Rep. McNamara maintains the 1663 Royal Charter empowers the governor to create free trade zones, but R.I. Commerce officials ...

Rhode Island may be the smallest state in the union, but its oldest park is packed with big things to see and do, including ...

“This is a jewel in Narragansett Bay,” said David Sommers ... according to Ferren’s book "Birds of Rhode Island." The first colony appeared a decade later in the Sakonnet River.

His plan to send American citizens to foreign prisons is the latest in a long series of affronts to the American ...

With about $750,000 to spend, a couple with a dream of opening a business for farm-to-table events looked at pastoral properties in New York, Vermont and Maine.

In a Bay State Conference game, Max Boehm had a complete game ... as Milton Academy cruised to a 17-1 NEPSAC win over Portsmouth Abbey (Rhode Island) in four innings. … Reese Haskell went 2-for-4 and ...

From an artsy outpost in Arizona to a South Carolina city with roots going back to the 1500s, the best places to live are often places you've never heard of.

It is an arm of the University of Maryland's Center for Environmental Science, a leading research institution on the bay. At the CBL campus on Solomon's Island ... head of the Rhode River ...

In Massachusetts Bay Colony the first execution was in 1630 ... Hanging was the usual sentence. Rhode Island was probably the only colony which decreased the number of capital crimes in the ...

First, a little overlooked history: the initial encounter between Europeans in the future United States came with the establishment of a Huguenot (French Protestant) colony in 1564 at Fort ...

The tiny state has a growing number of top-notch breweries, attractive tasting rooms, and excellent beers. Here's a look.