The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) and Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) have concluded cyanobacteria monitoring for the 2025 season and will resume monitoring in the spring. At this time, Scott Pond in Lincoln, Almy Pond in Newport, and the Roger Williams Park...
At 12:14 AM, Troopers arrested Edwin Santander Lozado, age 25, of 16 Jefferson Street Apartment 2, Milford, Massachusetts, for 1.) Driving Under the Influence of Liquor – B.A.C .08 to .10 – First Offense (Phase 1: 0.095%, Phase 2: 0.090%). The arrest was the result of a motor vehicle stop on Route...
The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) is reminding anyone who plans to travel for the holidays or to attend holiday gatherings to take steps to prevent the spread of common respiratory viruses. Large gatherings, crowded travel, and more time indoors can mean more viruses spreading this...
The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) and Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) have lifted the advisory recommendation to avoid recreational activities at Upper Melville Pond (Thurston Gray Pond) and Lower Melville Pond in Portsmouth. The harmful algae bloom (HAB)...
Starting on Wednesday night, December 17, the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) will begin shifting travel lanes on Route 146 so that all traffic will use the new flyover bridge the Department has been building to eliminate the traffic signal at Sayles Hill Road in North Smithfield.
The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) continues to firmly recommend that all newborns receive a hepatitis B vaccine birth dose within 24 hours of delivery, regardless of the hepatitis B infection status of the birth parent, and that all children complete the full vaccination series within...
This week, the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) will modify the existing traffic pattern while it continues bridge repairs at the Chapman Pond Railroad Bridge on Route 78 in Westerly. This will require nightly lane closures from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. on Tuesday- Saturday nights,...
Providence, RI – Registration is still open for the 21st Poetry Out Loud Recitation Competition, and the Rhode Island State Council on the Arts (RISCA) is encouraging high schools to participate in this important national arts education program.
The deadline for a high school to sign up has...
Starting this week, the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) will begin work on a project to significantly expand the number of parking spaces at Kingston Station, located off Route 138 in South Kingstown.
Work will begin with tree and shrub clearing along a strip of land between...
Starting on Wednesday night, December 17, the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) will shift travel lanes to the right on Route 37 West between the Route 2 (Exit 1 D-C) and I-295 (Exit 1 B-A) interchanges. The shift will create a work zone that will allow the Department to continue...
