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PROVIDENCE — There's good news that Armando Bisceglia, the amiable owner of Bacco Vino & Contorni, is on the road to recovery. After several weeks on a ventilator suffering with COVID-19, he took to social media Wednesday to post a 30 second video. "We're doing okay. We're going to be alright," he said. "Today was a good day." Though clearly weak and still receiving oxygen, Bisceglia took time to say thanks for all the messages sent his way while he was critically ill.  "We’re going to move forward and we’re going to do what we do," he said on the Facebook video.

He fought hard to hold on, scrappy and passionate like the state he embraced. But now this. Word went out this week that Armando Bisceglia is so ill with COVID that he’s on a ventilator. He’s a reminder of the toll the virus still takes. I first met him as manager at Zooma when, selflessly, he urged me to write about a compatriot named Billy Manzo, a “master pizzaioli” constantly pushing for the Holy Grail of the genre at Manzo’s two restaurants, Federal Hill Pizza of Warren and Providence. That was August of 2019. His idea was to bring his old world family recipes, and southern Ita...

Armando Bisceglia owns Bacco, a popular Federal Hill restaurant.

Published April 11. 2021 2:08AM  The Associated Press New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu received his COVID-19 vaccine Saturday at the state's mass vaccination site at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon. The Republican, driving an orange convertible, got the one-shot Johnson & Johnson vaccine in his left arm. He never got out of the vehicle, and he gave a thumbs-up when it was all done.  "Just got my COVID-19 vaccine at the @NHMS," Sununu tweeted. "A big THANK YOU to all of the incredible volunteers, state employees, and staff who make the process so seamless!" Health and Human Service...

Outdoor dining program returning to Providence's Federal Hill Share Updated: 3:19 PM EDT Apr 10, 2021 Steven Senne In this file photo, patrons lower their masks while dining in an outdoor seating area in Providence, R.I., Monday, May 18, 2020. (AP Photo) SOURCE: Steven Senne Share Updated: 3:19 PM EDT Apr 10, 2021 A popular outdoor dining program in the city of Providence is returning next month."Al Fresco on the Hill" will start May 14, and Federal Hill's iconic restaurants will be able to expand dining space onto Atwells A...