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CHARLESTOWN — For one weekend every summer, Ninigret Park in Charlestown turns into an outdoor shopping mall like no other. Between the carousel, rotating bands constantly playing on the speakers, and one giant strip of local vendors, the...
A potential drowning in rip currents can have an unmistakable look from atop an oceanfront lifeguard chair. It’s also a situation in Rhode Island occurring far more often than a shark bite, but it can happen just as suddenly. From that high...
The plot of land that once was home to Curtis Corner Middle School in South Kingstown now has a new future after the old school building gets demolished. This week, the South Kingstown Town Council approved a major contract bid to move forward...
RICHMOND — The Washington County Fair is back. So is much of its past. The 60th Washington County Fair opened Wednesday for five days of livestock, country music, midway rides, competitions, and the agricultural traditions that have...
A week that included such lovelies as the return of heat advisories, a report that a company led by hubris had desecrated the moon, and word that the Homeland Insecurity Committee had voted, along party lines, of course, to hold the good...