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Rhode Island reports first positive finding of West Nile Virus in mosquito sample
(WJAR) — Rhode Island reported the first finding of the West Nile Virus in a mosquito sample this year on Friday. The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management and the Rhode Island Department of Health announced that WNV was found in a mosquito sample collected in Pawtucket on July 15.
Swab Summer: A home-away-from-home for Coast Guard Academy cadets
NEW LONDON, Conn. (WFSB) - A long-standing United States Coast Guard tradition needs your help. Swab summer is here, and soon-to-be cadets are learning the Coast Guard ways. The service academy is now seeking sponsor families for this year’s class. Many live far away, and a sponsor family can...
INVESTIGATION: RI Nursing Home Rankings Fail to Disclose Crimes and Serious Violations
The process is a nightmare for a family trying to investigate the quality of nursing homes in Rhode Island. Popular rankings can be incomplete at best and misleading at worst. U.S. News and World Report ranks nursing homes across the country. According to U.S. News, Cedar Crest Nursing Centre in Cranston is one of six top facilities in Rhode Island.
Letter: RI needs Nursing Home Workforce Standards board
My name is Sherman Pines and I am writing to express my disappointment in Gov. Dan McKee’s recent veto of the Nursing Home Workforce Standards Board Bill (WSB). This bill was a commonsense way to tackle the extreme issues that exist in our state’s nursing homes including chronic short staffing, low wages and high turnover. As a former nursing home resident, I unfortunately know these problems all too well. In 2021, I spent one month in Kingston Center in...
Free public nalaxone dispensaries removed under new state law
Jul. 26—NORWICH — U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy's visit with the Norwich Opioid Task Force on Friday was meant to focus on federal legislation and funding issues, but a new state law has caused opioid overdose prevention agencies to scramble for new ways to get life-saving naloxone into communities. Agencies throughout New London County have obtained grants to install metal cabinets in public ...
Rhode Island’s Largest Closed Landfill Solar Site Goes into Operation
The 6.9 MW Bristol Landfill Solar Project, Rhode Island’s largest closed landfill solar site, is now operational. Developed by NuGen Capital Management, the project occupies 90 acres across the Town of Bristol’s capped landfill and consists of 20,692 solar panels. “All of us at NuGen are incredibly excited...
Overdose Alert: RI issues warning for overdose spike in Providence
PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island Department of Health has issued an overdose spike alert for Providence because of an increase in non-fatal opioid overdoses. From July 18 to Wednesday, there were 22 reports of people in Providence receiving emergency department or medical services care for suspected overdoses, the Health Department said. The Health...
RIDOH reopens Exeter lake, recommends closing pond in Smithfield
EXETER, R.I. (WLNE) — The Rhode Island Department of Health and the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management recommended changes to recreational activities at two bodies of water in the state. RIDOH said that it was recommending reopening Boone Lake in Exeter after it was closed due to the...
Cost of living in RI, Biden's ballots, golf courses worth the drive: Top stories this week
Here are some of The Providence Journal's most-read stories for the week of July 21, supported by your subscriptions. • It doesn't get more Rhode Island than a tour of a lighthouse, except maybe if you brought along a Del's. While some of the state's lighthouses have been accessible for years, the Pomham Rocks Lighthouse –...
The weekend: Karaoke contest, PVD Food Trucks & Halloween party among 45 things to do in northern RI
Northern RI –Maybe the real question is: what isn’t happening in northern Rhode Island this weekend?. Welcome to The Weekend, northern Rhode Island, your weekly guide to local happenings, all in our three-town radius of Burrillville, North Smithfield and Glocester. This week, you can hit the beach Friday...
Judge dismisses lawsuits against North Kingstown officials in coach scandal
A Superior Court judge tossed out two lawsuits tied to the Aaron Thomas investigation. In both cases, plaintiffs sued members of the North Kingstown school committee, and other town officials, claiming they were partly to blame for what happened. Thomas is a former high school basketball coach, accused of performing...
Taste of Rhode Island Hosts Summer Series Event
Taste of Rhode Island, a celebration of Rhode Island’s great food, local spirits and live entertainment, returned to the Crowne Plaza Providence-Warwick with its Summer Series on June 5. The event, produced by Pat Paolino Cruz, Pat Cruz Events, and Lupe Aguilar, Rhody Foody, showcased more than 50 of the state’s best restaurants, bakeries and caterers alongside local and regional wineries, distilleries and breweries. Guests were treated to live music, cooking demonstrations, a red carpet, and photo booth opportunities and a chance to vote for their favorite tastes along with celebrity guest judges. VIP ticket holders received early admission, swag bags with treats and access to a separate VIP lounge area. Taste of Rhode Island corporate sponsors included The Perry Group and Luke Renchan Entertainment. The event supports Rhode Island-based nonprofit MAE Organization for the Homeless.
EG’s RIM Best of Rhode Island Winners
Above: Corinne Steinbrenner, Elizabeth McNamara and Deron Murphy represented EG News at the RIM Best of celebration July 25. East Greenwich was well represented at Rhode Island Monthly’s annual Best of Rhode Island celebration Thursday night at the WaterFire Arts Center in Providence, starting with none other than your friendly neighborhood online local news website. That’s right, readers named East Greenwich News the Best Local Newspaper/Online News Source in the state. We are honored!
Rhode Island convention plans opposed by unions, women's health groups
(The Center Square) — A coalition of unions, civil liberties and reproductive rights groups are pushing back against Rhode Island's plans to hold a constitutional convention, even though it's unclear what would be taken up at the once-in-a-decade meeting. At a legislative hearing on Wednesday, lawmakers met to hammer out final plans for a ballot question in the November elections asking voters if the state should hold a constitutional convention. ...
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