Thursday, March 28, 2024

Around the Valley

Oh deer: RIDEM asks residents to report sightings

PROVIDENCE – The Department of Environmental Management Division of Fish and Wildlife has developed a new online survey on Rhode Island’s deer population and is asking the public to report all live deer sightings on the survey in August and September. The Summer Deer Survey is a citizen science tool that will be used to monitor the state’s deer herd...

Storm knocks out power to thousands across northern RI

NRI – Thousands across the state remained without power Wednesday morning after heavy winds knocked down trees and took out lines Tuesday evening. The storm left more than 140,0000 Rhode Islanders in the dark, with crews from Pascoag Utility District and National Grid working overnight on restorations. More than 75,0000 of the outages were reportedly in Providence County, including broad...

An outdoor retreat: Summer 2020 sees camping on the rise

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NORTHERN RI – In the 1983 comedy hit National Lampoon's Vacation, the Griswold family's stop at the decrepit and dirty "Kamp Komfort," depicts just one more disappointment in a road trip gone wrong. But far from a last resort, camping, for an ever-growing number of Americans, is a favorite pastime, providing a chance to get away and enjoy the great...

Blackstone police seize $10,000 in drugs from 18-year-old suspect

BLACKSTONE - Blackstone police have arrested an 18-year-old man after a complaint from a resident led to police finding some $10,000 worth of drugs including ecstasy, THC edibles and Xanax pills. Zachary Pitler, 18 of Blackstone is facing charges of possession and intent to distribute for substances in Classes B, C and E following the incident. Police reportedly received a call...

Autumnfest 2020 officially cancelled

WOONSOCKET – A popular festival that has brought tens of thousands of guests to the Blackstone Valley every year for the past four decades will not take place in 2020, organizers announced today. Autumnfest has been cancelled this year, with 2020 dubbed, "The Year That Didn't Happen," members of the steering committee noted in a release. "We are deeply saddened by...

Reports of COVID 19 hit close to home

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With confirmed reports in neighboring Massachusetts communities, and a report of one Burrillville man showing symptoms and visiting Landmark Medical Center, the virus that has effectively changed how people live across the globe made itself known in northern Rhode Island this week. The Uxbridge Board of Health was notified of two confirmed cases of COVID 19 on Tuesday, March 24...

New ‘Gift it Forward’ site aims to help support small business amid COVID 19

PROVIDENCE — In his role as Chair of Rhode Island’s Small Business Advocacy Council, Lt. Gov. Daniel McKee joined Justin Gontarek and Nicholas Rego, founders of Oceanside Graphics RI, to announce Gift it Forward, a new website that makes it easier for Rhode Islanders to support small businesses impacted by COVID-19. The website, RIsmallbusiness.org, was announced during a small business...