Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo has ordered all non-essential retail businesses closed, beginning March 30. Here’s a list of essential businesses, as outlined in her executive order.
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RI 12 Step Meetings Go Online To Adapt To COVID-19
Twelve step group meetings are critical for many people in recovery. Now that community spaces have closed because of coronavirus, members are turning to streaming video meetings through services like Zoom.
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It’s “A Critical Time” For RI Food Pantries
People losing their jobs today because of the COVID-19 crisis could be people in need of food assistance tomorrow. And that has food pantries in Rhode Island bracing for a wave of new clients.
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At Community Health Center, It’s A “Tense Situation”
Community health centers in Rhode Island are operating under a new normal. At Wood River Health Services in Hope Valley, that means cancelled appointments, new protocols from the state Department of Health, and a surge of phone calls from uncertain patients with questions about COVID-19.
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Confronting Slavery’s Hidden History In RI’s South County
Rhode Island’s outsized role in slavery isn’t such a hidden secret anymore. In recent decades, prominent families have helped unearth the truth about ancestors who were slave traders. Brown University and the Episcopal Diocese, among others, now acknowledge they benefited from slavery. But less attention has been paid so far to the historic plantation economy of South County, R.I. Now a group of historians and volunteers wants to change that.
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First Case of Coronavirus Confirmed in Rhode Island
A man who traveled to Europe on a Saint Raphael Academy field trip has been diagnosed with the disease.
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Rhode Island Lawmaker Wants to Ban Flavored E-Cigarettes
State Representative Julie Casimiro says she’s worried about the health impacts of vaping.
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UK-Based Wind Company Chooses RI For US Headquarters
Rhode Island’s state economic development agency voted Monday night to approve a $1.9 million tax credit for an international wind energy company establishing its U.S. headquarters in Quonset.
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“It’s Infuriating Us”: New Bedford Fishermen Oppose Vineyard Wind’s $10 Million Compensation Offer
Vineyard Wind proposed its first compensation package for Massachusetts fishermen on Thursday who stand to lose major profits with the creation of the largest offshore wind farm in the country. The industry wasn’t happy with the offer.
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"A Big Fugazi": Why Fishermen Still Can't Get Behind Offshore Wind
Vineyard Wind is expected to start construction of the nation’s first large-scale offshore wind farm this fall. The $2 billion project has come after a seven year battle between the company, federal regulators, and fishermen who are concerned about the effects of wind farms on their livelihoods. Despite industry efforts to address the economic impact, the maritime industry says its concerns are far from settled.
