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![[CREDIT: CVS] CVS pharmacies across the state have made educators vaccine eligible, including K-12 teachers, daycare and preschool workers and staff as eligible for the vaccine as of Wednesday morning.](https://4c04wc5wq0w3uloelhe44ddb-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/RI-Vaccines-CVS-140x140.png)
President Biden says teachers and educators should be prioritized as eligible for COVID-19 vaccinations. But what is Rhode Island doing? While the state hasn’t announced officially whether or not teachers […]
![[CREDIT: RI.gov] President Elect Joe Biden has named Gov. Gina Raimondo as Commerce Secretary.](https://4c04wc5wq0w3uloelhe44ddb-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/RI-Gov.-Gina-Raimondo-140x140.png)
WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. Senate confirmed Gov. Gina M. Raimondo as Commerce Secretary Tuesday, voting 84-15, with the congratulations of RI’s Congressional delegation. Incoming Secretary Raimondo will replace acting-Commerce […]
UPDATED 9:21 P.M.: WASHINGTON, DC — Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo has been named President-Elect Joe Biden’s secretary of commerce. “Rhode Island may be small, but our economy is mighty […]
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WARWICK, RI — A snowstorm’s coming tonight, promising nearly a foot of snow and, with it, a parking ban, delayed trash pickup, and a pause on COVID-19 tests. NWS issued […]
![[Joe Siegel] The Warwick School Committee delayed in-person schooling till Jan. 4 as COVID-19 cases spike in the state and mount within schools.](https://4c04wc5wq0w3uloelhe44ddb-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Warwck-School-Committee-Dec.-1-2020-140x140.jpg)
“We’ve had an incident of that going on where someone sent their child to school and now two people are very sick from it. It’s nerve-wracking for everybody.” — Judith […]
![[CREDIT: Rob Borkowski] The RI State House. RIDOH warns COVID-19 masks are a must as spread is likely outside the home. Gov. Raimondo also announced new small business aid through a $10M loan program with Goldman Sachs.](https://4c04wc5wq0w3uloelhe44ddb-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/RI-State-House-3-140x140.jpg)
PROVIDENCE, RI — Rhode Island residents have 10 days to prepare as the state readies for a two-week “pause,” as part of a strategy to give the state a shot […]
PROVIDENCE — The recent uptick in COVID cases statewide has put the state’s percent positive threshold for returning to in-person schooling in question as teachers unions argue against keeping schools […]
![[CREDIT: NIAID RML]An electron microscope image of the virus that causes COVID-19. The spread of RI COVID-19 infections has increased to 3.3 percent](https://4c04wc5wq0w3uloelhe44ddb-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/COVID-19-140x140.jpg)
PROVIDENCE, RI — Rhode Island’s COVID-19 positivity rate climbed to 3.3 percent last week with an average 488 new cases daily during the first five days of November, a trend […]
![[CREDIT: RIDOH] A graph of COVID-19 infection sources shows that while schools are not the biggest driving factor in a recent spike of cases, infections are occurring in schools.](https://4c04wc5wq0w3uloelhe44ddb-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/RI-COVID-19-spike-graph-140x140.png)
PROVIDENCE, RI – National COVID-19 cases are on the rise, including in Rhode Island, where the Department of Health reports cases, hospitalizations, and deaths have been rising the last few […]
![[CREDIT: Rob Borkowski] Bill Provencal and Bridget Dessaint, both of Warwick, enjoyed Apponaug Brewing Co.'s beer garden Oct. 6, 2018. The brewery's owner supports take-out alcohol, but opening for sit-down customers outside has made a difference for them, they report.](https://4c04wc5wq0w3uloelhe44ddb-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/ApponaugBrewery-4-140x140.jpg)
WARWICK, RI — A bill extending take-out alcohol sales into 2021 has the support of the RI Hospitality Association and one Warwick brewery, though the measure was set for further […]
PROVIDENCE, RI — While school and doctor office shutdowns have limited the spread of COVID-19 during the pandemic, they’ve also led to fewer children getting routine immunizations, a mounting concern […]
