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The three are Lake Tiogue, Coventry; Spring Grove Pond, Glocester; and Wallum Lake, Burrillville. The DEM decided to stock the ponds because of improved water level and access. The DEM announced last week that the trout season would start at 6 a.m. on April 7, a few days early, in an effort to ease crowds during the pandemic. The trout fishing season traditionally starts at 6 a.m. on the second Saturday in April with an opening day event that brings out thousands of anglers around the state.

LITTLE COMPTON — Benjamin Simmons dammed Cold Brook in the mid-1700s to create a pond and raceways to harness the waterpower to run his gristmill. The mill is long gone, but the pond became the center of a natural sanctuary for birds and wildlife. In the 1960s, Bill Chace and his family built five more ponds connected with a network of trails.The Chace family sold the land in 1995 to the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management, which maintains the family-friendly public preserve. Today, the 433-acre refuge, named the Simmons Mill Pond Management Area, is unique because of the ...

Holyoke Mayor Alex Morse announces last day on the job; Todd McGee will become acting mayor Updated Mar 15, 2021; HOLYOKE — Mayor Alex B. Morse will leave office March 26 to take on his new job as the town manager in Provincetown. City Council President Todd McGee will serve as acting mayor until new mayor is elected to a full term. “As of Friday, March 26, 2021, at 4:30 p.m., I will no longer be Mayor of Holyoke,” Morse wrote in an email Monday. “Upon my departure, City Council President Todd McGee will become acting Mayor for the duration of my term.” He added, “Please note tha...

Forum, March 12: Vaccine clinic in Canaan was a real ‘shot in the arm’ Published: 3/11/2021 10:00:14 PM Modified: 3/11/2021 10:00:12 PM Vaccine clinic in Canaan was a real ‘shot in the arm’ On March 1, we each received two “shots in the arm.” The first, a physical shot in the arm, strengthened our resistance to COVID-19. The second, a psychological shot in the arm, strengthened our sense of community. Both took place at Mascoma Community Health Center’s COVID-19 vaccination clinic. The procedure was well-coordinated and efficient. At one of the stops on the way to the injection...

Palmer Renewable Energy can’t greenwash its emissions away (Guest viewpoint) Updated Mar 08, 2021; By Mary S. Booth | Partnership for Policy Integrity Vic Gatto’s Guest Viewpoint (Feb. 26) touting the benefits of the controversial wood-burning power plant he wants to build in East Springfield is packed full of fallacies and misinformation. Gatto begins by claiming that the plant will generate “clean green power” but the truth is that clean energy never comes out of a smokestack. He wants you to believe that just because the plant has a permit, it won’t pollute. Let’s look at the ...