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  Coronavirus
  
  Where is Commerce headed? McKee may give R.I. agency...
  
  April 16, 2021 4:00 am
  
  Amid the upheaval of the COVID-19 pandemic last June, Daniel J. McKee appeared frustrated. McKee, then Rhode Island’s lieutenant governor, took the unusual step of...
  
  Focus
  
  Crisis exposes depths of the ‘digital divide’  
  
  April 16, 2021 3:39 am
  
  When Magdalena Andreozzi moved workshops offered by her nonprofit online during the COVID-19 pandemic last summer, she expected some bumps in the transition. After all,...
  
  Coronavirus
  
  Businesses failing to get pandemic-related payouts
  
  April 16, 2021 3:35 am
  
  Kevin Millonzi has “viral” coverage as part of his business-interruption insurance, but that didn’t save the West Warwick caterer from getting rejected when he...
  
  Coronavirus
  
  Stay true to core values
  
  April 16, 2021 3:13 am
  
  Jack Martin | Providence Public Library executive director On March 16, 2020, Providence Public Library’s administrative team gathered in person for the last time in...
  
  Coronavirus
  
  R.I. plays role in making new COVID-19 vaccines
  
  April 16, 2021 3:12 am
  
  What seemed like an epic race for an effective COVID-19 vaccine has produced several options that have people rolling up their sleeves across Rhode...
  
  Coronavirus
  
  ‘Hesitancy’ will be next snag with vaccinations
  
  April 16, 2021 3:01 am
  
  Rhode Island will soon hit a tipping point in COVID-19 vaccinations – a point at which there will be more vaccine available than the...
  
  Coronavirus
  
  Has pandemic brought changes for the better?
  
  April 16, 2021 2:59 am
  
  The COVID-19 pandemic has forever altered a lot about the health care system since it first arrived in March 2020 – telemedicine, behavioral health,...
  
  Coronavirus
  
  Demand rises for insurance coverage against social engineering fraud
  
  April 16, 2021 2:44 am
  
  Imagine wiring money to a bank account at the request of an urgent voice message or an email from your company’s CEO, only to...
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  AG seeks ‘pause’ on proposed medical waste facility review
  
  April 16, 2021 1:59 pm
  
  PROVIDENCE – Attorney General Peter F. Neronha wants a state agency to pause its review of a proposed medical waste facility in West Warwick,...
  
  Coronavirus
  
  R.I. plays role in making new COVID-19 vaccines
  
  April 16, 2021 3:12 am
  
  What seemed like an epic race for an effective COVID-19 vaccine has produced several options that have people rolling up their sleeves across Rhode...
  
  Coronavirus
  
  ‘Hesitancy’ will be next snag with vaccinations
  
  April 16, 2021 3:01 am
  
  Rhode Island will soon hit a tipping point in COVID-19 vaccinations – a point at which there will be more vaccine available than the...
  
  Coronavirus
  
  Has pandemic brought changes for the better?
  
  April 16, 2021 2:59 am
  
  The COVID-19 pandemic has forever altered a lot about the health care system since it first arrived in March 2020 – telemedicine, behavioral health,...
  
  Coronavirus
  
  Insurers pay COVID-19 costs for now
  
  April 16, 2021 1:22 am
  
  Rhode Island is requiring health insurers operating in the state to cover out-of-pocket expenses for customers in need of COVID-19 treatment, raising the question...
Education
- Coronavirus
  
  Stay true to core values
  
  April 16, 2021 3:13 am
  
  Jack Martin | Providence Public Library executive director On March 16, 2020, Providence Public Library’s administrative team gathered in person for the last time in...
  
  Editorial and Op-Ed
  
  No reason to halt growth of charter schools in...
  
  April 16, 2021 1:21 am
  
  Improving our K-12 public schools to a level approaching and hopefully surpassing those of Massachusetts and other states consistently recognized for educational excellence is...
  
  Education
  
  Brown University student named Congressional Medal of Honor Society...
  
  April 15, 2021 10:00 pm
  
  PROVIDENCE – Aidan Reilly, a senior at Brown University who helped co-found a nonprofit that addresses food insecurity by repurposing produce surplus, was named...
  
  Coronavirus
  
  UMass Dartmouth to freeze tuition for 2021-22 academic year
  
  April 14, 2021 3:12 pm
  
  BOSTON – The University of Massachusetts announced Wednesday that its board of trustees approved President Marty Meehan’s proposal to freeze tuition at all four...
  
  Education
  
  Bryant Provost Sulmasy named Nichols College president
  
  April 14, 2021 10:47 am
  
  SMITHFIELD – Bryant University will be in search of a new provost and chief academic officer. Glenn M. Sulmasy, who became the university’s first provost...
Real Estate
- Real Estate
  
  East Side colonial sells for $1.4M
  
  April 16, 2021 5:00 am
  
  PROVIDENCE – A newly renovated colonial-style home with a three-car garage on the city’s East Side was sold recently for $1.4 million, according to...
  
  New Construction
  
  New Construction April 2021
  
  April 16, 2021 1:06 am
  
  Westport Middle School and High School | 400 Old County Road, Westport School is close to being in session at the town’s new combined middle...
  
  Real Estate
  
  East Providence to meet state affordable-housing goal with Sutton...
  
  April 15, 2021 10:20 pm
  
  EAST PROVIDENCE – ONE Neighborhood Builders, a Providence-based community development nonprofit, has purchased a 36-unit apartment complex in East Providence for $3.3 million, the...
  
  Real Estate
  
  Historic preservation conference ‘Come Back to the Future’ launches...
  
  April 14, 2021 10:30 pm
  
  PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Historical Preservation & Heritage Commission will hold its 35th annual historic preservation conference next week, with breakout sessions and keynote...
  
  Real Estate
  
  Bill would make temporary tax break on unoccupied residential...
  
  April 14, 2021 10:20 pm
  
  PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Senate has approved legislation that will make permanent tax exemptions that apply to residential properties that are under construction or...
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Blue Cross grants $610K to HabitatPVD for improvements to seniors’ homes

Health Services April 4, 2021 10:20 pm

PROVIDENCE – In an effort to help older people age safely in their own homes, Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island has...

Tufts Health Plan partners with Providence Community Health Centers

Health Services February 14, 2021 10:20 pm

PROVIDENCE – Members of Tufts Health Plan’s Medicaid RITogether plan now have access to care from providers at Providence Community Health Centers. Tufts announced the...

Valverde receives Golden Paw Award from Animal Rescue Rhode Island

Government January 8, 2021 1:47 am

SEN. BRIDGET G. VALVERDE, D-North Kingstown, received the Golden Paw Award from Animal Rescue Rhode Island. The annual award is given to organizations and...

REMODELING: Kathryn Power, director of the R.I. Department of Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities and Hospitals, says a reorganization proposal for Eleanor Slater Hospital will provide its patients with the appropriate care. / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Questions raised over plans to restructure Eleanor Slater Hospital

Focus December 11, 2020 3:38 am

The complicated finances and history of the state-run Eleanor Slater Hospital may take another turn. The network of four satellite hospital buildings, which care for...

CHALLENGED:  Nursing homes across the state are losing money amid the pandemic, as they fight to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Pictured, from left, are Bethany Home of Rhode Island employees David Briggs, director of therapy; Linda Wilson, office manager; and Elizabeth Sarro, administrator. / PBN FILE PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

R.I. nursing homes need help in daily fight for survival

Editorial and Op-Ed November 27, 2020 2:03 am

COVID-19’s economic effects will last well beyond the widespread availability of vaccines for many Rhode Island businesses, with nursing homes at the top of...

ESSENTIAL SERVICE: The Rhode Island Free Clinic has provided more than 40,000 free patient visits to uninsured, low-income adults over the last five years. CEO Marie Ghazal, right, speaks with primary care provider Marina Rodriguez, center, and psychiatric clinical nurse specialist Sylvia Weber. / PBN PHOTO/RUPERT WHITELEY

Rhode Island Free Clinic provides a much-needed lifeline for Rhode Island...

Health Services November 19, 2020 10:35 am

PBN Business Excellence Awards 2020 Excellence at a Social Service Agency: Rhode Island Free Clinic EVEN AFTER EXPERIENCING “significant disruption” this year due to the...

PETER F. NERONHA, R.I. attorney general / PBN PHOTO/RUPERT WHITELEY

Lincoln man ordered to pay over $21K after pleading no contest...

Economy October 27, 2020 4:07 pm

PROVIDENCE - Brian Mooney, of Lincoln, was ordered to repay nearly $21,800 in restitution after pleading no contest to charges that alleged he falsified...

Five Questions With: Karen Emma

Health Services September 24, 2020 7:50 pm

In her new book, “Medicare Untangled,” author Karen Emma seeks to explain the ins and outs of Medicare for retirees enrolled in its health...

We’ve nearly returned to our uninsured past

Advice September 18, 2020 1:42 am

Remember the uninsured? Those 45 million among us dominated the 2008 presidential campaign, then the 2012 campaign. What could the nation do? We had...

Economic Progress Institute predicts move away from employer-based health insurance

Coronavirus September 16, 2020 3:49 pm

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island ranked third in the nation in the lowest rate of residents that are not covered by health insurance in 2019,...

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April 16, 2021 2:57 pm

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