Rhode Island
RI’s Weekapaug Bridge Closed
Share this Article On The Weekapaug Bridge on Atlantic Avenue in Westerly, Rhode Island, will remain closed for 2 months while a new bridge is installed over the breachway. The new bridge will be built using accelerated construction methods,...
Restored Wooden Boats for Sale from IYRS
Share this Article On Students at the International Yacht Restoration School (IYRS), based in Newport and Bristol, Rhode Island, restore and sell classic wooden boats so that they can be used and cherished. Funds raised from the sale of...
Bowen’s Wharf Seafood Festival Coming Up
Share this Article On Don’t miss the 21st annual Bowen’s Wharf Seafood Festival, coming up October 15 and 16 in Newport, Rhode Island. The festival will feature fresh seafood, continuous live music and fun for the whole family, all...
Swordfishing Film at Block Island Historical Society
Share this Article On Elwin Dodge and other island fishermen will provide live commentary during the viewing of a 1926 film about swordfishing at the 2011 Annual Meeting of the Block Island Historical Society. Information: Meeting: Monday, October 10,...
Herreshoff Museum Receives Grant for After-School Boat Program
Share this Article On The Herreshoff Marine Museum/America’s Cup Hall of Fame announced that the Collectors Foundation of Traverse City, Michigan, awarded a $10,000 matching grant to the museum to run an after-school program teaching classic boat repair...
Contaminants Found in Narragansett Bay
Share this Article On Jamestown Press: A researcher at the University of Rhode Island has found low levels of hazardous compounds in the waters of Narragansett Bay. Associate Professor of Chemical Oceanography Rainer Lohmann said that while these compounds...
Block Islanders Favor Wind Farm, Poll Shows
Share this Article On Block Island Times: A recently conducted poll commissioned by the Block Island Land Trust showed a majority of the island support the construction of an offshore wind farm off Block Island’s southern coast with a...
Sakonnet River Channel Reopened
Share this Article On EastBayRI.com reports that the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) has reopened the center channel under the old Sakonnet River Bridge. The reopening took place this past weekend, when work barges were removed from below...
Menhaden Fishery Meeting Tonight
Share this Article On The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission will hold a public hearing on the management of the menhaden fishery at 6:00 p.m. this evening, October 5, at the URI Bay Campus, Corless Auditorium, South Ferry Road...
Program to Focus on Block Island Sea Level Rise
Share this Article On Block Island Times: The effects of changing weather patterns and the projected rise in the sea level on Block Island will be the focus of a program on climate change Saturday, October 8, at 4...
