By HANNAH CONNORTON
    
It started with a headache

NARRAGANSETT - Last summer, things were looking good for James Grande.
The musician, a Narragansett resident, had just released his third CD and was living his dream as a professional musician. He had three interns from URI and was booked four to six nights a week to play gigs.
He had no idea that that he would soon be overcome with symptoms of an illness doctors would fail to diagnose, and misdiagnose again and again, that would throw his life into a whirlwind of pain and confusion for over a year.
For now, Grande was enjoying the post-college life, starting his career as a singer and guitarist.

By HANNAH CONNORTON

NARRAGANSETT–Some fishermen say that this is what it comes down to: rent or food. It’s either making sure the berthing fees are paid, or making sure the kids eat.
“They don’t give you enough days or fish to pay for both,” Lou Fusco, a Galilee lobsterman, said. “You have to decide whether you’re going to feed your kids, or pay [berthing rent].”
Berthing, or the space allotted to a vessel at anchor or wharf, has become an issue recently in Galilee as the state’s Department of Environmental Management (DEM) issued 28 letters threatening potential eviction for commercial fishing vessels in the port not caught up on their rent.

By HANNAH CONNORTON

NARRAGANSETT - As late-August descends, we find ourselves in the heart of hurricane season, and as the spring floods proved, Rhode Island is not immune from extreme weather or natural disasters.
The Atlantic hurricane season begins June 1 and ends November 30. According to the Rhode Island Emergency Management Agency (RIEMA), there is an average of six Atlantic hurricanes each year.
These days, there’s sophisticated tracking videos that show meteorologists where storms are and how fast they’re moving, technology that wasn’t available in 1938 when an infamous, devastating hurricane hit Rhode Island’s coast.