Pawtucket

Vaccination clinic opens at McCoy Stadium in Pawtucket

May. 12, 2021 09:28 AM EDT
PAWTUCKET, R.I. (AP) — With no baseball team in town, McCoy Stadium in Pawtucket is being put to good use with the opening of a vaccination clinic at the site...

Restrictions on restaurants, other businesses relaxed

May. 07, 2021 09:50 AM EDT
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Restaurants in Rhode Island are free to welcome more customers and the state's houses of worship can welcome more of the faithful...

Pawtucket makes all adults in the city eligible for vaccine

Mar. 22, 2021 10:05 AM EDT
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — The city of Pawtucket on Monday opened coronavirus vaccination eligibility to all adults who live in the city. ...

FILE - In this Feb. 5, 2020, file photo, Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo speaks at an event in Providence, R.I. Raimondo, President Joe Biden's pick for commerce secretary, gives her final State of the State address on Wednesday evening, Feb. 3, 2021. (AP Photo/David Goldman, File)

Raimondo defends vaccination rollout in now-rare comments

Feb. 10, 2021 09:21 AM EST

Pawtucket schedules vaccinations for residents 75 and older

Feb. 09, 2021 10:09 AM EST
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Pawtucket is now making appointments for city residents 75 and older for the coronavirus vaccine, city officials said Tuesday. ...

Select CVS stores to start offering COVID-19 vaccine

Feb. 02, 2021 11:16 AM EST
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Rhode Island-based pharmacy chain CVS Health will start offering COVID-19 vaccinations to eligible people at more than 300 stores in 11...

Testing site opens at Rhode Island baseball stadium

Nov. 20, 2020 10:05 AM EST
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — A coronavirus testing site opened Friday in the parking lot of a Rhode Island baseball stadium. The goal is to have...

Pawtucket, Central Falls testing site relocating again

Oct. 12, 2020 11:05 AM EDT
PAWTUCKET, R.I. (AP) — A coronavirus testing site for residents of Pawtucket and Central Falls is moving again this week. The site...

Virus Outbreak-New England

Oct. 11, 2020 04:55 PM EDT
BOSTON (AP) — A look at coronavirus-related developments in New England on Saturday: ___ MAINE An...

Providence to offer more students remote learning option

Aug. 03, 2020 09:45 AM EDT
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — The Providence public schools are offering remote learning to any student whose parents request it this fall, school officials said...

FILE - In this July 27, 2019, file photo, Boston Red Sox's Eduardo Rodriguez pitches during the first inning of a baseball game against the New York Yankees in Boston. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer, File)

Red Sox LHP Rodriguez in Boston in step toward returning

By Jimmy Golen Jul. 17, 2020 05:55 PM EDT

Technical study begins on future of PawSox stadium

Jul. 08, 2020 08:24 AM EDT
PAWTUCKET, R.I. (AP) — A technical survey is beginning at the minor league baseball stadium in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, to explore possible future uses of the...

Ashton Graham, 27, and Brandon Pagan, 22, appear before the judge to be arraigned in Providence, R.I., Tuesday, June 2, 2020, following their arrest for the rioting and looting the previous night and in the predawn hours Tuesday. More than 60 people were arrested and as many as 10 police officers were injured when they were hit by rocks or bricks, authorities said. (Sandor Bodo/Providence Journal via AP, Pool)

Curfews imposed, National Guard activated following violence

Jun. 02, 2020 10:04 AM EDT

A worker prepares for guests to dine on the field at McCoy Stadium, home of the Pawtucket Red Sox, in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, Wednesday, May 27, 2020. With the minor league baseball season on hold due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Triple-A affiliate of the Boston Red Sox had found another use for its home field. Starting next weekend, “Dining on the Diamond” will allow PawSox fans and others just longing for a taste of baseball to sample typical ballpark fare on the McCoy Stadium infield.(AP Photo/Jimmy Golen)

PawSox offer taste of baseball with 'Dining on the Diamond'

By Jimmy Golen May. 29, 2020 05:00 PM EDT

State launches new symptom website; 10 new deaths confirmed

By Mark Pratt Apr. 22, 2020 10:18 AM EDT
Rhode Island has launched a new website that allows residents to check whether they are at risk of getting or may have contracted the coronavirus, Gov. Gina...