Above: Gov. Gina Raimondo speaks to the press from Veterans Auditorium in Providence Monday about the state's response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Pool photo: Kris Craig / Providence Journal She outlines a variety of state supports to work with school districts...
By Hope McKinney The East Greenwich Fire Department has received two federal Assistance to Firefighters FEMA grants for a total of $460,000 – a windfall during the tight budget times caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Fire Chief Bernie Patenaude said the first grant,...
Above: Gov. Gina Raimondo's coronavirus update Wednesday at Vets Auditorium. Pool photo: Kris Craig / Providence Journal By Hope McKinney Data: The R.I. Department of Health said there were 79 new cases of COVID-19 Wednesday, bringing the total number of confirmed...
Above: Gov. Gina Raimondo, with Heath Department Director Nicole Alexander-Scott, left, and RIDE Commissioner Angélica Infante-Green, right. Pool photo by David DelPoio / Providence Journal By Hope McKinney Data: The R.I. Department of Health said there were 74 new...
Above: Gov. Gina Raimondo during her coronavirus update at Veterans Auditorium Wednesday, with R.I. Education Commissioner Angelica Infante-Green in the background. Pool photo: Kris Craig / Providence Journal Raimondo cites overall success of childcare as reason for...
Above: The building at 1600 Division Road MedRecyleRI has leased for its operations. Environmentalists question safety of technique; East Greenwich wants more informationBy Hope McKinney To hear MedRecycleRI CEO Nicholas Campanella talk about pyrolysis – the method he...
Above: Commissioner of Education Angélica Infante-Green responds to a question regarding the possibility of opening the schools at Gov. Gina Raimondo's weekly press conference at Veterans Auditorium. Pool photo: Sandor Bodo / Providence Journal By Hope McKinney Data:...
Officials outline details at a virtual community forum Tuesday night By Hope McKinney EGSD has come up with a plan for the 2020-21 school year – a hybrid approach for all students – that’s gotten the go-ahead from the state Dept. of Education for middle and high...
And she announces a plan to aid small businesses By Hope McKinney Data: The R.I. Department of Health said there were 52 new cases of COVID-19 Wednesday, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in Rhode Island to 17,640. There were 2 new deaths on Wednesday. The...
Elementary & ‘vulnerable’ students would have in-person school; middle & high schoolers would do a mix of in-person & distance By Hope McKinney In the midst of the constantly changing landscape that is 2020, Supt. Alexis Meyer presented the vision for East...
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