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Large bluefish have moved into the area and it was another great week of fishing for porgy, stripers, and fluke.

Plenty of stripers in the 30 to 50-pound range as migrating fish continue to trick into New England.

Nora Lough The Narragansett Bay Commission’s (NBC) two wastewater treatment facilities, financial staff, and three NBC employees have received awards for excellence from the Rhode Island Clean Water Association. “Rhode Island is a better place because of these environmentalists and these clean water facilities,” said NBC Chairman Vincent Mesolella. “The dedication of the staff and the excellence of our water treatment mean that Narragansett Bay is cleaner than it has been in 150 years ...

PROVIDENCE -- If members of the Rhode Island Coastal Resources Management Council thought theyd put the contentious hearings three years ago on a liquefied natural gas plant in Providence behind them, they were wrong. Providence resident Andrew Poyant, who testified at the LNG hearings, brought the issues to the fore, accusing Jennifer Cervenka, an environmental lawyer who has chaired the council since 2017, not only of unprofessional conduct but of racist behavior by treating speakers of colo...