Tag: Perry Raso
Matunuk Oyster Bar will reopen for outside dining on July 1
SOUTH KINGSTOWN – Weeks after a devastating fire, The Matunuk Oyster Bar will open for outdoor dining.
After receiving approvals from both the General Assembly...
Coming together to help a neighbor in need
News of the devastating fire that destroyed the Matunuck Oyster Bar on May 20 swept through the Rhode Island restaurant community as quickly as...
Fire Marshal: Blaze at Matunuck Oyster Bar likely accidental
SOUTH KINGSTOWN – Preliminary results of the investigation of the fire that ravaged the Matunuck Oyster Bar on May 20 suggest the cause of...
Foulkes takes lead over McKee in Q4 donations
Gov. Daniel J. McKee managed to persuade a pair of local unions to call off their planned pickets outside his fundraiser Monday night. But...
How the battle for a Barrington oyster farm upended the public...
Six years, countless meetings and one court battle later, Barrington resident Ed Troiano has finally secured the approval needed to open a half-acre oyster...
CRMC narrowly approves scaled-down version of Matunuck aquaculture farm
A half-decadelong dispute over an oyster and scallop farm in a South Kingstown pond was put to bed Tuesday, with coastal regulators narrowly approving...
New $2.45M oyster hatchery, research center breaks ground in South Kingstown
SOUTH KINGSTOWN - On a spit of land adjacent to the Matunuck Marina, a construction crew broke ground Tuesday for a new $2.45 million...
Coastal regulators again delay decision on controversial South Kingstown oyster farm
SOUTH KINGSTOWN – A five-year battle over a new oyster and scallop farm in a local saltwater pond isn’t over, with coastal regulators opting to...
CRMC subcommittee recommends denial of proposed South Kingstown oyster farm expansion
SOUTH KINGSTOWN – A drawn-out fight between South Kingstown residents and a prominent business owner seeking to expand his oyster farm may be nearing...
Stepping Up: Frontline Foods RI looks to help restaurants, feed health...
PROVIDENCE – Restaurant owner Perry Raso was already donating thousands of free meals through his restaurant Matunuck Oyster Bar in South Kingstown. His most recent delivery, though,...



















