DEM announces plan for closure of TLA/Pond View plant in East Providence
PROVIDENCE – There’s no mistaking this latest news about the controversial TLA/Pond View recycling plant on Dexter Road in the Rumford section of East Providence. Its days as an active facility, for the time being at the very least, are now officially numbered. Late Thursday, May 9, 2013, the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management [...]
Read More →DEM sets meeting with Tiverton officials about Stafford Pond
TIVERTON — The scheduling of 16 fishing tournaments on Stafford Pond this summer by the Department of Environmental Management (DEM) has led to convening of a meeting between town officials, local legislators, and the two DEM representatives involved in making the decision. The meeting, which a DEM spokesman said is not public, is set for 2 [...]
Read More →White Church Bridge construction clears permitting hurdles
The first phase of construction on the White Church Bridge could be underway by the end of this year, according to Rhode Island Department of Transportation Bridge Engineer David Fish. Mr. Fish delivered the town council with an update on the issue Monday night, including a 3-D modeling video highlighting each phase of construction. He said [...]
Read More →Shellfishing sign causing confusion at Colt State Park, Bristol
On Wednesday afternoon, with temperatures frozen in the teens, two men shrugged off the cold to dig clams at the mill gut at Colt State Park. While the two diggers said they preferred to dig and not talk to the press, a small sign nearby appeared to speak volumes. It read: “Taking of shellfish prohibited” [...]
Read More →Barrington residents and others still at risk of mosquito borne diseases
Mosquitoes have slowed due to the colder weather, but we are far from seeing the last of them yet. Since a mosquito pool tested positive for Eastern Equine Encephalitis in central Barrington last month, health officials have been working to keep track of the issue and inform residents about precautionary measures that can be taken. [...]
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