Though the COVID-19 pandemic is firmly in the rear view mirror, the disease is still affecting many, and cases are rising in Rhode Island once again. Data from the Rhode Island Department of … more

“An Evidence-Based Re-Examination of Rhode Island’s Covid-19 Response,”  will be conducted this Saturday  afternoon at the Warwick Public Library from 1 to 4:30 p.m. … more

It’s hard to believe that more than three years have passed since the first Covid case came to Rhode Island. The subsequent months and years have reminded us all of the fleeting nature of … more

The Tax Collector’s Office inside Warwick’s Buttonwoods Annex is closed to the public for at least the next two days due to a Covid-19 outbreak. Nearly the entire staff have tested … more

It’s difficult to fathom that we first entered Covid-19 lockdowns over two years ago. How can so much time go by so quickly — particularly when those two years have been filled with so … more

Tests by the thousands Unlike some municipalities where the governor and state leaders participated in a media distribution event, Warwick Mayor Frank Picozzi chose last week to put out the word free rapid at home Covid tests would be available at the more

The City of Warwick Distributes At-Home Covid Testing Kits To Targeted Groups   The City of Warwick will begin distributing 27,900 Covid-19 testing kits to residents … more

CRANSTON, RI – January 20th, 2022 – Mayor Kenneth J. Hopkins announced the distribution of free athome COVID-19 test kits to Cranston residents. Drive-through distribution will take place … more

This sick situation has provided far more questions than answers. Do you feel that phlegm in the back of your throat? Did you just sneeze? Or was that a cough? Are you suffering from an annual case of the seasonal sniffles? Or are you infected with the more

UPDATED: Many members of Johnston’s already depleted pool of eligible and willing school bus drivers are now isolated in quarantine.  This week, suddenly, parents who rely on school bus transportation in Johnston to get their kids to school had to scramble to find another option. Then, on Wednesday evening, the district announced the problem was rectified and bus service would return Thursday. more

Zahan Akbar filled the syringe with a booster dose of Phizer COVID-19 vaccine. Delivering jabs and testing customers for the virus consumes larger and larger portions of regular business hours … more

Saturday, Dec. 18, will the last day to get a jab at Sockanosset Cross Road in Cranston, as COVID-19 rates surge in the Ocean State, and Rhode Island transitions to new strategies for fighting the … more

More than 70 students and staff members have tested positive for COVID-19 at Pilgrim High School at the time of publication, according to Superintendent Lynn Dambruch. The outbreak … more

Advocates for the state’s homeless carried life-size powder blue cutouts representing the men, women and children without shelter in the Ocean State. As Rhode Island Gov. Dan McKee asked the … more

As federal health officials continue their review of Pfizer’s request for an emergency use authorization for COVID-19 vaccine for children 5 to 11 years old, Governor Dan McKee and the Rhode … more

Rhode Island Gov. Dan McKee, along with Lt. Gov. Sabina Matos made the trip to Johnston High School to provide the state with its weekly COVID-19 update on Wednesday afternoon. In collaboration … more

More kids in Rhode Island are getting sick. The newest COVID-19 data for children, and an emerging statewide public school mask mandate, will require Johnston to revisit last week’s … more

By JARED GUSTAFSON Although it is the state's third largest city, Warwick ranks 20th in the state with the number of COVID cases per 100,000 people since the beginning of the pandemic. Yet, according to Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) data, more

We’ve seen this play out before, but there was real hope we might not go through it again. It’s disheartening – sickening, really – and yes, a bit scary, too. COVID-19 … more

We've seen this play out before, but there was real hope we might not go through it again. It's disheartening - sickening, really - and yes, a bit scary, too. COVID-19 cases are on the rise again, fueled by the continued spread of what's been dubbed the more