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UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE claims due to COVID-19 passed 134,000 in Rhode Island on Monday. / AP FILE PHOTO/ PAUL SANCYA

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...
RHODE ISLAND has identified 5,500 positive cases of COVID-19 as of Monday. / COURTESY R.I. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

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...
THE SBA has approved $22.6 million in low-interest loans for Rhode Island applicants as of April 19.

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...
DEATHS FROM COVID-19 are expected to surpass 2,000 this week in Massachusetts. Above, a woman positions her mask after a medical worker, left, took a sample from her nose at a coronavirus testing tent outside MGH Healthcare Center. AP FILE PHOTO/STEVEN SENNE

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...
GOV. GINA M. RAIMONDO said that as of Wednesday afternoon, the state has seen 132 cases of COVID-19. / PBN FILE PHOTO/DAVE HANSEN

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...
UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE FILINGS in Rhode Island due to COVID-19 reached 132,530 as of Sunday. / AP FILE PHOTO/DAVID GOLDMAN

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...
RHODE ISLAND will receive $14.2 million in federal funds to provide meals to children and low-income families during the COVID-19-related school closures. AP FILE PHOTO/CAROLYN KASTER

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...
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