Posts Tagged ‘deaths’
In the news… for May 20, 2023
RHODE ISLAND & VICINITY Comfort Inn in Dorchester, MA to use 99 rooms for homeless New FedEx building operating in Pawtucket after leaving Cumberland Demonstrators for bail reform protested outside of RI District Court, tieing themselves together, shutting down the ability for ACI buses to transport Women & Infants large expansion has ballooned from $24…
Read MoreIn the news… on February 19, 2023
RHODE ISLAND & VICINITY A lawsuit filed by former legislator Blake Filippi against the Speaker of the House for not holding meetings or disclosure opportunities for the JCLS – the group that is an administrative funding arm of the General Assembly has been dropped with the Speaker announcing that he will hold quarterly public meetings…
Read MoreIn the news….summary on January 15, 2023
RHODE ISLAND & VICINITY Masking is now mandatory in some areas and recommended in others at Rhode Island College as they return to school – as Providence, Kent, and Newport County are now at high risk. The Rhode Island Political Cooperative announced that Matthew A. Brown stepped down as co-chair and board member as of…
Read MoreIn the news… for January 1, 2023
Rhode Island & Vicinity Robert Davis steps down as chair of I-195 Commission Providence and Kent Counties are both now in HIGH COVID risk as of Dec. 30 Westerly, RI has been reclassified as urban, from rural, by the US Census, joining Charlestown and Providence with the urban designation The new COVID variant – XBB…
Read MoreIn the news… for Dec. 26th, 2022
RHODE ISLAND & VICINITY Wethersfield Commons residents in Warwick are upset about a proposed large dog day care which will be considered again at a hearing on Jan. 11th. 30+ homeless families are staying at the Extended Stay America hotel in Metro Center, Warwick – most are said to have jobs and cars – the…
Read MoreIn the news… update for Oct. 15, 2022
RHODE ISLAND & NEARBY On the former I-195 land, a 212,000 square foot, 7-story building will house a new public health lab for the State of Rhode Island. The new Woonsocket Education Center opens – CVS Health, CCRI, RIC and New England Tech are all holding classes at new center Unexpected death of a teacher at Sowams…
Read MoreRI releases list of Nursing Homes & Assisted Living Centers with Coronavirus cases/deaths
Starting today, the RI Department of Health is publishing a weekly list of the impact of the Coronavirus on the Rhode Island nursing home, or long term care facility, and assisted living community. These numbers capture two or more cases at facilities, and are reflective of resident cases, not staff cases. Published this afternoon, April…
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