NARRAGANSETT—The town of Narragansett honored a group of local firefighters Tuesday evening for their exceptional response and work in saving a stranded kayaker.
HOPKINTON–Crossing the Wood River at the Hopkinton/Richmond town line just became a whole lot easier. The Woodville Road Bridge has been reopened, Rep. Brian Patrick Kennedy (Dist. 38 – Hopkinton) announced in conjunction with the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) last week.
By PAUL J. SPETRINI
pspetrini@ricentral.com
NORTH KINGSTOWN—It would be hard to blame Francie Christophersen if her focus isn’t exactly on this year’s Wickford Art Festival.
Now in its 49th year, the Festival has become one of the signature summer events in Rhode Island and, next year, for the big 50th anniversary, Christophersen and her cohorts at the Wickford Art Association are likely going to want to pull out all the stops for that special milestone.