The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) recommends closing the swimming area at Colaluca Family Campground in Foster due to high bacteria counts. RIDOH will continue to monitor and review beach water quality through Labor Day.
The status of a beach may change as new data become available.
The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) and the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) are advising people to avoid contact with Little Beach at Slack Reservoir in Smithfield due to blue-green algae (or cyanobacteria) bloom in the lake. Blue-green algae can produce toxins...
The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) recommends closing the swimming area at Hope Community Service Pond in Scituate due to high bacteria counts. RIDOH will continue to monitor and review beach water quality through Labor Day.
The status of a beach may change as new data become...
Providence, RI – R.I. State Council on the Arts announced today 149 grants totaling more than $898,653 were awarded throughout Rhode Island to arts and culture organizations, individual artists, folk apprenticeships and fellowships, arts educators and schools, and arts and health. The grants...
At 2:36 PM, Troopers arrested Sergio Sanchez, age 47, of 221 Amherst Street, Providence, Rhode Island, for an Affidavit and Arrest Warrant for Domestic Simple Assault out of the Providence Police Department. The arrest resulted from a motor vehicle stop on Route 6 in the Town of Johnston. The...
The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) recommends reopening Kingston Camp and Camp Hoffman in South Kingstown for swimming because bacteria counts have returned to safe levels.
RIDOH will continue to monitor and review beach water quality through Labor Day. The status of a beach may...
At 11:34 PM, Troopers arrested Lucila Chacon, age 25, of 45 Capron Street, Apartment 1, Providence, Rhode Island, for 1.) Obstructing an Officer in the Execution of Duty, and 2.) Driving Without a License – Fourth or Subsequent Offense. The arrest resulted from a motor vehicle stop on Route 6...
At 8 :00 AM, Troopers arrested Issaias Gonnell Molina, age 20, of 123 Union Avenue, Providence, RI for 1) Bank Fraud, 2) Fraudulent Checks- Over $1,500, 3) Obtaining Property by False Pretenses, 4) Forgery and Counterfeiting, and 5) Conspiracy. The arrest was the result of a barracks investigation...
The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) recommends closing the swimming areas at Kingston's Camp and Camp Hoffman on Larkin Pond in South Kingstown due to high bacteria counts. RIDOH also recommends reopening Governor Notte Park Beach in North Providence for swimming because bacteria counts...
The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) and the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) are advising people to avoid contact with Mishnock Lake in West Greenwich due to blue-green algae (or cyanobacteria) bloom in the lake. Blue-green algae can produce toxins that can harm...
