McKee taps podiatric surgeon for R.I. coastal management council, renewing debate over volunteer board
Governor McKee selects a doctor who has served on the Barrington Harbor Commission. Save the Bay says it highlights need to ...
Why is a foot doctor being considered for a seat on RI's embattled coastal council? What we know.
A Barrington foot doctor is on track to fill one of several vacancies on the powerful state coastal council after getting ...
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Is a foot doctor qualified to be a coastal regulator? Rhode Island’s governor says yes.
Rhode Island Gov. Dan McKee’s latest nominee to a state council that regulates the coast is renewing calls for reform. Michael Reuter, a podiatrist who has spent time on the Barrington Harbor ...
Freedom to Read Act gets support from Rhode Island authors and librarians
The Freedom to Read Act is described as a comprehensive bill meant to promote free expression and access of information by ...
Rhode Islanders didn’t just burn the Gaspee, they torched British tea weeks before the American Revolution began
Occurring on March 2, 1775 — 48 days before the first shots rang out at Lexington and Concord — Rhode Islanders set British ...
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Safe Harbor Marinas, owner of multiple RI boatyards, sold to Blackstone private equity
Private equity giant Blackstone has acquired Safe Harbor Marinas, which bought up 14 Rhode Island marinas in just three years, raising eyebrows in the local boating community. The sale price was $ ...
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New bill would combat efforts to ban and censor books in R.I.
Since 2021 there have been over 30 book challenges in Rhode Island. In fighting these lawsuits, schools and libraries across the state are being forced to use precious financial resources that would ...
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Pride and sadness: Meet the grand marshal of the Hilton Head Island St. Patrick’s Day Parade
Columnist David Lauderalde introduces you to Diane Reilley who is proud to be the grand marshal on Sunday but also thinking ...
RI marina operator Safe Harbor sold for nearly $6 billion
NEWPORT, R.I. (WPRI) — Blackstone Infrastructure is expanding its portfolio by acquiring Safe Harbor Marinas for $5.65 billion. Safe Harbor owns and operates 138 marinas nationwide, including 11 in ...
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Taylor Swift’s favorite vacation spots: Bahamas, Rhode Island and more
Swift and the Kansas City Chiefs star jetted off to the Bahamas’ Harbour Island for a well ... $17.75 million vacation home in Watch Hill, Rhode Island, which she has since made a safe haven ...
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Delaware Pilots’ new launch features a full suite of Furuno USA electronics
The new Chesapeake class launch Pennsylvania, recently delivered to the Pilots’ Association of the Bay and River Delaware by ...