn Power is the director of the R.I. Department of Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities & Hospitals. She discusses rising COVID-19 cases in Rhode Island...

CASES OF COVID-19 in Rhode Island increased by 710 on Thursday. / COURTESY R.I. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

R.I. COVID-19 cases increase by 710, with 4 more deaths

Coronavirus 11/13/2020

PROVIDENCE – Cases of COVID-19 in Rhode Island increased by 710 on Thursday, with four more deaths, the R.I. Department of Health said Friday. Cases...

FIRST CONSTRUCTED in mid-April, the Cranston field hospital, operated by the Care New England Health System, has yet to see a single patient. However, experts believe it may be used in the coming weeks due to the recent surge in COVID-19 cases in the state. / PBN PHOTO / ALEXA GAGOSZ

CNE, state confirm: R.I. will be ready to open a field...

Coronavirus 11/13/2020

CRANSTON – As the state’s hospitalizations have nearly doubled in the last month, Rhode Island's health care and state leaders made it clear on...

IN GOVERNOR Gina M. Raimondo's new bout of restrictions announced Thursday included early curfews for restaurants and bars. / COURTESY FEDERAL HILL COMMERCE ASSOCIATION

Is the state providing enough financial support for restaurants and bars...

Coronavirus 11/13/2020

Gov. Gina M. Raimondo recently announced grants that will be provided to restaurants, bars and other businesses that can prove losses due to having...

FLEXIBLE: Patricia Steere, owner of Steere Engineering Inc., allows employees with young children to adjust their hours because of an increase in remote learning. Steele, herself, had the experience of balancing work with family needs. / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

R.I.’s ‘she-cession’: Pandemic knocks many women out of workforce, and some...

Coronavirus 11/13/2020

After a three-month maternity leave, Jill Boni was eager to return to her job as director of Bright Start Academy, a Smithfield preschool. That never...

HARD TO RELATE: Lawrence Signore, an attorney based in Providence, says he’s finding it difficult to work remotely. He says he misses the peer-to-peer interactions that normally take place in a courtroom and fears the lack of those relationships will negatively affect the development of young attorneys. / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Lawyers find they can’t dodge effects of pandemic

Business Services 11/13/2020

Lawrence Signore remembers being a young attorney, watching big, boxy computers make their way to every desktop in the office. “The Rhode Attorney,” as Signore...

Clothing choices can have uplifting effect

Advice 11/13/2020

Like many of you, I can honestly say that I have not been very excited about most things going on in the world over...

Designer Susan Mocarski founded Providence-based Cleverhood LLC in 2010. The outerwear company designs and sells high-performance rain capes internationally. / COURTESY CLEVERHOOD LLC

Develop a business network

Coronavirus 11/13/2020

Susan Mocarski | Cleverhood LLC founder and owner During COVID-19, cities have adapted, people are biking and walking more. From Providence to Paris, cities have...