Columnist Mark Patinkin ponders new names for Rhode Island and it's cities and towns as the Gulf of Mexico gets renamed.

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A 24-inch spinner shark, a species typically found in waters near Florida, was discovered off the coast of Charlestown, Rhode Island, in September 2024. The shark's partially healed umbilical cord ...

CHARLESTOWN ‒ Plans to expand the South County ... To help pay for the new trolls, Commerce RI last week awarded both the tourism council and North Kingstown $107,500 Place Making Initiative ...

The shark that Captain Carl Granquist caught just South of Charlestown in September is unique because of both where it comes ...

The Sly Fox Den Too announced it will be closing its Charlestown restaurant. The restaurant made the announcement on their Facebook page Friday night. According to the post, the owner said they ...

CHARLESTOWN, R.I. (WJAR) — A local James Beard Award- winning chef has announced the immediate closure of her southern Rhode Island eatery. The abrupt notice coming as the staff at the Sly Den ...

Authorities are investigating after a person was found dead on a houseboat in Charlestown on Sunday night, Boston police said. At 10:39 p.m. Sunday, Boston police responded to Shipway Place in ...

SOUTH KINGSTOWN – A young shark whose species is normally found in southern waters has raised questions for researchers after its discovery off Charlestown in September ... make a long trek north into ...

The camp, closed years ago and temporarily off-limits to the public, is part of 942 acres acquired by the Rhode Island DEM to preserve open space.

Boston police homicide detectives descended on Charlestown Marina Sunday night to investigate a death on a houseboat docked just off Shipway Place. A woman, 24-year-old Nora Nelson of Boston ...