Raimondo: State on Two -Week ‘Pause,’ Social Gathering Limits Lowered
![[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 […]
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COVID Spike Puts In-Person Schooling in Question
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)
Curfew to Curb Climbing RI COVID-19 Cases
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)
RI In on the Action as U.S. COVID-19 Cases Spike
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)
Take-out Alcohol A Tonic, No Cure For Apponaug Brewing Co.
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 […]
Immunizations Fall Behind During COVID-19 Pandemic
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 […]
![[CREDIT: Rob Borkowski] The Warwick School Committee is making Warwick Public Schools Masks mandatory in the fall.](https://4c04wc5wq0w3uloelhe44ddb-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Warwick-Public_Schools-140x140.jpg)
School Committee Flips On In-Person Learning, 5-0
Editor’s note: This story has been updated with additional information from last night’s meeting about the in-person plan. WARWICK, RI — Following Governor Gina Raimondo’s televised criticism over their Fall […]
![[CREDIT: Gov. Raimodo's office] Dr. Anthony Fauci and Gov. Gina M. Raimondo discuss opening schools on Zoom Thursday afternoon.](https://4c04wc5wq0w3uloelhe44ddb-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Fauci-Raimondo-Zoom-Call-140x140.png)
Raimondo & Fauci’s Fallacies Undermine COVID-19 Leadership
Thursday, Gov. Gina M. Raimondo, after chastising the Warwick School Committee for choosing Fall distance learning, resorted to a logical fallacy, appeal to authority, during a talk with famed expert […]
Bachus: Forced In-Person Learning ‘Crude and Callous’
PROVIDENCE, RI — Dr. Anthony Fauci joined Gov. Gina M. Raimondo Thursday on Zoom, praising Rhode Island’s low risk of COVID-19 infection, but Warwick School Committee Chairwoman Karen Bachus isn’t […]
Raimondo ‘Disappointed’ in Warwick Schools Distance Learning Vote
PROVIDENCE, RI — Gov. Gina M. Raimondo has delayed the start of school till Sept. 14, to give schools more time to prepare for in-person schooling during the COVID-19 pandemic, […]
McSwiggan: Teachers Aren’t A COVID-19 Panacea
TO THE EDITOR: An open letter to Gov. Gina M. Raimondo: Dear Governor Raimondo, I am writing today to express my extreme displeasure in the way you compared teachers to […]
![[CREDIT: CDC] An image of the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19. RI has expanded COVID-19 no-symptom tests to all residents 18-39 years old. This population is the most likely to be infected and the most likely to not show symptoms, increasing their risk to others who may become more seriously ill from the virus.](https://4c04wc5wq0w3uloelhe44ddb-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/COVID-19-CDC-Image-140x140.jpg)
RI Expands No-Symptom COVID-19 Tests
WARWICK, RI — Rhode Island’s expanding COVID-19 no-symptom tests to include every resident 18-39 years old, and contracting to increase test capacity to 9,000 per day. “I hope this news […]
