To the Editor, As reported in the Beacon, it seems entirely appropriate that Oliver Perry, the 9th ranked student in Hendricken's 2024 graduating class, will attend the U.S. Coast Guard Academy. … more

Family and friends turned out Monday at the Quonset Air National Guard Base to welcome home more than 100 airmen of the 143d Airlift Wing from their AFRICOM deployment. The airmen completed a … more

US Coast Guard Station Point Judith was the scene of a Coast Guard change-of-command ceremony Friday, July 29th. Hall assumed the duties and responsibilities as Commanding Officer of the Civil … more

To the Editor, I’m writing in response to the recent article titled School Safety Now, Not Later. I agree with retired officer Tim Colgan that RI schools must be made safe for our … more

By MAJ. GEN. CHRIS CALLAHAN Since COVID-19 took hold in the United States in March 2020, the term "unprecedented" has been used countless times to describe never-before-seen events and challenges. To add to the applications of the term, we apply a more

A recent Coast Guard Bulletin stated that fatal boating accidents in the Northeast have increased by 400 percent in 2020 compared to the previous year. There is a national campaign to educate the boating public about the dangers of drinking and boating, more

By DON FOWLER It has been a long year since we bunkered down due to COVID-19. The last few weeks have been the most frustrating as we 80-somethings tried to get on the vaccination list. I have spent hours upon hours every day this month trying to sign up more

By JOHN HOWELL If it goes as smoothly as it did last Thursday morning for Technical Sgt. Deirdre Salvas, when the vaccine becomes available for the general public, getting vaccinated should take less than a half hour with most of that time a 15-minute more