Tag: Covid-19
COVID-19 UI claims pass 134K
PROVIDENCE – Unemployment insurance filings due to COVID-19 increased by 1,721 on Monday, to a total 134,251, the R.I. Department of Labor reported.
Total UI...
COVID-19 cases reach 5.5K in R.I., with 16 new deaths
PROVIDENCE – Cases of COVID-19 in the state have reached 5,500, a 394-case increase day to day, with 16 new deaths, the R.I. Department...
SBA approves $4.7M in Economic Injury Disaster Loans for R.I. applicants
PROVIDENCE – Ninety-two Rhode Island small businesses and nonprofits have qualified for a combined $4.7 million loans through the Small Business Administration’s Economic injury...
Massachusetts becomes coronavirus hotspot as cases surge
Massachusetts has become a hotspot of coronavirus infections, drawing the concern of federal officials and promises of aid from hard-hit New York as the...
Raimondo begins outlining steps to reopen economy
PROVIDENCE – Sounding determined and even optimistic at times, Gov. Gina M. Raimondo on Monday afternoon laid out six factors that she says state...
COVID-19-related UI claims reach 132.5K in R.I.
PROVIDENCE – Unemployment insurance filings in Rhode Island related to COVID-19 increased 1,236 on Sunday to 132,530, according to the R.I. Department of Labor...
R.I. to receive $14.2M from feds for children nutrition programs during...
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island is set to receive $14.2 million to feed children and low income families as part of the federal stimulus to...
8 Amos House residents test positive for COVID-19
PROVIDENCE – Eight residents of the Amos House emergency shelter who tested positive for COVID-19 have been moved to the Wyndham Hotel in Warwick,...
Five Questions With: Peter Lankarge
Peter Lankarge, a resident of Portsmouth, is a client specialist with the New Hampshire-based Corporate Data & Voice Solutions. He uses his background in...
VA New England Healthcare seeks workers to help with COVID-19 response
PROVIDENCE – More than 20 types of positions are open at the VA New England Healthcare System, ranging from physicians to food-service workers.
Both temporary...



















