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To stay afloat, RI Baptist Churches Association puts 300-acre camp in Exeter up for sale
EXETER – For decades, the Canonicus Camp and Conference Center on 300 bucolic acres has hosted religious retreats, innumerable summer camp programs and fall festivals. But its future is less certain now that its owners, the American Baptist Churches of Rhode Island, made the “difficult decision” to sell the property. The Rev. Courtny...
Blessing of the Fleet Road Race kicks off in Narragansett
NARRAGANSETT, R.I. — Bibs, t-shirts and water were all on the race day check list for 4,000 runners and walkers taking part in the annual Blessing of the Fleet Road Race in Narragansett. “So excited to be here. We have done it before,” Rebecca O’Keefe said. “Nervous,...
Narrow River needs dredging, Narragansett needs sand – can each solve the other’s problem?
NARRAGANSETT – On a mild afternoon recently, a small crew boarded a pontoon boat at the Mettatuxet Yacht Club and set off to survey the Pettaquamscutt River, locally known as the Narrow River. It didn’t take long for the crew to start pointing out things that were wrong in the water. The color...
RIDOH says Kent County YMCA swim area is safe for recreation
WARWICK, R.I. (WLNE) — The Rhode Island Department of Health said it is recommending reopening the swimming area at Kent County YMCA. RIDOH said that bacteria counts in the water have returned to safe levels. A full list of closed beaches in Rhode Island can be found here.
First-year Woonsocket Connie Mack baseball team begins playoffs next Monday night
COVENTRY – The Woonsocket Connie Mack baseball team did its best to climb out of an early four-run deficit in its matchup with Coventry on Monday night at Paine Field, but the hosts held on for a 4-2 victory that dropped Woonsocket’s record to 3-6. Coventry pitcher Griffin Frenze tossed a four-hitter, with two of the hits coming from Woonsocket’s youngest player, Tyler Zapata. In the top of the fifth, Dan Delmonico led off with a double and came home on a single to left by Zapata, and in the sixth, C.J. Singleton drove in Jordan Furtado with a two-out line single to left.
Here's what's happening around Warwick
July 27 & 28 Coffee and Cars will be on Sat., July 27, from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. and on Sun., July 28, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., at Rock Point Park, 1 Rocky Point Ave., Warwick. Coffee available from The Coffee Grinder and food from a variety of favorite food trucks. Show Car entry fee is $35 per car. All proceeds benefit Hasbro Children’s Hospital. The event is free to the public.
Celebrating 25 years, ‘Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat’ at Hendricken Summer Stage
“Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat,” the opening production of the Summer Stage at Bishop Hendricken 25 years ago returns to the stage this week – July 25-28 - in the Dr. Daniel S. Harrop Theater. The production features a five-show run with performances: Thursday, July 25 at...
Rhode Island punches its ticket to the Little League Softball World Series
BRISTOL, Conn. — The girls from Cranston Western are going to the World Series. Rhode Island’s Little League Softball all-stars, simply put, are the best in New England. A rout of Connecticut in their regional opener was not to be outdone by a curtain-call shutout against Maine. And a comeback win against Massachusetts had the 11- and 12-year-old all-stars one triumph away from the World Series in Greenville, North Carolina. ...
RIDEM says West Nile Virus found in mosquito sample
PAWTUCKET, Mass. (WLNE) — The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management said that the first positive case of West Nile Virus was found in a mosquito sample in the state. The sample was collected in Pawtucket on July 15, and no cases of Eastern Equine Encephalitis were found in...
Maine & Rhode Island Artists Receive 2024 Rebecca Blunk Fund Awards
(Boston, MA) The New England Foundation for the Arts is pleased to announce the 2024 awardees of the Rebecca Blunk Fund: Shey Rivera Rios of Providence, RI, and Sarah Sockbeson of Kingfield, ME. Each recipient receives $5,000 in unrestricted funding. In 2014, NEFA established The Rebecca Blunk Fund in memory...
To decarbonize, New England is betting big on offshore wind. Can it deliver?
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Dozens of hard hats and yellow safety vests were neatly placed on folding chairs. A giant American flag hung from the rafters of a hangar-sized fabrication building. And cellophane-wrapped cookies with blue icing spelling out “Revolution Wind, powered by Ørsted and Eversource,” added the final celebratory touch. After a rough year for...
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