Rhode Island
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...
Blocks Is. Wind Farm Developers Begin Seafloor Survey
Share this Article On Block Island Times: Deepwater Wind has started a month-long marine survey off the shores of Block Island to collect data about the seafloor and the layers of soil below. The information collected will help determine...
Coastal Cleanup Draws Crowd to RI Beach
Share this Article On EastBayRI: The annual International Coastal Cleanup brought a crowd of workers to Barrington Beach last weekend. More than 50 people participated including Boy Scouts from Troop 55 in Riverside. Among the trash found, bagged and...
