Westerly EMA director says of storm: 'Things are bad'
By Kate Bramson WESTERLY, R.I. -- The front doors of the Westerly Police Headquarters had blown open several times shortly before 7 p.m. as the wind gusts from Hurricane Sandy pummeled this seaside...
View ArticleWaters rising in Bristol as south winds arrive, high tide nears
By Mike SzostakBRISTOL, R.I. -- Power was restored to lower Hope Street and Ferry Road area at about 6:15 p.m. Hope Street between High Street (Lobster Pot Restaurant) and Wood Street was closed...
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Barrington neighborhood underwater / Photo
By W. Zachary Malinowski The Providence Journal / W. Zachary Malinowski BARRINGTON, R.I. -- Mathewson Road, one of the town's most exclusive waterfront neighborhoods is completely underwater. By 7:30...
View ArticleUpdate: Two trapped in car in rising water in Bristol now safe
By Lynn ArditiBRISTOL, R.I. -- Two people are trapped in a car on Hope and Washington Streets and the water around them is rising. Fire and police are heading to the scene, David E. Barboza, the Town...
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Barrington police close Warren Bridge due to rising waters
By W. Zachary Malinowski The Providence Journal / Kris Craig Barrington police gather at the North Main St. bridge to close the temporary closed the road to traffic as water rose before high tide on...
View ArticleProvidence, Cranston, Warwick schools also to be closed Tuesday
By Journal StaffUpdate on R.I. school closings: Providence, Warwick and Cranston are added to the list of schools that will be closed Tuesday due to the storm. Several others, including the shore towns...
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Photo Gallery: Sandy makes waves around the Ocean State
By News staff The Providence Journal/Steve Szydlowski /p> With Hurricane Sandy heading closer to Southern New England, folks on Monday headed to the wall at Narragansett Town Beach to watch the...
View ArticleSandy slams into N.J. coast, but downgraded from hurricane
By News staffIt's high tide again here in Rhode Island, and we're waiting for reports on the impact of both the full moon and Sandy. Meanwhile, the storm's center has just hit the coast of New Jersey....
View ArticlePower failures keep mounting around R.I. ; Westerly tops list
By Journal StaffThe number of customers without power throughout Rhode Island continues to mount Monday evening, according to National Grid, totalling more than 116,000 at this time. As of 8:50 p.m.,...
View ArticleStorm damages newly-completed dock on Block Island, cuts off some residents...
By Richard C. DujardinNEW SHOREHAM, R.I. -- Water from the Hurricane Sandy inflicted what may be heavy damage to the newly-built dock at Old Harbor Drive Monday, threatening what was a...
View ArticleSouth County ponds closed to shellfishing because of storm
By Donita NaylorPROVIDENCE - Coastal flooding and sewage bypasses from Hurricane Sandy have caused the state to close Point Judith Pond, Potter Pond, Ninigret Pond, Quonochontaug Pond and Winnapaug...
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Wickford fishermen say they feel fortunate
By Donita Naylor Donita Naylor photo WICKFORD, R.I. -- "Everybody's floating," reported fisherman Trip Whilden, 40, who owns two boats at the Wickford Town Dock at the end of Main Street. "We got...
View ArticleR.I. awarded initial $3 million in federal aid to repair South County roads
By Philip MarceloCRANSTON, R.I. -- Gov. Chafee late Tuesday said Rhode Island has received its first $3 million in federal aid in the wake of hurricane Sandy. He said Rhode Island has been awarded an...
View ArticlePower still out at URI; volunteers needed as fire monitors
By Donita NaylorKINGSTON, R.I. -- Power at the University of Rhode Island was still out at 7:15 p.m. Tuesday, and a volunteer organization has issued a call for fire monitors at the 19 residential...
View ArticleOcean State Job Lot donates 90,000 boxes of cereal to New England food banks
By Richard C. DujardinPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A Halloween treat, in the form of 90,000 boxes of Kellogg's Crunchy Nut cereal, should be in the hands of six community food banks in New England by nightfall...
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Aerial photos of R.I. coast show impact of Sandy's punch
By Daryl West RIDOT An aerial photo of Charlestown Beach, flooded from Sandy. Ninigret Pond, which borders the Charlestown Beach parking lot, is spilling into the Shelter Cove Marina. The Rhode Island...
View ArticleAmtrak to restore service south of Newark, N.J., but not north of NYC
By Donita NaylorAmtrak service will be restored Wednesday between Newark, N.J., and points south, but not north of New York City, the railroad announced just before 7 p.m. Tuesday. Amtrak spokesman...
View ArticleThousands in R.I. still without power; National Grid says progress made, but...
By Philip Marcelo Power Outages in RI Dynamic map and numbers CRANSTON, R.I. -- State officials late Tuesday expressed support for National Grid's response to Hurricane Sandy, after an executive for...
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West Warwick council fails to agree on financial plan
By Alex Kuffner The Providence Journal/Bob Breidenbach Filomena Gustafson, West Warwick Town Council vice president, speaking to the coucil at a meeting at West Warwick High School to discuss budget...
View ArticleWhitehouse, Langevin hold double-digit leads in new WPRI poll
By Katherine GreggPROVIDENCE, R.I. -- With the election less than a week away, U.S. Rep. James Langevin and U.S. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse have double-digit leads over their Republican opponents,...
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