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RIDEM says West Nile Virus found in mosquito sample
PAWTUCKET, Mass. (WLNE) — The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management said that the first positive case of West Nile Virus was found in a mosquito sample in the state. The sample was collected in Pawtucket on July 15, and no cases of Eastern Equine Encephalitis were found in...
After decades of service, SK Town Clerk readies for retirement
SOUTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. — After 32 years of dedicated service, beloved Town Clerk Susan Flynn will retire next week, leaving behind a legacy of contributions to South Kingstown’s community. Flynn’s career began with a strong foundation in journalism and technical writing. This background proved invaluable in her...
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...
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.
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Another hurdle to redeveloping Pell Bridge ramp land. What commission chair says is needed
NEWPORT – Although the Ad Hoc Bridge Property Advisory Commission has made great strides in understanding the nature of the parcels available for redevelopment in the North End, Chair Colin Kane said the commission, nor the city, are equipped to handle what could be a decades-long undertaking. “Imagine that tomorrow, (the RI Department of Transportation) gave us 19 acres and the Navy decided to give us the hospital,” Colin Kane said. “We would not know what to...
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 –...
NK school officials pledge changes after student left on bus
NORTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. — School officials in North Kingstown said this week that they are taking swift and immediate action to prevent a repeat of an incident last week where a four-year-old child was left behind following an end-of-day school bus run. School Superintendent Kenneth Duva said that a...
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