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...
View ArticleNarragansett 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...
View ArticleDeepwater 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.
View ArticleSouth 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...
View ArticleNarragansett 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...
View ArticleNarragansetts 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...
View ArticleDeepwater 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...
View ArticleTheEC: 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....
View ArticleGroup 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....
View ArticleURI 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...
View ArticleARRRR - 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...
View ArticleNarragansett 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...
View ArticleURI 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...
View ArticlePublic 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,...
View ArticleGovernor 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...
View ArticleBattle 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...
View ArticleSpecial 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...
View ArticleNarragansett 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...
View ArticleGroup 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....
View ArticleURI 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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