After 10 books, over 2,500 columns, and nearly 50 years of writing it, some things bear repeating. This week revisits a column from three decades ago about how to prep ..read more

Narragansett’s Maury Loontjens Memorial Library has secured a $260,000 loan from the Rhode Island Infrastructure Bank through the Efficient Buildings Fund for an energ ..read more

Though this past weekend brought the first real signs of spring in the form of sunshine, daffodils, and the shedding of winter coats, there is no denying that 2024 got ..read more

I guess the only New England accent that is poked fun at more than the shared colloquialism of New Hampshire Yankees and South County Swampers is the high-fallutin’ so ..read more

It also remains a signature legislative item for Louise Bishop, who oversees the SCTC and promotes South County as a tourist destination. Bishop needs to be heard on this matter ..read more

Nonetheless, the importance surrounds all of their efforts and their energies to keep those businesses going and growing. They help define a community, give it a special look and feel, they provide the economic centerpiece for employment and provide revenue in different ways for the local tax base ..read more

As we in North Kingstown honor the extraordinary career of a retiring police chief and celebrate the appointment of his replacement, Chief John Urban, an officer who has already had an exemplary career, I thought it was appropriate to take a gander at the 83-year-old story of the fine police department we have in the community today ..read more

Visually, it’s stunning, with an imaginative set and costumes. There is live music, and it’s lovely. Moreover, it’s safe to say there couldn’t be a funnier performance than this one ..read more

It is a frigid day in March. The rain pours steadily from the storming sky, a violent gust of wind blows, the rain moving with it like a blanket being picked up and shook out. The waves at Salty Brine Beach in Narragansett are quick whitecaps, the sand makes tiny windblown patterns up by the dunes. It feels like the world has gone mad, and the storm will never cease. This, to the dedicated, is the perfect day to go for a swim ..read more

Initially planned for a nine-month to year-long renovation in the summer of 2020, it stretched to four years as she and business partner Mike Virgilio found more reasons to proceed slowly and preserve historical parts of the old station at 145 Boon Street ..read more