PROVIDENCE – Narragansett Bay and its tributaries are under siege, not just from bacteria and nitrogen but also from plastics and industrial toxins and the impacts of climate change.However, … more

PROVIDENCE – On Thursday, Sept. 20, the R.I. Department of Health will host the 2018 Health Equity Summit, an all day conversation to be held at the Providence Convention Center, focused on … more

BARRINGTON – In Schilling we trust. That was the closing phrase in a July 27, 2010, email written by Amy Kempe, then spokeswoman for Gov. Donald Carcieri, the day after the $75 million … more

PROVIDENCE – Some startling data emerged from ISO New England, the nonprofit agency that manages the power grid and wholesale electricity markets for the region, regarding the performance of … more

NEWPORT – “Hope,” the Rhode Island state motto, might well have been the theme of the 2018 Newport Folk Festival, which, like past festivals, highlighted star after star, ending … more

CONVERSATIONS: PART THREEPROVIDENCE – Some conversations are much like an improvisation on a jazz riff: where it will go, what unexpected path it may take, what surprising connections may … more