Westerly Sun: The town is seeking a permit to dredge Ninigret Pond in an effort to alleviate sedimentation while also nourishing Charlestown Town Beach with the dredged material, according to the U.S. Army Corps of...

Bosun’s Marine of Cape Cod and Boston will hold in-water new and used boat demonstrations this weekend, July 21-22, in Falmouth and Charlestown. Demos are by appointment only. You can reserve a time and date HERE. Available brands include:...

Boston Globe: It’s a long way from those futuristic, high-tech assignments the Navy celebrates in its recruiting advertisements on television, bristling with lasers, sonar, and mammoth battleships. The 214-year-old USS Constitution, Old Ironsides, is wind-powered. Its cannons haven’t fired...

The following article and interview appears on the NOAA Fisheries Service website’s “Voices from the Waterfront’ page. Ann and Capt. Richard Cook of Charlestown, Rhode Island, sell locally caught, fresh seafood at Rhode Island and Connecticut farmers markets, restaurants...

Dredging of the Charlestown breachway basin and relief channel in Ninigret Pond wrapped up in early March. According to Ocean House Marina owner Rob Lyons, the 2-month project cost $954,000 and came in under budget. Ocean House has produced...

Ocean House Marina in Charlestown, Rhode Island, is holding an Open House on April 28 and 29. The event will be a great way for boaters to see the marina and check out Ocean House’s boat lines. These include:...

The Coast Guard rescued 5 people on Saturday afternoon (October 15) after their 17’ center console capsized outside Rhode Island’s Charlestown Breachway. Coast Guard officials said that the boat was swamped by a wave near the breachway just before...

BoatingLocal received word over the weekend that a 49-pound, 1-ounce red drum was landed in Charlestown, Rhode Island, on Saturday, July 30. The huge drum, rare for these waters, was taken by Brad Thompson of Gales Ferry, Connecticut, who...

If you haven’t winterized and stored your boat by the end of October, you’re probably one of those anglers who keep hoping the season’s not over yet. Well, it’s not over, not by a long shot. I can’t vouch...

Capt. Ryan Sansoucy has a love-hate relationship with Rhode Island’s Ninigret Pond. On one hand he has a deep affection for this fertile estuary and its winding creeks and fish-filled flats. On the other, he can’t stand to witness...