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The view from Franconia looking toward Mount Lafayette in March 2023.

Rescued Hiker Says He Owes NH Fish and Game His Life — and the Cost of His Rescue

Two hikers, one of which hails from Cranston, Rhode Island, embarked on a nine-mile hike along the Franconia Ridge last Saturday in blizzard conditions

Dancer Sara Cook performs at the Youth America Grand Prix ballet competition, Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025, at the Hanover Theater in Worcester, Mass.

Teen Dancers Descend on Worcester, Massachusetts to Compete in the ‘American Idol’ of Ballet

Some might call it the “American Idol” of ballet dancing.More than 400 hundred young ballet dancers from the Northeast gathered in Massachusetts with the…

A specialized "jack up" barge at the Vineyard Wind offshore wind site is used to build a turbine.

Two Massachusetts Offshore Wind Projects Have Postponed Contracts

The parties now say they expect to reach an agreement by March 31, more than two months after the inauguration of President Trump, who has vowed to halt offshore wind

Sonia Rosa Sifore and other anti-Trump protesters gather in Federal Plaza to rally for a number of issues, including immigrant rights, the Israel-Hamas war, women’s reproductive rights, racial equality and others, on the day of President Trump’s Inauguration, Monday, Jan. 20, 2025, in Chicago.

States, Including Rhode Island, Sue to Stop Trump’s Order Blocking Birthright Citizenship

Attorneys general from 18 states sued Tuesday to block President Donald Trump’s move to end a decades-old immigration policy known as birthright…

The proposed factory would have been constructed on the old site of a coal-fired power plant.

Prysmian Abandons Plans for Offshore Wind Cable Factory in Somerset

An Italian company has abandoned plans to build a factory in Somerset that would have supplied undersea cables to American offshore wind farms.The…

Tarps cover an electric generator and spare supplies at an encampment in Providence. The white tent in the background serves as a community kitchen with canned goods and a microwave.

RI Housing Secretary Says Pallet Shelters at ECHO Village Will Open in a Matter of Weeks

Rhode Island Housing Secretary Deborah Goddard declined to share a specific date, but committed to opening the shelter before the end of February

A right whale known as #5120 is seen in the Gulf of St. Lawrence in July 2021. The young female was killed by chronic entanglement wounds and found on a Martha's Vineyard beach.

Is Offshore Wind Driving Whales ‘Crazy?’ Science Says No

Just hours after his inauguration on Monday, President Donald Trump signed an executive order halting new federal leases for offshore wind projects. He…

FILE - Supporters of President Donald Trump climb the west wall of the the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Jan. 6, 2021.

Connecticut Jan. 6 Defendants Included in Mass Pardon From Trump

Making good on a campaign promise, newly inaugurated President Donald Trump on Monday issued clemency to all defendants federally charged in connection…

Tom Furrier inside his sales and repair shop, Cambridge Typewriter, which will close at the end of March.

Greater Boston's Last Typewriter Shop is Closing, But Not For Lack of Business

Tom Furrier greeted a customer walking through the door of Cambridge Typewriter, a tiny shop crammed wall to wall with old typewriters.The customer, Ron…

More Than Just a Hot Wiener

'ART inc.' explores Rhode Island staple, Olneyville New York System, which offers nostalgia, community and a taste of history

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