Tony and Josefina Rosario opened the bodega Fefa’s Market in South Providence, which became an informal social service center and haven for newly arrived Hispanics trying to adjust to new lives.
Concert ticketing service Ticketfly says it’s working to get its system back online after a data breach leaked users’ personal information and disrupted services at live music venues. The San Francisco firm’s parent company, Eventbrite, said Sunday that the stolen information included customers’ names, addresses, emails and phone numbers. It hasn’t disclosed other details, but a website that tracks data. president May 10, 2018
The most challenging cities to live with spring allergies are mostly located in the northwest and southwest of the country, NBC News reported. The finding comes in a recently study by the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology, which also says climate change is to blame for this year’s more intense pollen counts. Among the study’s rankings of the.
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Providence announced new rules ahead of changed coronavirus restrictions starting May 7. (Shutterstock)
PROVIDENCE, RI New rules are coming for parishes in Rhode Island on May 7 as the state s coronavirus restrictions loosen, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Providence announced this week. Every other pew will no longer be required to be blocked off, and certain activities off-limits throughout the pandemic will be allowed to resume.
When the new rules go into effect May 7, businesses and houses of worship in Rhode Island will be allowed to return to 80 percent capacity, and spacing requirements will be lowered from 6 feet to 3 feet.
The company that owns Fatima Hospital and Roger Williams Medical Center has agreed to pay $27.25 million to the insolvent St. Joseph s pension plan to settle a lawsuit.
Prospect Medical Holdings, the California-based company that bought a controlling stake in CharterCARE Health Partners in 2014, will receive the remaining 15% minority stake in the hospital s assets.
Angell Pension Group, the Providence firm that administered the pension fund, will pay $2.75 million to resolve the claims against it.
The settlement must still be approved by both federal and state courts.
The St. Joseph pension, which funds the retirement benefits of about 2,700 current and retired employees at Fatima and the former St. Joseph Hospital in Providence, was put into receivership in 2017 after administrators said they would need to slash benefits by 40% to keep it from running out of money.