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National Weather Service, Boston/Norton
Wakefield43°ClearNarragansett43°ClearWesterly39°ClearCharlestown41°ClearNorth Kingstown46°ClearBlock Island47°Clear

Marine, Block Island Sound: N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 2 ft.

Point Judith Tides High 6:47 am (3.5 ft) · Low 1:11 pm (-0.1 ft)

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South Kingstown

Main Street Wakefield: the mixed-use blocks and the gallery that anchor downtownFaith McNulty, the Wakefield writer who made readers care about animals

Narragansett

The Point Judith fleet today: how Rhode Island’s busiest fishing port worksFishermen’s Memorial State Park: a camping guide to the campground near Galilee

Westerly

What the summer season is worth to South County’s economyStarting a business in Washington County: the free help and the permits you need

Charlestown

Ninigret Pond and the breachways: who manages South County’s salt ponds

North Kingstown

Quonset Business Park by the numbers: 15,000 jobs, a new pier and almost no land left

Block Island

Ten years on, what the Block Island Wind Farm changed for South CountyGetting to Block Island: ferry options from Point Judith, Newport, New London and Montauk

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URI game day in Kingston: parking, tailgating and getting to Meade Stadium

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Kingston station: Amtrak, commuter rail and bus connections for South County

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Reading your Rhode Island Energy bill: supply, delivery and the help programs

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