Before the Ocean State’s Constitution gets around to mentioning freedom of the press, freedom of speech or the right to bear arms, it enshrines the concept of “shore privileges.” “The people shall continue to enjoy and freely exercise all the rights of fishery and the privileges of the shore,” reads Article 1, Section 17, “including […]
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Posted inEnvironment, Local, South County Bureau
Rhode Island beaches hosted tiny gelatinous visitors this summer: salps
This summer, beachgoers across Rhode Island noticed something a little different in the water: tiny gelatinous blobs – smaller than a marble – floating in the waves and washing up onshore. But these squishy spheres were not jellyfish. Instead, they’re a different sea creature, called salps. “They’re a zooplankton,” according to Sean Colin, a professor […]
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House commission set to look for solutions to Rhode Island’s eroding beaches
As rising seas and stronger storms, due at least in part to climate change, are carrying off tons of sand from Rhode Island beaches, a legislative commission tasked with developing ways to slow beach erosion met at the State House for the first time on Monday. Some of the hardest hit areas in the state […]
Posted inLocal, Shoreline Access, South County Bureau
Judge sides with property owners in blow to new shoreline access law
A Rhode Island Superior Court judge says the state’s new shoreline access law has resulted in the unconstitutional taking of private beachfront property without just compensation to landowners. In two decisions filed Friday, Associate Justice Sarah Taft-Carter denied Rhode Island Attorney General Peter Neronha’s motion to throw out cases brought by property owners in South […]
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Coronavirus Is Here, And RI Summer Homes Are Filling Up
The coronavirus has some summer residents heading to their Rhode Island second homes earlier than usual.
Posted inArticle, Politics
TGIF: 20 Things To Know About Rhode Island Politics & Media
Now that we political junkies have spent a year or so obsessing about the Rhode Island primary, there’s just a bit more than seven weeks until Rhode…
Posted inEducation, Environment, Episode
Ready Or Not: Remembering The 1938 Hurricane, 80 Years Later
Rhode Island and the South Coast recently experienced the aftermath of Hurricane Florence — nothing too major, just a few inches of rain. However, this…
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Hurricane Florence Expected To Impact Area Beaches
Rip currents and high surf are expected to hit Rhode Island and Southeastern Massachusetts starting as early as Wednesday night, while Hurricane…
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RI Marks 17th Anniversary of 9/11 Attacks
On September 11, 2001, a series of four coordinated terrorist attacks against the U.S. killed nearly 3,000 people. On Tuesday, the Naval War College in…
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Harley-Davidson Riders Steer Through Trump And Primary Voting
Rhode Island’s primary election is Wednesday, and we’ve been talking to voters to find out how Trump’s presidency may impact the local election. One…
