As Rhode Island’s economy begins to reopen, some communities with higher infection rates may decide to take extra precautions.
Lynn Arditi
Lynn joined The Public's Radio as health reporter in 2017 after more than three decades as a journalist, including 28 years at The Providence Journal. Her series "A 911 Emergency," a project of the 2019 ProPublica Local Reporting Network, won the Scripps Howard National Journalism Award in the radio/podcast category in 2020.
A native of New York City, she graduated from Oberlin College and landed her first journalism job at The Center for Investigative Reporting (now known as Reveal) in Washington, D.C., where she did story development for 60 Minutes. When the T.V. market imploded in 1987, the D.C. office of CIR closed and within a year she moved to Massachusetts to take a reporting job at the former Holyoke Transcript-Telegram, a small daily newspaper.
A year later, she moved to Providence, R.I. to work at The Providence Journal. There, she worked for several years as a bureau reporter covering schools and local issues, before she began covering statewide beats including higher education, the economy, housing and health care. During those years, she also honed her skills in narrative journalism, and served as chairwoman of the newspaper’s writing committee. Her work has been recognized by New England Associated Press News Executives Association and the Society of American Business Editors & Writers.
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New ‘CRUSH COVID RI’ mobile app can track where you’ve been — if you let it
The new mobile app features optional GPS mobile tracking that state officials hope will improve contact tracing if users get sick.
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She fought to keep COVID-19 out of her nursing home. Then, she got sick.
At Rhode Island nursing homes, experts say a lack of available testing overshadowed the efforts of staff in preventing the virus’ spread. Lakesha Lopez took every precaution but still ended up in the hospital, one floor below the center’s receptionist.
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Governor releases models showing rate of coronavirus hospitalizations flattening; urges residents to continue distancing
Rhode Island reports 17 more deaths, 327 new cases of coronavirus, but governor says models show the rate of hospitalizations flattening.
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Nursing home leaders in R.I. report problems accessing testing at CVS Health site
The rapid-testing site was supposed to be available, without an appointment, to nursing home workers. But now some workers say they’re being told to come back later or even another day.
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RI’s coronavirus death toll reaches 150; Raimondo announces walk-through testing site in Providence
Rhode Island opens a new walk-through testing site in Providence to provide greater access for inner-city residents who may not have cars.
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Nursing home workers on the front lines of the coronavirus demand “hazard pay”
Bannister Center workers say the nursing home has denied them hazard pay because none of their residents tested positive for the coronavirus.
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Gov. Raimondo announces plan to speed testing of nursing home employees, as COVID-19 cases climb
Nursing home staff will have access to free, fast-track testing for the coronavirus at the CVS testing site in the parking lot of Twin River in Lincoln.
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Voices from the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic
Voices from the front lines of the coronavirus: An emergency medical services worker in his own words.
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A Passover night different from all other nights
Jewish families in Rhode Island connect online for Passover seders.
