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Rhode Island Prepares for Intense Heat Wave Next Week
Providence, RI – Residents across Rhode Island are advised to prepare for a significant heat wave next week. According to the National Weather Service (NWS), above-average temperatures with heat indices between 95 and 100 degrees Fahrenheit are expected. Some areas may experience heat indices exceeding 100 degrees. These elevated...
Black bear and cub destroy car in Connecticut after getting trapped inside
WINSTED, Conn. (AP) — Trapped inside a car, the adult black bear and cub thrashed about. The horn was blaring and the radio blasting. Outside the car, a second cub ran around in apparent distress by the Connecticut home. State environmental conservation police were called by the startled vehicle...
Christmas in July celebration in Scituate
Former Adjutant General of Rhode Island and Commanding General of the Rhode Island National Guard, Reginald Centracchio, stands front and center and plays “Time After Time” on his trumpet with “ROMPS” (Retired Old Musicians Playing Swing) during the “Christmas in the Village in July” Big Band concert last Saturday morning.
Bravo Brewing celebrates five years of adapting
BURRILLVILLE – When Bravo Brewing Company celebrates its five-year anniversary in November, it’ll mark a significant milestone considering how close the venture launched to the start of the pandemic. Things originally looked promising and exciting to founder, owner, and brewer Chris Mishoe in November 2019. Then a few...
Scituate Post 19 American Legion baseball team takes 10-6-1 record into state playoffs
WAKEFIELD – The Scituate Post 19 American Legion baseball team clinched the fifth seed in the upcoming state playoffs with a 10-6-1 record on Sunday night by splitting its doubleheader with South Kingstown Post 39 at Old Mountain Field. South Kingstown won the opening game by an 11-1 score,...
Massachusetts aims to ‘adapt with the times’ with updates to solar incentive program
Massachusetts officials, advocates, and businesses are hoping proposed changes to the state’s solar incentive program will help reinvigorate a flagging market and give more disadvantaged residents access to the benefits of renewable energy. “The program has been pretty set in stone since it first launched,” said Katie Moffitt, project...
Phish Portends A Summer ’24 Golden Age With Wide-Ranging Mohegan Sun Opener [Photos/Videos]
After kicking off its 2024 summer tour with a three-show stand in Mansfield, MA this past weekend, Phish headed to Uncasville, CT’s Mohegan Sun on Tuesday for the first time in five years to begin a two-night, midweek run at the casino arena. Chilling, Thrilling Sounds favorite “Martian Monster”...
Gavin Keefe: Former Husky Rudy Gay a newcomer to the golf game
Jul. 25—Rudy Gay is a natural on the basketball court. He's also a terrific athlete, helping him have a highly successful UConn basketball and NBA career. On the golf course, he's out of his element. But he's giving the sport a go. "I'm just starting," Gay said Monday before playing in the UConn Legends golf tournament at Greenwich Country Club. "A lot of my friends played it and I just wanted ...
Derby Town Clerk Calls For An Investigation Into Field Project Spending
DERBY – Derby Town Clerk Marc Garofalo is calling for an investigation to find out why the city doesn’t have enough money to pay for replacement signs at the renovated Leo F. Ryan Athletic Complex. “It is a question that someone needs to ask, and I’m asking it,” Garofalo said during the July 23 meeting of the Derby Board of Apportionment and Taxation. “And it is a question that needs to be answered.”
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