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FREE COVID-19 VACCINATION CLINIC: Greeting people at the entrance of the William Hall Library auditorium for a vaccination clinic on Jan. 15 were Assistant Library Director Julie Holden, Detective Mike Iacone and Cali the K9 therapy dog. The Cranston
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1/19/22
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To the Editor, The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) announced in August 2021 that all employees, interns and volunteers in RIDOH-licensed healthcare facilities must receive their final by October 1, 2021. Unvaccinated workers will not be
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12/16/21
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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 …
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By RORY SCHULER
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12/15/21
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By ALLIE LEWIS Over the next several weeks, dozens of vaccine clinics for children will be offered across the state. For parents and guardians of children between the ages of 5 and 11 years old, who recently became eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine in
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By ALLIE LEWIS
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12/1/21
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Where does the right to personal choice end, and the burden of personal responsibility to protect your fellow beings begin? How far is someone willing to go to preserve the former at the expense of the latter? Rhode Island will find out in the coming
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9/30/21
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Trinity Repertory Company and eight other Rhode Island performance venues and organizations have formed a partnership to provide for the safety of their audiences, artists, staff, and volunteers, based on current scientific evidence and best practices
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9/1/21
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By ARDEN BASTIA To boost vaccination rates among students, the Community College of Rhode Island is offering each vaccinated student $200. According to Shannon Gilkey, postsecondary commissioner, the vaccine, or an appropriate exemption, is mandatory for
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By ARDEN BASTIA
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8/11/21
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The Community College of Rhode Island will be giving $200 to each student who is vaccinated by August 18.
Per the Office of Postsecondary Education and Commissioner Shannon Gilkey, all college …
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8/6/21
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By JOHN HOWELL Remember the bell on the neighborhood ice cream truck? It was a call that was hard to resist. Brooke Lawrence, executive officer of the Rhode Island Medical Reserve Corps, thinks for the state to achieve a 70 percent COVID vaccination
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By JOHN HOWELL
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6/23/21
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It seems as though we've been awaiting the coveted "return to normal" from a pandemic-stricken world for years now. And that's because, unbelievably, we have been waiting for over a year. There are reasons to be optimistic about having a "normal" Rhode
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5/5/21
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By DANIEL KITTREDGE Turnout didn't reach the level officials had anticipated, but well over 100 students received their initial dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 shot Monday as Cranston played host to the state's first high school vaccination clinic. "After
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By DANIEL A. KITTREDGE
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5/5/21
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By DANIEL KITTREDGE Rhode Island remains on track to expand COVID-19 vaccination eligibility to all residents 16 and older on April 19 despite a federally ordered pause on the administration of Johnson & Johnson's vaccine, state health officials told
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By DANIEL A. KITTREDGE
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4/14/21
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By DANIEL KITTREDGE There's been a lot to celebrate at the Cranston Senior Enrichment Center in recent weeks as the city's oldest residents have received their initial doses of the COVID-19 vaccine. On March 12, educators and child care workers began
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By DANIEL A. KITTREDGE
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3/17/21
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A big day For Dan McKee, March 2 proved a memorable date on multiple fronts. On Tuesday afternoon, McKee was due to be sworn in as Rhode Island's 76th governor. His elevation to the state's top office after serving as lieutenant governor since 2015 came
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3/3/21
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By STEPHANIE POWELL I received my first dose of vaccine Friday at the state site on Sockanosset Crossroad, and want to give a shout out to the National Guard folk who are making it work so smoothly. It was quick and easy, even with many, many people.
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By STEPHANIE POWELL
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3/3/21
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Vaccination against COVID-19 is now available for Rhode Islanders 65 and older, while state and local officials say weather-related shipping delays have forced postponement of some scheduled …
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By DANIEL KITTREDGE
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2/24/21
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Vaccinations made easy The former Citizens Bank building on Sockanosset Cross Road in Cranston is one of two statewide Covid vaccination clinics to open last week. The second clinic is being operated out of the Dunk in Providence. Run by the Rhode
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2/24/21
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2/19/21
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By DANIEL KITTREDGE Despite the steady, soaking rain, there was cause for celebration Tuesday morning at the Cranston Senior Enrichment Center on Cranston Street. As 9 o'clock arrived, the first group of residents age 75 and older entered the facility's
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By DANIEL A. KITTREDGE
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2/17/21
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To the Editor, Recently I received my first vaccine injection which was by appointment for the seventy-five and over residents who live in Warwick. The vaccine site was located in East Greenwich. From the moment my wife and I arrived at the site we were
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2/10/21
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