We’re breathing a sigh of relief here in southern New England, now that we have emerged from some of the coldest weather we’ve had here in years. Sunday…
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Battling Ice On A New Bedford Fishing Boat
The normally bustling docks along New Bedford harbor were practically deserted Tuesday as an arctic cold front kept some boats off the water.
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For One Woman, A Complicated Desire To Preserve Racist Emblems
Monuments to the Confederacy have become sites of renewed controversy in recent months. But not all acts of confrontation and reconciliation occur in…
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Researchers Develop Scales To Measure Snowfall In Real Time
As forecasters keep an eye on low pressure that could bring snow to Rhode Island and Massachusetts later this week, Researchers at the University of New…
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Tom Morgan, 75, Remembered As A Gifted Raconteur
Thomas Morgan, a longtime former Providence Journal reporter who was beloved by his colleagues and widely appreciated by readers, has died at age 75….
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In New England, Gone Are The Days When Septic Can Be Out Of Sight, Out Of Mind
About half of New England’s households are on septic systems, the highest proportion in the country. For decades, most conventional systems have done a…
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Shellfish Harvesters, Scientists Wrestle With ‘Unprecedented’ Closures Amid Toxic Algae Bloom
A new threat to New England’s shellfish industry seems to be establishing itself more firmly, and regulators are trying to stay ahead of potentially…
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Deepwater Wind’s Solar Project In Connecticut Clears Key Regulatory Hurdle
A massive solar project in Simsbury, Connecticut is now one step closer to becoming one of New England’s largest clean-energy projects.
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UMass Dartmouth Engineers Work To Advance Wave Energy Science
Researchers at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth have been working to develop devices and computer codes that would help harness wave energy…
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Top 10 Stories Of 2017
We’re counting down the top 10 local news stories of 2017. Each day, we’ll post a new story. And we’ll reveal RIPR’s top story of 2017 on New Year’s Day.
