It’s been months since the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission released its latest report on how lobsters are faring in the Atlantic Coast. But…
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Review: ‘Skull In Connemara’ Offers Black Comedy At The Gamm
Pawtucket’s Gamm Theatre is currently doing the Irish play “A Skull in Connemara.” It’s a work infrequently done, certainly not as often as playwright…
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RI Osprey Population Continues To Flourish
As spring weather returns to the Rhode Island area, so will the growing population of osprey, a type of coastal bird. The Audubon Society of Rhode…
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Federal Money Released For Fishermen Affected By 2013 Groundfish Disaster
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has issued Rhode Island a new wave of federal money to help fishermen affected by the groundfish dis…
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Scott MacKay Commentary: The Rhode Islander Pushing Bernie Sanders Message
Rhode Islander Tad Devine is the chief messenger for insurgent Bernie Sanders presidential campaign. RIPR political analyst Scott MacKay caught up with…
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To Protect Wildlife And Scenic Views, Power Lines Going Underground
Crews will break ground later this month on a project to bury utility lines in Middletown, near Sachuest Point. Three Aquidneck Island nonprofit groups …
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Scott MacKay’s New Hampshire Primary Analysis
The only sure element of the 2016 presidential sweepstakes, in the aftermath of the New Hampshire primary , is that both Democrats and Republicans now …
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The Environment In The Governor’s Budget
Gov. Gina Raimondo’s proposed budget devotes about 1.1 percent of all state spending to the state’s two major environmental agencies: the Department of …
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Politics Was Buddy’s Sport, But He Led Cheers For Others
Buddy Cianci, the longest serving mayor in the history of Providence, 21 years, and one of the most colorful and controversial politicians in the histor…
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Feds Expand Protected Critical Habitats For Right Whales
NOAA Fisheries has expanded protected habitats for the North Atlantic right whales by more than sixfold, from about 4,500 nautical miles to nearly 30,00…
