The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) and Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) are recommending people avoid contact with Flat River Reservoir, also known as Johnson's Pond, in Coventry due to a confirmed cyanobacteria bloom. Cyanobacteria, also known as blue-green...
The following can be attributed to Jerry Larkin, MD, the Director of the Rhode Island Department of Health:
"The assertion that autism is caused by the use of acetaminophen, or Tylenol, during pregnancy is not backed by the full body of scientific evidence. Autism is complex, and there has been...
The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) and Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) are recommending people avoid contact with Olney Pond in Lincoln and are extending the advisory to the full waterbody at Waterman Reservoir in Glocester due to a confirmed cyanobacteria bloom.
On Friday night, September 26, the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) will temporarily shift all travel lanes on I-95 North to the right near the Broad Street and Eddy Street bridges in Providence. This shift will include narrowed lanes and will be located between the Route 10/...
The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) is reminding motorists that starting Sunday night, September 21, it will temporarily close a section of Route 4 near the Frenchtown Road (Route 402) overpass in East Greenwich. The closures will take place through Thursday night, September 25,...
Representing the McKee Administration, Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) Director Peter Alviti, Jr. joined representatives for U.S. Senator Jack Reed, U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, along with other state and local officials, to mark the early completion of the Tower Hill Road...
The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) recommends the 2025-2026 COVID-19 vaccine for most Rhode Islanders 6 months of age and older to protect against serious illness from COVID-19 over the coming weeks and months.
"COVID-19 vaccine can help prevent serious illness and hospitalization,...
Several Northeastern states and America's largest city have been collaborating since early 2025 and today formally announced the Northeast Public Health Collaborative, a voluntary regional coalition of public health agencies and leaders, brought together to share expertise, improve coordination,...
The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) is advising consumers that Sprout Organics is recalling one lot of Sprout Organics Sweet Potato Apple and Spinach pouches because they may contain elevated levels of lead.
Exposure to lead, even at low levels, may increase blood lead levels....
As part of its ongoing bridge replacement project, the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) on Friday night, September 19, will begin shifting travel lanes on Route 113 (East Avenue) where it passes over I-95 and I-295 in Warwick. The shift will be done in stages, but the current...
