Tag: Covid-19
Pawtucket launches emergency small-business loan program
PAWTUCKET – The city has created a new emergency loan program for small businesses impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, Mayor Donald R. Grebien announced...
R.I. municipalities to receive $15.2M as part of federal COVID-19 response
PROVIDENCE – As part of the massive federal economic-aid package recently signed into law, Rhode Island municipalities will receive $15.2 million to combat COVID-19,...
Alzheimer’s Association R.I. Chapter moves community programs online
PROVIDENCE – Programs offered by the Alzheimer’s Association Rhode Island Chapter are now being offered online in an effort to continue community education in...
R.I.’s evolving enforcement of quarantine orders now targets all visitors
PROVIDENCE – Gov. Gina M. Raimondo on Sunday said Rhode Island’s evolving policy on enforcing self-quarantine orders for all out-of-state visitors planning to stay...
R.I. has first two deaths related to COVID-19; Raimondo issues stay-at-home...
PROVIDENCE - Health officials on Saturday reported the state's first two COVID-19-related deaths, and Gov. Gina M. Raimondo issued a stay-at-home order for all...
East Providence starts 2 emergency loan programs for small businesses impacted...
EAST PROVIDENCE – The city has jump-started its own emergency loan fund programs for the smallest of small businesses impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic,...
Raimondo doubles down on tracking New Yorkers
PROVIDENCE - Gov. Gina M. Raimondo on Friday doubled down on keeping track of New Yorkers coming into Rhode Island.
In addition to authorizing the...
House passes $2.2T rescue package, rushes it to Trump
WASHINGTON (AP) – Acting swiftly in an extraordinary time, the House rushed President Donald Trump a $2.2 trillion rescue package Friday, tossing a life...
Identified COVID-19 cases in R.I. rise to 203
PROVIDENCE – The number of identified COVID-19 cases in Rhode Island has reached 203, Gov. Gina M. Raimondo said Friday afternoon, an increase of...
How much has your job or business changed in response to...
Tens of thousands of Rhode Islanders have been suddenly forced out of the workforce, due largely to government restrictions on businesses and the size...



















