On the northern tip of an island surrounded by river, marsh and sea, a few dozen volunteers sink shovels into a mound of sand, digging 10,000 holes to…
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Providence Teen Drowns In Massachusetts Pond
A Providence teen who drowned in a North Attleborough pond Sunday afternoon has been identified. 16-year-old Jonathan Lozada was on a family outing at…
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RIDEM, Save The Bay Start Final Phase Of North Kingstown Dam Removal Project
A dam removal project in North Kingstown is almost complete.
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New Bedford Sprays Pesticides To Protect Against Mosquito-Borne Illnesses
New Bedford is taking precaution against diseases spread by mosquitoes. State health officials, a part of the Bristol County Mosquito Control Project,…
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Asylum Seeker In Sanctuary Sells Pierogies To Support Family And Quell Anxiety
On a recent morning, Irida Kakhtiranova was rolling out a ball of dough on the metallic table in the Unitarian church kitchen in Northampton,…
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In Heat Wave, Dangers For The Homeless
With daytime heat indexes soaring into the 90s, homeless residents are finding it hard to get respite from the baking heat. Their primary concerns…
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RI Officials Release First-Ever Statewide Plan For Responding To Climate Change
A new statewide strategy to prepare Rhode Island for climate change was released Monday.
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Scott MacKay Commentary: Bristol’s 233rd Fourth of July Celebration
Narragansett Bay is alive with sails, the spectacular sunsets burst into pink and plum streaks and fireworks flash and linger across the night sky.
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Local Environmentalists Praise US Senate Farm Bill
The U.S. Senate passed its version of the 2018 Farm Bill on Friday, and local environmentalists say it’s better than the version that recently came out…
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TGIF: 20 Things To Know About Rhode Island Politics & Media
Summer is here, the General Assembly has adjourned and the political news keeps coming fast and furious. So thanks for stopping by for my weekly column….