Another Rhode Island school district is requiring teachers and staff to get coronavirus vaccinations or face unpaid leave and possible termination.… MORE
Category Archives: Health
Rhode Island man sentenced in North Dakota fentanyl case
A Rhode Island man accused by prosecutors of having a “leadership role” an international fentanyl trafficking operation has been sentenced in North Dakota to 33 years in federal prison.… MORE
Senators ask for funding to help people pay heating bills
U.S. senators from Rhode Island and Maine are asking the Biden administration to quickly send money to states for the program that helps people pay their heating bills.… MORE
Rhode Island Foundation to pay for thousands of Narcan kits
The Rhode Island Foundation is providing a $250,000 grant to purchase thousands of opioid overdose prevention kits until a more sustainable source of state funding is in place.… MORE
Rhode Island preparing to vaccinate kids against COVID-19
Rhode Island officials are preparing now to vaccinate children ages 5 to 11 in anticipation of the federal government authorizing Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine for that age group, Gov. Dan McKee said Thursday.… MORE
RI stresses importance of flu shot
Rhode Islanders are being encouraged to get the flu shot in addition to a COVID shot, and the state’s Lieutenant Governor Wednesday rolled up her sleeve to get the vaccination. … MORE
Toymaker Hasbro's CEO Brian Goldner will take medical leave
Toy and entertainment company Hasbro Inc. has announced that Brian D. Goldner is taking a medical leave of absence from his CEO role, effective immediately. … MORE
Man gets 18 years for selling deadly dose of fentanyl
A Massachusetts man who was the first person charged under a Rhode Island law that provides for stiff punishments for people who sell illicit drugs that result in death will spend 18 years in prison, prosecutors said Monday.… MORE
RI will try to reassign unvaccinated health state workers
Rhode Island Gov. Daniel McKee said Friday that the administration would try to find new assignments for health care workers employed by the state who are refusing a coronavirus vaccination.… MORE
Judge tosses challenge to health care worker vaccine mandate
A federal judge on Thursday denied a request by four people who had challenged the constitutionality of Rhode Island’s health care worker coronavirus vaccine mandate because it does not allow for religious exemptions and sought a temporary restraining order to block it.… MORE
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