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Save the Bay collects 21,662 pounds of trash from RI coastline PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — Between September and November 2024, volunteers from Save the Bay collected 114,914 pieces of trash from Rhode Island’s shores. All those pieces of trash add up to 21,662 pounds. According to a new report released by Save the Bay on Friday, beverage containers … Read More

Welcome 2025! I’d like to share a few “shoutouts” to some who helped make the start of the 2024- ’25 school year an awesome one in grade five at Thompson Middle School. The first few shoutouts go to: -Save the Bay. Students learned so much on our bay experience cruise, and many got their first … Read More

Recovered pieces of the crane-topped barge, which sank in 2017, will be used to build “community-informed art and amenities,” officials say. PROVIDENCE — Work will begin this week to remove a 114-foot abandoned Navy barge that has been submerged in the Providence River for more than seven years, with the aim to repurpose some of its materials … Read More

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) — The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) will begin removal of the crane-topped, derelict barge in the Providence River this week, according to DEM. The project to remove the 400,000 pounds of marine debris, in the river since 2017, will be funded by a $1.5 million grant from the National … Read More

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