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,…
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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 to South Kingstown. A charter question on the police chief's authority is on the…
By Nora Sheehan · · 3 min read
Main Street Wakefield: the mixed-use blocks and the gallery that anchor downtown
Wakefield's compact downtown has long combined storefronts with apartments and offices upstairs. The mix, and a pioneering artists' cooperative around…
Faith McNulty, the Wakefield writer who made readers care about animals
From her farm in Wakefield, Faith McNulty wrote about whooping cranes, bats and woodchucks, and about a Michigan woman whose…
URI game day in Kingston: parking, tailgating and getting to Meade Stadium
Fall Saturdays bring crowds to the University of Rhode Island's Kingston campus for Rams football. Here is how to plan…
Kingston station: Amtrak, commuter rail and bus connections for South County
South County is on the Northeast Corridor, with Amtrak stops in West Kingston and Westerly and commuter rail at Wickford…
Matunuck’s eroding shore: bulkheads, sand and the road at the water’s edge
Along Matunuck Beach Road, the ocean has moved steadily closer to homes, businesses and the town road. The response has…
How Rhode Island’s coastal council decides what owners can build against erosion
When the ocean threatens a house or road, owners often want a seawall. Rhode Island's Coastal Resources Management Council decides…
How a South County town budget is built, from council workshops to voter approval
Every spring, councils and school committees work through budgets that set property tax rates. The process differs by town, and…
Tavern Hall in Kingston: the 1738 house and the club that has kept it for more than a century
The Tavern Hall Club was founded in 1911 to bring Kingston villagers and the faculty of the young state college…