Thursday, March 28, 2024

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SMOOTH SAILING? Improvements to Fort Adams needed to lure yacht races would be welcomed by Brad Read, pictured above at Sail Newport, located at the state park. /

Fort Adams upgrades are seen as the key to luring large-scale...

Infrastructure improvements needed to host America’s Cup preliminary races would center on Fort Adams State Park in Newport and could be financed through an...
GUIDED TOUR: Two adults take the audio tour at The Breakers. The Preservation Society created the adult tour in 2009 and now has a matching program for kids. /

The Breakers invites children to explore the Gilded Age through a...

The lavish elegance of The Breakers in Newport is so captivating and exceptional that it is hard to imagine anyone could fail to appreciate...

Nation’s secretaries of state meeting in Rhode Island for summer conference

PROVIDENCE – Secretary of State A. Ralph Mollis will host the 93rd annual summer conference of the National Association of Secretaries of State in...

Spiced Pear donating proceeds from menu favorite to Gulf Coast restoration

This summer will certainly be remembered for the Gulf Coast oil spill. The environmental disaster which seems to have no end permeates virtually every...
NEWPORT HAS LOST OUT in it's bid to host the next America's Cup race, which includes teams from countries across the world, many of them shown here in the fleet races from the 32nd America's Cup, which was held in Valencia, Spain. /

Newport loses race to host America’s Cup, San Francisco only U.S....

(Updated, 12:45 p.m.) PROVIDENCE – Although Newport no longer is in the running to host the 34th America’s Cup, the City by the Sea and...

National players looking at central Mass. site off turnpike for resort...

CHARLTON, Mass. – The identities of two companies interested in developing a resort casino in Massachusetts agreed to release their identities, the Worcester Telegram...
COMPLIMENTARY APPROACH: Narragansett chamber Executive Director Debbie Kelso in the beach pavilion. A new pavilion would have a “ripple effect” throughout town. /

Narragansett North Pavilion replacement on hold and businesses feel relieved

After the Narragansett Town Council quashed plans in June to build a new event facility at the town beach, some local businesses said the...

New trolley service links vacationers with beach, businesses and attractions

Year after year, Doug Brady’s staff at the Holiday Inn South County in South Kingstown had fielded the same questions from vacationers after they...
BRIDGING THE GAP: All traffic on Route 1 at the South Kingstown and Narragansett town line has been temporarily moved to northbound lanes while the R.I. Department of Transportation repairs two bridges. /

Route 1 bridge reconstruction in South County hits midpoint with few...

A project to rebuild two bridges supporting busy Route 1 in South County is about halfway complete, according to the R.I. Department of Transportation,...

Gambling expansion could raise crime risk at businesses with problem gamblers

Moves toward full-scale casino gambling in Rhode Island and Massachusetts could mean an increased risk that the region’s small businesses will fall victim to...
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