Representatives from 10 different cities head to Rhode Island this week to find out how Providence provides afterschool programs. They’re interested in…
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Challenges Remain For The Narragansett Bay Watershed
Narragansett Bay and its watershed are getting healthier, but more work to clean them up lies ahead, according to the fifth annual Watershed Counts…
One Square Mile Burrillville: Historic Harrisville, An Audio Walking Tour
Want to take a trip through history with your own personal tour guide? Or better yet, want to send some relatives visiting for the holidays on an advent…
One Square Mile Burrillville: Return To Spring Lake
This week, we bring you the sights and sounds of Burrillville, Rhode Island, with our occasional series One Square Mile. Today we head to Spring Lake,…
One Square Mile Burrillville: Opposition Against Proposed Power Plant Gathers Steam
Burrillville has become the unlikely epicenter for controversy over natural gas. The town is home to a natural gas-fired power plant, two pipelines, and…
One Square Mile Burrillville: Zambarano’s Roots Run Deep
As part of our series One Square Mile: Burrillville, we’re taking you on an insider’s tour of a venerable Burrillville institution, Zambarano Hospital….
One Square Mile Burrillville: Holding On To History At The Hockey Rink
Hockey runs deep in Burrillville. The town’s junior hockey league started in the early 1950s making it one of the oldest youth hockey leagues in the…
God’s Chosen In College Football? You’ll Be Surprised
Everybody has heard of Notre Dame. You know, South Bend, the Fighting Irish, Knute Rockne, The Four Horsemen, Frank Leahy, Paul Hornung, Ara Parseghian,…
Warwick Mayor Avedisian To Attend Coastal Flooding Summit
Warwick Mayor Scott Avedisian heads to New Hampshire this weekend for a summit on coastal flooding and sea level rise.
TGIF: 20 Things to Know About Rhode Island Politics & Media
Happy mid-October and thanks for stopping by for my weekly column. Your tips and thoughts are always welcome via email, and you can follow me through…

