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ROBERT G. DRISCOLL JR., Providence College's vice president and athletic director, will retire in June after 21 years at the college. / COURTESY PROVIDENCE COLLEGE

PC Athletic Director Driscoll to retire in June

PROVIDENCE – The longtime head of the Providence College athletic program will hang up his proverbial cleats this summer. The Dominican Friars college announced Friday...
THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND is looking to open two new mass COVID-19 vaccination sites. One of them may be the R.I. Convention Center, pictured, which served as a field hospital during the pandemic. / PBN FILE PHOTO/JAMES BESSETTE

R.I. plans to open two additional mass vaccination sites

PROVIDENCE – For several months during the COVID-19 pandemic, the R.I. Convention Center had been utilized as a field hospital to help with patient...
THE PROVIDENCE BRUINS have postponed their upcoming weekend games, including the Dec. 3 and Dec. 5 games at the Dunkin' Donuts Center, due to multiple players testing positive for COVID-19 recently. / PBN PHOTO/JAMES BESSETTE

Providence Bruins’ weekend games postponed due to team COVID-19 outbreak

PROVIDENCE – A COVID-19 outbreak among multiple Providence Bruins players has forced the team to postpone their upcoming weekend games, including two slated to...
GOV. DANIEL J. MCKEE believes that Rhode Island's businesses and venues should be responsible for crafting their own COVID-19 safety precaution policies. The result is a piecemeal set of standards that varies from venue to venue, and sometimes even event to event at the same location./ COURTESY DUNKIN' DONUTS CENTER

Venues’ COVID-19 protocols vary as R.I. leaves rules largely up to...

PROVIDENCE – Gov. Daniel J. McKee says it is up to individual businesses and venues that are operating in the state to craft their...
DANIEL MCCONAGHY, executive director of the R.I. Convention Center Authority, says that while there is some more nervousness and dialogue being had regarding the delta variant, the authority is 'staying the course' with large events moving forward to taking place. / PBN FILE PHOTO/RUPERT WHITELEY

Convention organizers cautiously proceeding with large events

PROVIDENCE – Last weekend, construction officials and general contractors roamed exhibit halls at the R.I. Convention for the JLC Live convention, which featured conference...
BROWN UNIVERSITY is mandating that all students and employees be vaccinated for COVID-19 by July 1. / COURTESY BROWN UNIVERSITY

Brown University mandating employees to be vaccinated by July 1

PROVIDENCE – In a significant effort to achieve high COVID-19 vaccination levels on campus, Brown University announced Thursday that all employees at the Ivy...
THE PROVIDENCE BRUINS announced Thursday that the team will return to Rhode Island in October for the 2021-22 season.

Providence Bruins announce October return to R.I.

PROVIDENCE – Professional hockey will return to Rhode Island in October. The Providence Bruins announced late Thursday the first six home dates at the Dunkin’...

Excitement, confidence builds for event organizers as capacity restrictions ease

PROVIDENCE – As if recent announcements by state officials over the last couple of months outlining the return of large-scale events to Rhode Island...
ATTENDEES AND EXHIBITORS interact at a past Northeastern Retail Lumber Association expo hall at the R.I. Convention Center in Providence. Gov. Daniel J. McKee announced Thursday that the convention center, which has been closed since March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, is slated to reopen in August. / COURTESY NORTHEASTERN RETAIL LUMBER ASSOCIATION

Adamo: August Convention Center reopening will give state a boost

PROVIDENCE – Gov. Daniel J. McKee on Thursday announced that the R.I. Convention Center can reopen for business in August, about 17 months after it...

State plans mass vaccination clinic at Dunkin’ Donuts Center

PROVIDENCE (AP) – Coronavirus testing at the Dunkin’ Donuts Center in downtown Providence is ending Friday and the sports arena will eventually be converted...
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