A bill that would set standards for cities and towns to regulate outdoor dining has landed on Rhode Island Gov. Dan McKee’s desk, and he said Friday that he will sign it.… MORE
Category Archives: coronavirus
AG Neronha tests positive for COVID
Attorney General Peter Neronha has tested positive for COVID-19, according to a statement from his office.… MORE
Unvaccinated cadets ordered off Coast Guard Academy campus
The Coast Guard Academy is disenrolling seven cadets for failing to comply with the military’s COVID-19 vaccination mandate. … MORE
Rhode Island mayor proposes $10M reparations spending plan
Providence’s mayor proposed spending $10 million in federal coronavirus pandemic aid on financial literacy and homeownership, workforce training, small business development and other programs recently recommended by the city’s reparations commission.… MORE
Biden tests positive for COVID-19, has ‘very mild symptoms’
President Joe Biden tested positive for COVID-19 on Thursday and is experiencing “very mild symptoms,” the White House said, as new variants of the highly contagious virus challenge the nation’s efforts to get back to normal after two and a half years of pandemic disruptions.… MORE
Rhode Island updates COVID vaccine availability for youngest children
About a week after starting to vaccinate children under the age of five against coronavirus, about 500 children have received their first shots, Rhode Island officials say.… MORE
Massachusetts man pleads guilty in pandemic loan fraud case
A Massachusetts man who lied on his application for federal coronavirus business stimulus funds and then used some of the $400,000 he received to pay his mortgage has pleaded guilty to wire fraud, federal prosecutors said.… MORE
Massachusetts to distribute 2 million COVID-19 tests
Massachusetts is distributing another 2 million COVID-19 free testing kits this week, state health officials said Monday.… MORE
US making COVID antiviral drug more available at test sites
The White House on Thursday announced more steps to make the antiviral treatment Paxlovid more accessible across the U.S. as it projects COVID-19 infections will continue to spread over the summer travel season.… MORE
RI devotes $4.8 million to boost outdoor activities
Rhode Island is distributing $4.8 million in grants to 21 business entities, including seven cities and towns to support restaurants and other businesses with outdoor activities, expanding al fresco dining and sales that began at the height of the coronavirus pandemic.… MORE
