Some businesses will be required to close and capacity at restaurants and houses of worship will be reduced for a two-week period after Thanksgiving to help control Rhode Island’s surging coronavirus numbers, Gov. Gina Raimondo said Thursday.… MORE
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Rhode Island unemployment rate falls to 7%; state adds jobs
Rhode Island’s unemployment rate fell to 7% and the state added 1,700 jobs in October, the Department of Labor and Training announced Thursday.… MORE
More Rhode Island nursing homes reporting coronavirus cases
About 70% of the state’s nearly 1,300 coronavirus-related deaths were residents of nursing homes, according to the state Department of Health.… MORE
Raimondo: More coronavirus restrictions coming for holidays
“It’s safe to say that there are going to have to be some changes in order for us to safely make it through the holidays,” the Democratic governor told WPRI-TV’s Kim Kalunian on Tuesday.… MORE
Gresh Grades: Week 9 11/15/20
Color me surprised at the result of Sunday’s game at Gillette Stadium. I did NOT think the Patriots had the ability to slow down the Ravens offense. I did NOT see the Patriots scoring 23 points, as they did. This was a good win for this team at a critical time in the season. Let’s…… MORE
2 RI schools go virtual; municipal court cancels arraignments
Two Rhode Island schools moved to remote learning on Monday over coronavirus concerns.… MORE
COVID field hospital is readied for patients
By Steve Klamkin WPRO News A 353-bed field hospital built in April to treat coronavirus patients but has yet to be occupied is now being readied, as state officials scramble to deal with a growing surge in COVID cases. The cavernous hospital off Sockannosset Cross Road, erected in just three weeks at a cost of…… MORE
RI reports 700 more COVID cases as numbers rise across US
Rhode Island reported more than 700 new cases of the coronavirus on Friday as numbers continue to rise across the nation. … MORE
Tribe chairman charged with bribery in casino development
The chairman of a Massachusetts tribe and the owner of an architecture firm have been charged in a bribery scheme involving the tribe’s plans to build a resort casino, federal prosecutors said Friday. … MORE
Raimondo: RI headed for ‘extreme measures’ as virus worsens
Gov. Gina Raimondo said Thursday that Rhode Island could be moving toward more extreme restrictions and warned the state’s hospitals could soon be full as the virus crisis in the state worsens.… MORE
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