The Narragansett Town Council met on Monday to further debate the ordinance limiting 3 college renters to a house. Photo from patch.com. The Narragansett town ordinance limiting student housing to three students per property faces an uncertain future after a town council meeting this past Monday. Through the two-hour period allocated for the meeting, the…
The Fine Arts Center could potentially have a $57 million renovation in the near future. Photo by Greg Clark. The University of Rhode Island is launching a campaign to push Rhode Island voters to approve Question 1 on the special election ballot on March 2, which would make way for the continued renovations of the…
Graphic by Elizabeth Wong. In April, a group of students came together to create Telehealth Access for Seniors, a nonprofit organization that supports senior citizens around the country struggling with isolation amid the pandemic. Founded at Yale University, these students were given a federal 501(c)(3) grant to begin supplying senior citizens in isolation with camera-equipped…
Annual New England Offshore Wind Conference features Gov. Gina Raimondo Rhode Island recently agreed to building an offshore wind farm. Photo from the Providence Journal. The eighth Annual New England Offshore Wind Conference, held on Dec. 2, featured many prominent leaseholders, government legislators, developers and environmental advocacy groups who discussed developments in local renewable energy….
The Coast Guard House is a popular restaurant in Narragansett. Photo by James McIntosh. As classes at the University of Rhode Island move fully online, the business that students bring to the Narragansett community may see a decline as a result of their departure. URI students help stimulate the Narragansett economy, and without many in…
3.6 magnitude earthquake shakes up RI The 3.6 magnitude earthquake from Massachusetts could be felt in Rhode Island. Photo from the weatherchannel.com. A rare earthquake hit southern New England on Sunday, Nov. 8 around 9:10 a.m, creating plenty of excitement among the population. The epicenter of the earthquake was at Mishaum Point in Dartmouth, Massachusetts,…
The relocation of the Narragansett Town Library was an issue voters considered when electing their new Town Council. Photo by Ethan Pellegrino. The issue of whether Narragansett’s public library should move into a larger, more modern building dominated public discussion in the town before this fall’s election. Following the results of the election, and with…
Eligible voters in Rhode Island had the opportunity to vote on changing the official state name. Graphic by Elizabeth Wong. On Nov. 3, Rhode Islanders voted to remove “Providence Plantations” from Rhode Island’s official state name amid a nationwide reckoning on racial injustice. The resolution was placed on this year’s ballot after Gov. Gina Raimondo…
Students Andy Main, Tyler Pelletier and Kayla Michaud currently live in a five-person house which will only be available to three students next year. Photo by James McIntosh. A Narragansett Town Council ordinance preventing over three students from renting together has already begun to affect both off-campus students and realtors for next year. The ordinance…
The Maury Loontjens Memorial Library in Narragansett is seeking a larger space. Photo by Ethan Pellegrino. This November, Narragansett voters will not only decide who they want to represent them as president, in Congress and in the state legislature: they will also decide the future of their town library. The Maury Loontjens Memorial Library, located…