Officials clash over Stafford Pond fishing tourney health impacts
TIVERTON — The Rhode Island Department of Health (DOH) and the Tiverton’s Stone Bridge Fire District are in a head-to-head dispute about the potential dangers posed by fishing tournaments to the quality of the pond water supply. The 16 fishing tournaments scheduled for Stafford Pond over the next seven months will not present a risk [...]
Read More →Barrington vaccination clinic is Jan. 23
The Rhode Island Department of Health and Barrington Public Schools will host a vaccination clinic on Wednesday, Jan. 23. Vaccinations for pneumonia, Tdap and the flu will be provided by The Wellness Company. The clinic is open to individuals 6 months old and older. The clinic will run from 4 to 7 p.m. There is [...]
Read More →Bristol County woman diagnosed with West Nile Virus
The Rhode Island Department of Health has reported that a woman in her 60s from Bristol County has been diagnosed with meningitis resulting from a West Nile Virus (WNV) infection. The woman is now recovering, according to a press release. This is reportedly Rhode Island’s third case of illness resulting from a West Nile infection [...]
Read More →Barrington High School staying with evening games
There were no plans to eliminate any evening athletic contests at Barrington High School as of Tuesday though athletic director George Finn said the school district is taking a recent Rhode Island Department of Health advisory seriously. Late last week, the DOH announced that a mosquito pool in Barrington had tested positive for Eastern Equine [...]
Read More →Mosquito tests positive for EEE in Barrington
A mosquito pool set in central Barrington has tested postive for Eastern Equine Encephalitis according to a press release from the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management issued Thursday afternoon. The release states it is the fourth time this year EEE gas been positively identified in Rhode Island. The positive EEE result was from a [...]
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