Bernard Georges is the founder of the non-profit New Bridges for Haitian Success , an organization to help Haitian immigrants in Rhode Island. Georges…
hurricane
Posted inArticle, Environment
Piping Plovers Could Be Harder To Find This Summer
Bird lovers may see a lot less of the Piping Plover on beaches in Rhode Island and around New England this summer. The little black-and-white shorebirds…
Posted inArticle, Environment, Politics
Salt Marsh Restoration Project Underway At John H. Chafee National Wildlife Refuge
Conservationists have kicked off a project this week to shore up thirty acres of salt marsh at the John H. Chafee National Wildlife Refuge. It’s one of…
Posted inArticle, Environment
Haitian Community In RI Raising Money For Hurricane Relief
Rhode Islanders are struggling to get calls through to friends and family in Haiti in the aftermath of Hurricane Matthew. Bernard Georges, who…
Posted inArticle, Environment
Hurricane Matthew Could Miss Rhode Island, National Weather Service Reports
Rhode Island may feel only limited effects from Hurricane Matthew. The Category 3 storm left a trail of damage in Haiti and was moving toward the…
Posted inArticle, Environment
Hazardous Weather Outlook Issued For ‘Post-Tropical’ Storm Hermine
The storm, Hermine, which made landfall last week has been downgraded from a category one hurricane, to a tropical storm, to what’s called a post…
Posted inArticle, Arts And Culture, Education, Environment
RIPR In The Classroom: Battle With The Sea
Listenwise helps teachers use stories from their local public radio station with students in their classrooms. Working with RIPR we identify relevant…
Posted inArticle, Business, Education, Environment, Politics
Democratic Fundraiser And Party Leader Mark Weiner Passes Away At 62
Update: Bill Clinton and Rev. Jesse Jackson to attend Weiner funeral Tuesday at Temple Beth-El in Providence at 11 a.m. Mark Weiner of East Greenwich,…
Posted inArticle, Business, Environment, Health, Politics
In RI, Green Party Presidential Candidate Jill Stein On Her Platform And White House Race
The doctor-turned-politician from Massachusetts is running for a second time as the Green Party presidential candidate.
Posted inArticle, Environment
Battle With The Sea: Rising Tides Threaten Historic Properties
Many of Rhode Island’s 18th century buildings have survived a number of coastal storms in the past: the Great September Gale of 1815, the 1938 Hurricane…
