When you start from scratch like we did with Grey Sail in 2011, it’s really important to go in with no ego.You have to realize quickly that you Read more...
R.I. Infrastructure Bank to talk local, state needs at summit next month
PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island Infrastructure Bank will host its third annual Infrastructure Summit on Sept. 26 at the R.I. Convention Center in Read more...
Five municipalities save $560K by refinancing bonds through R.I. Infrastructure Bank
PAWTUCKET – Five municipalities recently saved $559,826 by refinancing bonds through the R.I. Infrastructure Bank. The refinancing of Drinking Water Read more...
She says Miss America’s Outstanding Teen pageant and Scouting are a perfect match
A self-proclaimed “nerdy, camp-loving” Scout competing in this week’s Miss America’s Outstanding Teen competition wants to prove that Scouting and Read more...
Scouts’ Camp Yawgoog welcomes girls, and they feel right at home
ROCKVILLE — On a sweltering afternoon at the Yawgoog Scout Reservation, campers from Scout Troops 7 and 77 in Warwick are gathered under the trees, Read more...
Food facility in Quonset Business Park expected to add 250 jobs
NORTH KINGSTOWN -- A new fresh processing facility and culinary innovation center is under construction at Quonset Business Park and will add 250 jobs Read more...
Local girls make camp history
HOPKINTON, R.I. (WPRI) — Move over boys!After 105 seasons, Camp Yawgoog Boy Scouts summer camp made a historic move.They welcomed their first Read more...
All-girl Scout troop takes first camping trip
CUMBERLAND – Last week, Troop 1 Arnold Mills in Cumberland, which celebrated its centennial this year, sent its newly formed, first-ever girls troop Read more...
Scouts’ Camp Yawgoog welcomes girls, and they feel right at home
ROCKVILLE — On a sweltering afternoon at the Yawgoog Scout Reservation, campers from Scout Troops 7 and 77 in Warwick are gathered under the trees, Read more...
Streetlight changeover starting soon; downtown first
PAWTUCKET – The city’s new streetlights, set to be installed beginning in mid-August, will bring brighter light to local streets and financial savings Read more...
Ahold Delhaize company purchases yet-to-be-launched food-processing plant at Quonset
NORTH KINGSTOWN – Infinity Fresh Kitchen, an Ahold Delhaize USA company, has purchased a food-processing facility at Quonset Business Park at 320 Read more...
Learning to be a lifeguard at Boy Scout camp in Rhode Island
When you think about lifeguards, you may wonder how they got into life guarding. It all started for me at Yawgoog Scout Reservation in Rhode Island in Read more...
Airline to offer nonstop flight from T.F. Green Airport to Dominican Republic
T. F. Green Airport will have another try at nonstop flights to the Caribbean this fall, as Sun Country Airlines will begin service to Punta Cana in Read more...
Scouts Highlight Community Service at State House visit
Over 20 Scouts from the Narragansett Council, Boy Scouts of America (NCBSA) visited the Rhode Island State House recently for the annual Report to Read more...
A celebration of Eagles
On June 22, at the Oaklawn Grange in Cranston, Boy Scout Troop 66 Garden City honored Noah Goldthwait and Caleb Joubert as its 157th and 158th Eagle Read more...