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Fishing trip combines science and fun

(PROVIDENCE, RI) The Rhode Island Fish and Wildlife division would like to expand a program that combines gathering fish for scientific data with putting fresh food on the dinner tables of those in...

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Narragansett Suspends Talks with Deepwater Wind

The Narragansett Town Council Voted 5-0 to suspend talks with the offshore wind turbine developer, Deepwater Wind, until June.  The council felt its residents needed more time to vet a plan to run a...

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Deepwater Wind formalizes plan to bury Narragansett Transmission Line

Deepwater Wind has formalized plans to bury a transmission line underneath the town beach parking lot in Narragansett. The wind energy developer sent a revised plan to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

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South County Farm Added to National Register of Historic Places

Rhode Island is rich in historic sites.  Indeed, the state boasts more sites per square mile on the National Register of Historic Places than any other state in the country.  And, a new property has...

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Narragansett Town Council Meets With Deepwater Wind

In Narragansett, residents filled the Town Hall Wednesday to hear a question and answer session between the Town Council and the CEO of Deepwater Wind.  The meeting focused on a proposal to run a...

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Narragansetts Remember Smoke Shop Raid 10 Years Later

Sunday marked the 10th anniversary of the Narragansett Smoke Shop raid --- an event that turned into a brawl in which tribal members and state troopers were injured.  The tribe marked the occasion at...

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Deepwater Wind Pulls Application for Cable Connecting Wind Farm to Narragansett

Deepwater Wind is looking for a new location to connect its offshore wind farm to the mainland. The original plan was to run a line from its Block Island wind farm to Narragansett’s Town...

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TheEC: Air Conditioning at 102.7FM

Air conditioning.  Cool heaven for those who have it, blazing hell for those who don't.  It didn't used to be terribly common in broadcast engineering, but it's become moreso in the last ten years....

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Group Will Promote the Tasty Side of RI’s Economy at Waterfire

There will be a tent set up at Saturday’s Waterfire to educate residents about Rhode Island’s growing food sector. The tent will offer samples from a wide variety of locally made foods and beverages....

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URI to Unveil Multi-Million Dollar Fitness Center

The University of Rhode Island will unveil its new work-out center this week. A ribbon cutting ceremony will be held this week on the new Anna Fascitelli Fitness and Wellness Center.It’s located in the...

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ARRRR - Pirate Broadcast on 102.9FM

UPDATE 11/5: Thanks to a fellow engineer who informed me there is a pirate broadcasting on 102.9FM and that is likely the source of the interference people have reported (see below).  Quite possibly...

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Narragansett Town Officials React To URI Student Riot

Narragansett Town Manager Pamela Nolan says that an off-campus party attended by 800 to 1,000 University of Rhode Island students over the past weekend turned into a riot. Beer bottles were thrown and...

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URI Reviewing Student Conduct During Riot; Expulsions Possible

University of Rhode Island officials are reviewing police records of 20 students involved in a house party gone bad last weekend in Narragansett. URI vice president for student affairs Tom Dougan says...

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Public Forum: How Fisheries Are Adapting To Changes in Narragansett Bay

Rhode Island Public Radio’s Environmental Reporter, Ambar Espinoza will host a public forum and conversation on the changing fisheries in Narragansett Bay.This forum will be broadcast live on Thursday,...

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Governor Checks In With Coastal Towns After Blizzard

The Rhode Island coastline was hardest hit with high winds and power outages. That’s why Gov. Gina Raimondo decided to check-in with the town managers of South Kingstown and Narragansett, as Rhode...

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Battle With The Sea: Helping Salt Marshes Adapt To Rapidly Rising Seas

Rhode Island is losing salt marshes at an alarming rate. Scientists and coastal planners say this is one of the most pressing climate change impacts already facing the Ocean State. Salt marshes are...

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Special Election For South Kingstown, Narragansett Voters

Voters in Narragansett and South Kingstown will elect a new state representative Tuesday in House District 33. Four candidates are running to succeed former Representative Donald Lally, who left the...

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Narragansett Beach Reopens Following Mysterious Blast

Salty Brine Beach in Narragansett has reopened following a blast that occurred over the weekend. The event injured a 60-year beach goer, who has thrown by the blast into a rocky jetty. The woman...

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Group Will Promote the Tasty Side of RI’s Economy at Waterfire

There will be a tent set up at Saturday’s Waterfire to educate residents about Rhode Island’s growing food sector. The tent will offer samples from a wide variety of locally made foods and beverages....

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URI to Unveil Multi-Million Dollar Fitness Center

The University of Rhode Island will unveil its new work-out center this week. A ribbon cutting ceremony will be held this week on the new Anna Fascitelli Fitness and Wellness Center.It’s located in the...

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