WARREN, R.I. (WPRI) — The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) announced Thursday that roughly 515 acres of Mount Hope Bay will once again be “conditionally approved” for ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management announced it will preemptively close 700 acres of shellfishing grounds off ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. PORTSMOUTH, R.I. (WPRI) — Around 700 acres of shellfishing grounds off Prudence Island will be closed from July 26 until sunrise ...

PROVIDENCE – A 458-acre portion of the western side of Bristol Harbor has been closed to shellfishing due to a sewage spill, the state Department of Environmental Management announced Friday. The ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

Justin Whipple is waist deep in water at Gull Cove, just off Route 24 in Portsmouth, Rhode Island. He’s shimmying a bit, his eyes fixed on a far-off point. While it looks like he’s doing some sort of ...

On a sandbar just off the coast of Barnstable one recent windy morning, Corey Hendricks picked up a metal mesh bag. It’s one of 125 large bags laid out, all full of young oysters. “Once they get big ...

BRISTOL, R.I. (WPRI) — The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) has extended the current shellfish harvesting closure in Mount Hope Bay following an unauthorized wastewater ...

A pilot shellfish project planned for an area near Bassing Beach has been temporarily stalled as the town looks for another location to launch the project. “The town is still planning to pursue a ...