

New England harbors and fishing villages were being emptied of boats — and some were becoming ghost towns — as commercial fishermen and recreational boaters scrambled Friday to make final preparations for the arrival of Hurricane Lee, a storm threatening to bring tropical-storm-force winds across a swath of land and sea hundreds of miles (kilometers) wide.

As part of the process, for the first time in nearly 50 years, the Independent Man will touch down on Rhode Island ground

Here is your Open House roster for September 16th and 17th, 2023 – get out there and tour these beautiful homes to discover the perfect one for you.

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Here’s a look at the Newport Police Department arrest and dispatch logs for Thursday, September 14 through 7 am on Friday, September 15.
Overnight paving requires the continued closure of Aquidneck Avenue, from East Main Road to Green End Avenue, Sunday-Thursday nights.
Emerging technologies developed by small businesses with potential U.S. Navy applications took center stage during the second annual Blue Tech Demo Day hosted by the Northeast Tech Bridge at the Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division Newport’s Narragansett Bay Test Facility on Aug. 31.
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Video shows the heavy wave action at Surfer’s End of Second Beach before the storm.
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Stacker compiled statistics on gas prices in Rhode Island. Gas prices are as of September 15.
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