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Hope Community Service Pond reopens for swimming
The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) has announced that the swimming area at Hope Community Service Pond in Scituate is once again open for swimming. The reopening comes after bacteria counts at the pond dropped to safe levels, according to RIDOH. The department continues to monitor beach water quality...
What will it take to make the Rhode Island Republican party great again?
Days after Donald Trump’s conviction in the New York hush-money trial, Steve Frias finally broke his silence. The Rhode Island Republican National Committeeman told party leaders he would not seek reelection to the post he’d held for 12 years, denouncing Trump and his supporters for alleging the trial and verdict were politically motivated. “I kept […]
South County Health loses hematology oncologist providers, blames 'chronic underfunding'
SOUTH KINGSTOWN – South County Health, a large health care system in Washington County, has lost its hematology oncology providers to resignations, according to a newsletter from Chief Medical Officer Kevin Charpentier. The newsletter, dated June 28, blamed “chronic underfunding of the health care delivery system” as the cause of the resignations. The hospital sought ways to create financial sustainability, but discussions seem to have led to internal conflict. ...
Watch: Trapped kitten rescued from beneath boardwalk in Fall River
Wharf is expected to be up for adoption in the next week. A 9-week-old kitten was rescued this week after finding itself at the bottom of a steep embankment below a boardwalk in Fall River. A couple was walking near the Cove Restaurant and Marina when they heard the kitten...
Meet Hub City Little League's state champion 8-10 Baseball all-stars
The Hub City Little League 8-10 Baseball all-stars will begin play this weekend in the Eastern Regional Tournament at Cranston, Rhode Island. Hub City will face the Washington, D.C. champion in the opening round at 2:30 p.m. Saturday. Hub City, which won the Maryland state title over South Baltimore at Marty Snook Park (Halfway...
Dog at Rhode Island pet rescue caught eating rat poison placed by suspect
A Rhode Island pet rescue is trying to process why someone would try and kill their pets. Vintage Pet Rescue in Foster, RI, discovered Monday morning multiple, large pieces of rat poison on top of their fences. “Obviously put there so they would fall into our yards where the dogs...
How much money has Somerset spent trying to collect $3.5M fine from Brayton Point?
SOMERSET — As the criminal case of the Somerset Board of Selectmen v. Brayton Point LLC proceeds through Fall River District Court, the town has incurred legal bills of more than $25,000 in an attempt to claim $3.5 million in zoning-related fines, with more legal expenses on the way. The legal invoices from Fall River attorneys Arthur Frank and retired District Court judge Joseph Macy, hired by the town, were provided after The Herald News filed a...
Taunton Police search for missing teenager
TAUNTON, Mass. (WLNE) — The Taunton Police Department is asking for the public’s assistance in finding a missing teenager. Keith Herring, 14, was last seen around 8 p.m. on Monday at First Street Park in Taunton. Herring was wearing a white shirt, black pants and black-blue Jordan sneakers.
'All you need is love & ice cream': Taunton's home of giant sundaes wins best ice cream
TAUNTON — It takes more than just a tasty product to be voted number one ice cream shop in the greater Taunton region. “It’s our staff that makes this what it is,” said Jimmy Gracia, co-owner of Tom & Jimmy's. ...
Gearing up for a new season: Durfee football aims for success in 2024
FALL RIVER — Could this be the year for the Durfee football team? The hometown Hilltoppers will look to make noise after just four wins in three seasons. Durfee (2-9) will have plenty of homecooking on the schedule at B.M.C Durfee High School. Three of their road games, excluding the playoffs, will be Taunton, Bridgewater-Raynham and on Thanksgiving against New Bedford. ...
When do classes at Bristol Community College begin? Here are the dates you need to know.
FALL RIVER — Believe it or not, the summer of 2024 is nearly over. Within weeks, college students across the SouthCoast will head back to school to hit the books again and resume studies or, in some cases, start a college journey for the first time. Bristol Community College has multiple locations across the region, with the main campus on Elsbree Street in Fall River and satellite campuses in Attleboro, New Bedford and Taunton. Last year, the...
Vote: Who is the 2023-24 Taunton Daily Gazette Female Athlete of the Year?
Another eventful year of high school sports has come and gone in the Greater Taunton area. Once again, the area was home to a pair of state champion teams, but this time both were on the girls side as Taunton softball made it four straight in Division 1 and Dighton-Rehoboth softball took...
7 Storylines to Watch at RI Junior Amateur
The 2024 Rhode Island Junior Amateur is underway Monday morning at Pawtucket Country Club. The tournament opens with an 18-hole stroke play qualifying round before the tournament shifts to match play on Tuesday. Tee times and scoring can be found HERE. Here are 7 Storylines to Watch:. (listed in no...
Free Concert Featuring ‘Family Guy’ Music This Week In Providence
Have you ever heard Family Guy songs performed by an orchestra? That could all change this week in Providence. The Rhode Island Philharmonic Orchestra will perform a free concert at Roger Williams Park in Providence on Wednesday night, July 31, 2024, and Seth MacFarlane-inspired music is on the setlist. Of...
To decarbonize, New England is betting big on offshore wind. Can it deliver?
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Dozens of hard hats and yellow safety vests were neatly placed on folding chairs. A giant American flag hung from the rafters of a hangar-sized fabrication building. And cellophane-wrapped cookies with blue icing spelling out “Revolution Wind, powered by Ørsted and Eversource,” added the final celebratory touch. After a rough year for the fledgling […]
9 RI Communities - The Median Price of a Home is $700K or More
If you are looking to purchase a home in Rhode Island, you may have seen GoLocal’s report two weeks ago that the median price across the state is now nearly $500,000. But what may be more astounding is that in nine communities across the state, the median price exceeded $700,000 in June.
People on the Move: Huey Named Associate Director of Brown’s Center for Alzheimer’s Disease Research
GoLocal's People on the Move is an update on new hires and promotions across southern New England. If your organization has an announcement, email it to us at [email protected]. Huey Named Associate Director of Brown’s Center for Alzheimer's Disease Research. Edward “Ted” Huey, the director of the Memory...
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