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PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — The 114-foot barge that sank in the Providence River seven years ago is now going to be removed. The R.I. Department of Environmental Management (DEM) announced Monday that work to remove the crane-topped barge will begin this week. The 150-ton MG Marine Barge sank into the river during a nor’easter in … Read More

Save The Bay opens registration for statewide BayCamps Registration for Rhode Island’s only week-long, Narragansett Bay-based summer camp opens today – Tuesday, January 7! Save The Bay’s BayCamps invite young explorers in grades K-12 to spend their summer along Rhode Island’s coast, learning about local waters, species, and habitats while taking an educational dive into … Read More

The multifaceted Newport attraction is now open Thursday through Monday, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. When you visit Save The Bay’s Hamilton Family Aquarium, you embark on a journey through the fascinating and diverse habitats of Narragansett Bay–home to a unique group of animals and plants that have evolved to survive perfectly under a … Read More

PROVIDENCE — The state’s coastal regulating agency is already starting the new year on the wrong foot. The Coastal Resources Management Council quietly announced last month that longtime council member and Little Compton resident Donald Gomez was resigning. Gomez, who prior to his professional retirement worked as an electric engineer for the Navy in Newport, … Read More

Newport Seal Tours, Live improv with The Bit Players, Aquidneck Growers Market, Guded Sea-Bird Walk, and more. Discover all that’s happening, new, and to do in and around Newport County, Rhode Island, this weekend, Friday, January 3 – 5, 2025. Friday, January 3 Things To Do 10 am: Baby Playtime at Newport Public Library 10 am: Beneath The … Read More

Through the committed actions of Rhode Islanders, Narragansett Bay is cleaner and healthier today than it was in 1975. But as we turn the corner to 2025, Narragansett Bay faces persistent challenges that threaten a swimmable, fishable Bay accessible to all. Save The Bay urges Rhode Islanders to support three initiatives in the coming year … Read More

Pull out your bucket list, add some of the best things to do in Rhode Island in 2025, and make it your most memorable year yet. I’ve never been one to make resolutions at the dawn of a New Year, usually because I find it difficult to keep the momentum going, especially when life is … Read More

BRISTOL, R.I. — Despite local concerns about the proposed development’s potential to exacerbate neighborhood flooding and the damage it will cause to wetland habitat, a Gooding Avenue hotel project that has been hanging around since 2013 recently received state approval to move ahead. In a Dec. 6 letter to the developer, Middletown-based KenDan LLC, the state Department of … Read More