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Warwick has 39 miles of shoreline. That’s more than Jamestown, Narragansett and Bristol. In fact, it’s more than any other Rhode Island municipality. It shouldn’t be surprising then … more
Swimmers splash into Narragansett Bay for the 47th annual Save The Bay Swim on Saturday, raising $225,000 to go towards the organization’s mission of protecting the Bay. This year, 244 … more
“It’s a strong catch,” Mike McGiveney says of the nearly 2 million quahogs harvested in the first seven days that the lower Providence River area has been open to commercial … more
George Shuster, lifelong resident of Warwick, claims to be the first Board President of Save The Bay to be younger than the organization itself. At the organization’s 54th annual meeting … more
There are few industries as quintessentially tied to the identity of a state as quahogging in Rhode Island. Over the decades, the industry has ebbed and flowed with changes to regulations, the … more
After a half-year and counting, a Special Legislative Commission studying decreased quahog catch is nearing the finish line. The commission will discuss their recommendations in an early April … more
It was a dark and stormy night…uncertainty hung heavily in the air. Would the Save the Bay swim go on as planned the following morning? Lightning illuminated the house and thunder rattled the … more
The West Bay Chorale held their Promise of Spring concert at St. Kevin Church Sunday afternoon, which also served as a fundraiser for victims of the war in Ukraine. In a program note, artistic … more
The Promise of Spring marks the West Bay Chorale’s first in-person concert this year. After offering an online concert in December, the singers are ready to perform live and engage with the … more
More than 100 pounds of trash along with some metal pipes was collected from Conimicut Point Park Saturday in a Save the Bay sponsored cleanup that became the cause for a group of Hoxsie School fifth … more
On Tuesday, March 15, 17 volunteer citizen scientists took to water and shore to continue a 13-year Save The Bay tradition: counting seals in the nonprofit organization’s annual Bay-Wide Seal … more
The following Warwick students have earned honors for the first quarter at Bay View Academy: Caroline Barr, Grade 12, Honors Liliana Bastia, Grade 12, Honors Ava Brennan, Grade 11, Highest Honors Jacqueline Buffery, Grade 10, Highest Honors Shannon Byrne, more
On Dec. 4, a Save The Bay education vessel will depart from Bowen's Ferry Landing in Newport Harbor, marking the organization's 21st season of Seal Tours in the "City by the Sea," according to a press release. Between December and April, the more
Just in time for the holiday season, Save The Bay's virtual Artists for The Bay sale will run through December 31. In celebration of the beauty of Narragansett Bay, and in support of the nonprofit organization's mission to protect and improve it, more more
Save The Bay has opened registration for its 45th annual Swim fundraiser. The nonprofit organization's flagship fundraiser typically welcomes hundreds of swimmers to the shores of Newport and Jamestown for a two-mile, cross-bay swim in support of Save more
An estimated 4,000 people with intellectual or developmental disabilities will face increasingly inferior services unless the state takes action to increase the $10.82 hourly rate paid 3,500 direct care professionals. more
At approximately 11:20 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 3, residents reported a loud, thunderous, noise. Readers took to social media to report they heard the noise throughout RI and parts of MA, but the cause of the boom is still a mystery … more