Block Island scallop season opens Nov. 7, and this year the residents-only rule gets enforced
Bay scallops open in the Great Salt Pond on Nov. 7. The town is writing the state's no-nonresidents rule onto…
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Town-by-town coverage of South County, Rhode Island.
Bitumar’s October deadline has passed. Quonset neighbors are watching for the smell
Neighbors have sued Bitumar over asphalt odors from its Quonset terminal, DEM has fined the company, and North Kingstown says it will act if complaints continue into November.
By Paul Castellucci · · 3 min read
South Kingstown Police Chief Matthew Moynihan retires Nov. 4
Chief Matthew Moynihan's last day is Nov. 4, closing a career that ran from the State Police to Block Island…
Charlestown asks RIDOT for a field meeting on bike safety along Old Post Road
Charlestown's council voted to meet with RIDOT about signs and sharrows on Old Post Road, set a Nov. 9 liquor…
Narrow River dredging won’t happen this season, Narragansett’s town manager says
Narragansett has all three permits to dredge the mouth of the Narrow River, but without an earmark and with the…
Rhode Island’s $600 million in bond questions, and the pieces that land in South County
Voters will decide five state bond questions on Nov. 3. Here is what each would fund, what the borrowing costs,…
William and Danielle Turrell take over Sandy’s Fine Food Emporium, keeping it in the family
William Turrell first worked at Sandy's as a college student. Now he and his wife, Danielle, own the Post Road…
Westerly’s Tower Street Community Center opens with nursing classes first and a clinic to follow
The 8,000-square-foot center on the former Tower Street School site holds its ribbon-cutting Monday. Nursing assistant classes start Tuesday, and…
Block Island’s trail keepers say this was their hardest year
After a blizzard and a rainy growing season, The Nature Conservancy and Block Island Conservancy say they cannot keep up.…
Quonset Business Park by the numbers: 15,000 jobs, a new pier and almost no land left
North Kingstown's Quonset Business Park now counts 267 companies and 15,309 jobs, with seaglider, underwater-vehicle and food-aid factories rising. Its…