Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. PORTSMOUTH – A light drizzle pattered into the sandy pine barrens of Prudence Island, one of the only places in the state where ...

PORTSMOUTH — To the east, on one side of Narragansett Bay, in Bristol, a ferry’s engines thrum. To the west, the sun races for tree lines over Warwick and East Greenwich. Nancy Howland is right in the ...

Roughly 130 parking spots that Prudence Island residents used to rent in downtown Bristol have disappeared since 2018. Keeping a car on the mainland is crucial for residents who need to get to jobs or ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. PRUDENCE ISLAND – The tiny one-room schoolhouse that island residents fought to keep open doesn't have any students this year, but ...

PORTSMOUTH, R.I. (WPRI) — Smoke filled the skies over Narragansett Bay Thursday night as firefighters from around the state battled a fire that destroyed three homes on Prudence Island. The fire broke ...

A ferry operator is proposing to more than double the price of a one-way ticket to Prudence Island. The company states the rate hike is necessary to cover rising operating costs and current financial ...

A day trip to Prudence Island is the answer when you want to get away from it all without having to go all that far away. The tiny island — only seven miles long and two miles at its widest point — ...

BRISTOL, R.I. (WPRI) — A billing issue is delaying parcel deliveries for residents of Prudence Island. A notice on the Prudence and Bay Islands Transport ferry website said the shipping and handling ...

Prudence Island’s groundwater supply is getting less secure due to climate change. Droughts, floods, state regulations and rising sea levels are all converging to threaten Prudence Island’s drinking ...

Portsmouth police said Friday that a body recovered from Walker Cove in Bristol was that of a womanwho went overboard from the Prudence Island ferry. They said 39-year-old Laura Ward was a resident of ...