Rehoboth native serves aboard USS Bonhomme Richard in Australia JONATHAN FLEET BRISBANE, Australia (July 29, 2017) Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Jonathan Fleet, from Rehoboth, Mass., mans a MK38 25mm machine gun system during sea and anchor detail aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) as the ship arrives in Brisbane. Bonhomme […]

Raimondo Signs Automatic Voter Registration Legislation Governor Gina M. Raimondo, joined by Secretary of State Nellie M. Gorbea, U.S. Congressman David N. Cicilline, State Representative??David A. Coughlin and State??Senator Gayle L. Goldin, hosted a ceremonial bill signing of legislation making Rhode Island the ninth state in the nation to implement automatic voter registration.?? “We must […]

OLD COLONY MODEL RAILROAD CLUB 17th ANNUAL MODEL RAILROAD SHOW AND SALE Taunton Holiday Inn, Myles Standish Industrial Park, Exit 9 from Route 495. September 24, 2017, 10:00am – 3:30pm.?? Adults $5.00, children under 12/scouts in uniform free.?? Contact Dennis Ingalls, (508) 285-3963, email dingalls@comcast.net.

Pickles and Beer August 17 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm Event This is our first installment of our Farm-to-Feast series. Come down to our Farmhouse kitchen and learn how to make your own pickles, using cucumbers and herbs grown right here at Sandywoods Farm. While you slice and dice, feast on pickles, pretzels, some […]

Turtles and Hawks and Early Autumn Walks! Franklin, Audubon’s Eastern Box Turtle Audubon Society of Rhode Island September 2017 Programs and Events for Children and Families Bring the kids for Raptor Weekend and get up close with eagles, owls, falcons and other amazing birds of prey. Talons Harris’s Hawk with kids by Hope Foley Let […]

The Narragansett Baykeeper testifies for your right to fish in Cranston ?? MIKE JARBEAU By Mike Jarbeau, Narragansett Baykeeper On Monday night, the Cranston City Council approved an ordinance that prohibits fishing from substantial part of the public access site at the end of Ocean Avenue, located adjacent to the Rhode Island Yacht Club. According […]

Pawtucket’s Receivership Program Moves Forward to Combat Blight PAWTUCKET ??? Mayor Donald R. Grebien announced that the City placed the first round of abandoned and problem properties into receivership. With the help and support of the City Council to strengthen the ordinances, the receivership program was established to ensure cleaner, safer neighborhoods for our residents, […]

Rhode Island Public Radio hires new Health Reporter, Lynn Arditi. PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Providence Journal health care reporter Lynn Arditi, will join Rhode Island Public Radio as the new Health Reporter, effective Aug. 15, the radio station announced Friday. Arditi joins RIPR after more than three decades as a reporter, including 28 years at The […]