PAWTUCKET – With Rhode Island College preparing for the coming school year, the COVID-19 rapid testing site at the RIC workforce development hub on Dexter Street in Central Falls will be transitioned back to the college, meaning the rapid testing site has been relocated to a City of Pawtucke…
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CENTRAL FALLS – With 228 elderly and disabled residents, ranging in age from 20 to 99 but most 55 or older, situated in what continues to be one of Rhode Island’s hotspots for COVID-19, the Forand Manor public housing complex on Washington Street has faced its own unique set of challenges ov…
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LINCOLN – William M. Davies, Jr. Career and Technical High School is planning to have students be educated virtually on Mondays, then in person from Tuesday through Friday, in the upcoming school year, a combination of distance learning and traditional in-class education amid the ongoing COV…
CENTRAL FALLS – A 13-member commission tasked with reviewing the Central Falls Police Department’s use of force policies and relationships between the community and police department met virtually for the first time on Monday, discussing the goals of the commission and how the group would ad…
PAWTUCKET – While Saint Raphael Academy has three options for the reopening of school this fall – an in-person return, a hybrid option, and full virtual learning – Principal Daniel Richard on Wednesday said that the plan now is that the high school will open next month with a full, in-person…
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The R.I. Interscholastic League has established Monday, Sept. 14 as the start-up date for a select a group of fall sports – boys & girls cross-country, girls tennis, and gameday cheerleading.
From the backyard of his East Greenwich home, PC men’s basketball head coach Ed Cooley on Wednesday was joined by athletic director Bob Driscoll for a “Conversation with the Coach” discussion that aired on Facebook and was moderated by Friar basketball staffer Bob Walsh.
The looming decision on what high school sports might look like this fall in Rhode Island is on the minds of many.
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The City of Pawtucket’s Arts and Culture Commission hosts a major exhibit of the work of 90-year-old, internationally-acclaimed artist, Mihail Simeonov, running from Sept. 19 through Dec. 31, 2019. An opening reception to meet Mihai will be held at Pawtucket City Hall, Thursday, Sept. 19, fr…
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