Push to raise Block Island ferry landing fees moves forward at R.I. State House

by Alexander Castro, Rhode Island Current June 9, 2025 Sailing away on the Block Island Ferry may soon cost more, pending the passage of state legislation that would increase traveler landing fees to and from the island for the first time in nearly 35 …

'Providence is joining:' Rhode Island party to protest ICE Monday in Providence

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) — As ICE protests have drawn national attention to Los Angeles, a local group is planning to rally against the agency here in Rhode Island. PSL (Party for Socialism and Liberation) Rhode Island is planning an “emergency protest” …

Paddling the back channels of Rhode Island, from top to bottom

Chuck Horbert is still spreading the good word of Rhode Island paddling, 11 years after traversing the state by canoe (mostly). Horbert and three friends paddled and portaged 101 miles from North Smithfield to Westerly in 2014, becoming the only known …

A month of milestones and memories for Rhode Island veterans

A war dog memorial was recently dedicated at the Veterans Cemetery in Exeter. High school student Grace Rochelle read her prize-winning essay at the state's annual Memorial Day commemoration. Kasim J. Yarn, Director of the RI Office of Veterans …

Prudence Island Estuarine Reserve Responsible for Decades of Valuable Research

PORTSMOUTH, R.I. — On Roger Greene’s first trip to the naval base on Prudence Island several decades ago, the military’s infrastructure was already falling into disrepair. Few people still worked on the base, aside from a couple of caretakers. One stopped …

Grief counselors on hand after 15-year-old girl is killed in building collapse in Rhode Island

Island Charter school celebrates two graduates

Beneath a white tent draped with colorful fabrics, cheers and applause erupted from the crowd gathered outside of the Martha’s Vineyard Public Charter School (MVPCS) as graduates Morgan Caruso and Quinn Floyd proceeded to the stage in bare feet, with ABBA’ …

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Rhode Island’s Vinny Paz Inducted Into International Boxing Hall of Fame After Legendary Comeback

More than two decades after throwing his final punch—and over 30 years after a near-fatal car crash left him with a broken neck—Cranston, Rhode Island, native Vinny Paz was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame on Saturday at the Turning …

Rhode Island Bills To Restrict Hemp THC Drinks Ignore Science And Current Regulations (Op-Ed)

“Products that meet intoxicating thresholds should be sold in dispensaries, and products that do not should be available through licensed CBD consumable retailers.” By Mike Simpson, Lovewell Farms via Rhode Island Current As co-founder of Rhode Island’s …