It happens every two years in Rhode Island. In late August, a few leaves begin twirling down from trees. College students depart; or return. Yellow buses return to the roads. And then, bam! It’s …

There is finally some encouraging news about climate change, and Rhode Islanders have the Heartland Institute to thank for it.

The reopening of the East Bay Bike Path bridges was met with much pomp and circumstance on Monday, and with good reason. Every Rhode Island delegate in Congress, the governor and half the local …

There is something deeply Rhode Island about fixing potholes with a phone number. Not fixing them, exactly — let’s not get carried away — but creating a system by which we may report them …

Before the Rhode Island General Assembly are two bills that serve the public and improve transparency in government. Both were heard before a House committee this week, and both are led by and …

It was abundantly clear last Thursday night that the members of the Bristol Planning Board dislike the idea of a proposed Comfort Inn on Gooding Avenue as much as the crowd that filled the seats at …

We’ve taken to calling this the storm of the century, because it is. For this region, it is the biggest storm in the lifetimes of anyone living today. Following the Blizzard of 1978, roads, …

The citizens who came out last Wednesday night against the installation of a Flock camera near the Mt. Hope Bridge are right to take a skeptical view of the need for additional surveillance. We live …

It’s a shame that Zoom School is still a thing. Days before winter storm Fern blew into the Northeast, most school districts announced Monday cancellations. A few, however, announced …

This is a moment for journalists to consider the challenges we will face in the coming years when the robots will be smarter, and the truth may be more difficult to find, but more important than ever.

For more than a century, this nation built infrastructure to accommodate one dominant technology — motor vehicles. Roads, highways, bridges, ramps, parking lots, driveways and garages were all …

Is there anything more irritating than the flashing road signs that thank motorists for their patience as they crawl toward the pathetic remains of the Washington Bridge on I-195 West? The …

A wonderful convergence of vision, people and opportunity placed a giant troll along a forgotten outcropping of East Providence waterfront, and the result is nothing short of remarkable. It is also …

The Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority, its engineers, and contractor J.H. Lynch did a commendable job resurfacing the Mt. Hope Bridge last Friday and Saturday, and completing the job 33 …

In a few weeks we will all have the opportunity to “stay local” when the Mt. Hope Bridge closes for resurfacing for 3 days and 10 hours from 7 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 14, to 5 a.m. on …

The Bristol Fourth of July Celebration is not the same as it once was. And that’s ok. In many ways, it’s better. Since Bristol began celebrating America’s independence two and a …

In an uncharacteristic moment of sound business sense years ago, Rhode Island lawmakers opted to eliminate the sales tax on boats sold here.  The state’s industrial base was evaporating …

When the Bristol Town Council considers two citizen-driven petitions regarding the town’s storied Fourth of July celebration, it has only once choice to make. It must reject both petitions. …

A resolution being pushed before city and town councils throughout Rhode Island is asking for their support in making access to public records more challenging. Most of the thousands of bills …

As the citizens group Save Bristol’s 4th continues to fight against what they see as an unjust change of venue for the July 4th concert series, they are using the tool of the citizen’s …

It was the Facebook post heard around the world. Despite the Fourth of July Committee’s best effort at deploying the “sandwich” method of bad news delivery between slices of …

Patrick T. Conley’s Dec. 26 letter regarding the merging of routes 114 and 136 at the southern end of town was spot on. He noted that he and his wife Gail have long lobbied for some form of …

At the time of the year when folks pause for self-reflection and renewal, a few resolutions for Bristol to consider in 2025 … • Resolve to dive deeply into strategic plans for better …

Kudos to Common Cause Rhode Island for filing a complaint and seeking a tighter code of ethics in Rhode Island in the wake of a scandal involving Gov. Dan McKee and the awarding of a $5.2 million …

The decision by the Department of Environmental Management’s office of Water Resources to permit the alteration of freshwater wetlands off Gooding Avenue, filling in some 1.15 acres, is …