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Another RI University To Require COVID-19 Vaccine | Patch PM

Also: RI State Police launch special victims unit | Narragansett police investigate church vandalism | more.

Johnson and Wales University will require students to get a COVID-19 vaccine to return to campus in the fall.
Johnson and Wales University will require students to get a COVID-19 vaccine to return to campus in the fall. (Jacob Baumgart/Patch)

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Johnson And Wales Latest RI College To Require COVID-19 Vaccine

All students will be required to show proof that they are fully vaccinated before returning to campus in the fall.


Rhode Island State Police Launch Special Victims Unit

The unit will focus on crimes involving sexual abuse, children, domestic violence, human trafficking and more.

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Rhode Island Marks 1 Million Coronavirus Vaccine Doses

The Ocean State has administered the equivalent of one dose per person in the state.


Narragansett Police Look For Public's Help To Find Church Vandal

Over the weekend, the fingers were broken off the right hand of a statue of Jesus outside St. Thomas Moore Catholic Church.

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