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News from May 2022

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CDC predicts 135 people age 85 and older in Rhode Island died during week ending April 23

By Ocean State Today | May 11, 2022

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates 135 individuals age 85 and older died during the week ending April 23.

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Women’s Track & Field Athletes of the Week: May 10, 2022

By Press release submission | May 11, 2022

Field Athlete of the Week Chelsea Yang (Warwick, R.I.) - Senior - Rhode Island College Yang was named the LEC Field Athlete of the Week after winning the hammer throw with a toss of 54.10 meters at the New England Division III Championships. She is now a three-time New England Champion in the event, having previously taken first place in 2018 and 2019.

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Commencement 2022: URI wildlife, conservation biology graduate ready for his career to take flight

By Press release submission | May 11, 2022

May 9, 2022 – It’s well before dawn at Point Judith. The salt mist mixes with a chill autumn wind that seems to sneak down the neck. It’s too early for walkers along the shore. But a lone figure stands perched atop a two-story concrete bunker left over from World War II. He points a microphone toward the sky.

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Rhode Island sees excess deaths compared to death expectancy during week ending April 23

By Ocean State Today | May 10, 2022

Rhode Island's death count exceeded death expectancy during the week ending April 23, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Week of April 23: 94 people in 75-84 age group are estimated to have died in Rhode Island

By Ocean State Today | May 10, 2022

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates 94 people in the 75-84 age group died during the week ending April 23.

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46 people die in Rhode Island from cancer in week ending May 7, 2022

By Ocean State Today | May 10, 2022

There were 46 deaths with cancer listed as the underlying cause reported in Rhode Island during the week ending May 7, 2022, a 17.9% increase over the previous week.

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Rhode Island collected 13.4% more in license taxes in 2021

By Ocean State Today | May 10, 2022

Of the $4.3 billion in taxes collected by Rhode Island in 2021, $137 million came from license taxes, a 13.4 percent increase over the previous year, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections (STC).

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Rhode Island collected $2.6 million in taxes on public utilities licenses in 2021

By Ocean State Today | May 10, 2022

Of the $4.3 billion in taxes collected by Rhode Island in 2021, 0.1 percent, or $2.6 million, came from taxes on public utilities licenses, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections (STC).

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Rhode Island collected 13.9% less in selective sales and gross receipts taxes in 2021

By Ocean State Today | May 10, 2022

Of the $4.3 billion in taxes collected by Rhode Island in 2021, $229.4 million came from miscellaneous selective sales and gross receipts taxes, a 13.9 percent decrease from the previous year, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections (STC).

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Eight Medals, Two Golds, Highlight Track NEC's

By Press release submission | May 10, 2022

EMMITTSBURG, MD- The Bryant track and field teams brought home eight medals at the Northeast Conference Outdoor Championships this weekend at Mount St. Mary's. Lois Warden and Emma Garrity won golds to headline the weekend for the Bulldogs. The women finished in fifth place overall while the men came home in seventh.

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In partnership with Providence’s Building Futures, Brown jump-starts careers in construction

By Press release submission | May 10, 2022

Over 15 years, more than 320 apprentices from Building Futures have trained at dozens of construction sites on Brown’s campus — providing them with the training they need to secure stable, well-paying careers.

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94.8% of Rhode Island nursing home residents are COVID-19 vaxxed by March 20

By Ocean State Today | May 9, 2022

Rhode Island is the fourth most vaccinated state in the US.

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Residents and visitors to Rhode Island paid $4.3 billion in taxes in 2021

By Ocean State Today | May 9, 2022

Rhode Island collected $4.3 billion in taxes in 2021, a 23.2 percent increase from the previous year, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections (STC).

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Week ending April 23 could be deadliest for people in 65-74 age group in Rhode Island

By Ocean State Today | May 9, 2022

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates 56 people in the 65-74 age group died during the week ending April 23.

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[99.4% of Rhode Island nursing home staff are COVID-19 vaxxed by March 20

By Ocean State Today | May 9, 2022

Rhode Island is the fourth most vaccinated state in the US.

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Rhode Island collected 13.5% more in sales and gross receipts taxes in 2021

By Ocean State Today | May 9, 2022

Of the $4.3 billion in taxes collected by Rhode Island in 2021, $2.1 billion came from sales and gross receipts taxes, a 13.5 percent increase over the previous year, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections (STC).

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Less than 10 people die in Rhode Island from cerebrovascular disease in week ending May 7, 2022

By Ocean State Today | May 9, 2022

There were less than 10 deaths with cerebrovascular disease listed as the underlying cause reported in Rhode Island during the week ending May 7, 2022, a decrease from the previous week.

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Men’s Track & Field Athletes of the Week: May 10, 2022

By Press release submission | May 9, 2022

Field Athlete of the Week / Rookie Field Athlete of the Week Collin Wiltshire (Ledyard, Conn.) - Eastern Connecticut

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Just Fore Fun Golf Tournament

By Press release submission | May 9, 2022

Just Fore Fun Golf Tournament

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Rhode Island: 62 people in 45-64 age group are estimated to have died during week ending April 23

By Ocean State Today | May 8, 2022

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates 62 people in the 45-64 age group died during the week ending April 23.