The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) and the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) are advising people to avoid contact with Upper J.L. Curran Reservoir in Cranston due to a blue-green algae (or cyanobacteria) bloom. Blue-green algae can produce toxins that can harm humans and animals. People should also be careful not to […]readmore
The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) is reminding all Rhode Islanders to protect themselves against the elevated heat indexes forecast for this weekend and the coming week with a few simple health precautions. Extreme heat can be dangerous, particularly for children, older adults, and some people with underlying medical conditions. To protect yourself and […]readmore
Los mandatos para el uso de máscaras, distanciamiento, cierres de negocios que habían abierto, apuntan a un resurgimiento del virus alrededor del mundo. Por Voz de América Los estados de Arizona, Texas y Florida juntos reportaron el miércoles cerca de 25,000 nuevos casos de coronavirus, mientras se imponían restricciones en Estados Unidos y el mundo para […]readmore
Scituate, R.I. The Rhode Island State Police report that a lone operator of a vehicle traveling on Route 95 south in the Town of Richmond succumbed to injuries as a result of the accident.The operator was identified as Klaudyna Polewacz, age 35, of Middletown, Connecticut.A preliminary investigation revealed that at approximately 4:15 p.m., on July 16, 2020 […]readmore
WASHINGTON – Congressman Jim Langevin (D-RI), a senior member of the House Armed Services and Homeland Security Committees and a member of the United States Cyberspace Solarium Commission, offered the following summary of his written testimony at the House Committee on Oversight and Reform’s hearing on H.R. 7331, the National Cyber Director Act. Langevin testified in front of the […]readmore
27 U.S. Senators seek at least $5.6 billion in federal funding to develop and support COVID-19 vaccine infrastructure WASHINGTON, DC – Seeking to protect public health, 27 U.S. Senators, led by Jack Reed (D-RI) and Susan Collins (R-ME), are calling for Congress to provide at least $5.6 billion in federal funding to develop and support COVID-19 […]readmore
By: Arthur Elbthal – 07/15/2020 The Better Business Bureau Serving Eastern Massachusetts, Maine, Rhode Island & Vermont (BBB) is issuing a warning for an unemployment insurance fraud scam that has emerged over the last few months. Here is how the fraud works. People learn about the fraud when they get a notice from their state unemployment benefits office […]readmore
The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) will be coordinating a second, expanded round of serology testing in the coming weeks to better understand the prevalence of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) among people in certain high-contact professions in Rhode Island. This effort is in collaboration with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and […]readmore
To assist with Providence Public Schools’ pandemic response, Fall River-based manufacturer Matouk will donate 50,000 adult and children’s reusable cloth face masks for the reopening of schools this fall. A family-owned business, Matouk specializes in handcrafted fine linens. CEO George Matouk and Creative Director Mindy Matouk explain the motivation behind their donation as follows: «We […]readmore
