The Rhode Island Department of Health said the number of new cases in the state trended downward over the past week. … MORE
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Rhode Island voters to weigh in on state bond questions
Rhode Island voters are heading to the polls on Tuesday, but instead of voting for candidates for state office, citizens are being asked to weigh in on seven bond measures for about $400 million in proposed state spending. … MORE
Brown raises $20M to support diversity, equity and inclusion
Brown University has received more than $20 million over the past two academic years in support of its diversity and inclusion plan, the school said. … MORE
Rhode Island’s coronavirus death toll passes 2,500 mark
The number of Rhode Islanders who have died after contracting COVID-19 has passed the 2,500 mark, according to state Department of Health numbers released Friday. … MORE
U.S. attorney for Rhode Island announces resignation
The U.S. attorney for Rhode Island, the top federal law enforcement official in the state, announced Friday that he is stepping down effective Sunday. … MORE
A mister no more: Mr. Potato Head goes gender neutral
Mr. Potato Head is no longer a mister. Hasbro, the Pawtucket-based company that’s made the potato-shaped plastic toy for nearly 70 years, is giving the spud a gender neutral new name: Potato Head. The change will appear on boxes this year. … MORE
Officials: Rhode Island’s vaccination efforts improving
Rhode Island is doing a better job of getting coronavirus vaccines into the arms of more people and at a much faster rate than before, Lt. Gov. Daniel McKee said Thursday. … MORE
Baker: Massachusetts working to improve vaccine website
Gov. Charlie Baker said the state is working to improve its vaccine finder website by creating what he described as a “digital waiting room.” … MORE
7 nonprofits in Rhode Island share $500,000 in grants
Seven nonprofit organizations are sharing more than $500,000 in grants from the Rhode Island Health and Educational Building Corp. to help them complete major projects so they can offer better and expanded services during COVID-19 pandemic and beyond, officials said Wednesday.… MORE
2 hard-hit cities, 2 diverging fates in vaccine rollout
There are similarities between Central Falls, R.I. and Chelsea, Mass. Residents of both cities live in dense rows of triple-decker homes and apartment complexes, providing the workforce for their respective state capitals of Providence and Boston. But the two cities’ fortunes could not be more different during the COVID-19 vaccine rollout.
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