News in Narragansett, Rhode Island
Roads closed, cellars flooded (The Westerly Sun)
Wilcox Park under water on Wednesday. Flash flood watch in effect for RI on Thursday. Daniel Hyland / SunPhotos Lou Pappadia Jr. received a call he wasn’t expecting from his 80-year-old mother-in-law Evelyn Servidio on Wednesday afternoon: their Westerly basement had sprung a leak.U.S. Women's Open releases pairings and starting times for first two rounds (The Express-Times) Players will soon begin arriving for practice at Saucon Valley.
Roads closed, cellars flooded (The Westerly Sun) Lou Pappadia Jr. received a call he wasn’t expecting from his 80-year-old mother-in-law Evelyn Servidio on Wednesday afternoon: their Westerly basement had sprung a leak.
Free Fun On The Fourth! (The Westerly Sun) Watch Hill Summer Concert Series: At the village park on the harbor front, Bay Street, Watch Hill from 6 to 8pm. Rock 'N Soul Revue will perform. Village at South County Commons Summer Concert Series: Performance at 6pm. Bring non-perishable food items to support the RI Community Food Bank.
Tee Times Announced for U. S. Women's Open Championship (Cybergolf National) The USGA has announced the groupings and starting times for the first two rounds of the U.S. Women's Open, Thursday (July 9) and Friday (July 10), at the par 36-35-71, 6,740-yard, Old Course at Saucon Valley Country Club in Bethlehem, Pa.
Police release sketch of B&E suspect (FOX Providence) Narragansett Police are investigating a case of breaking-and-entering where the homeowner surprised the suspect at work.
Washington Trust Chairman Receives Distinguished Eagle Scout Award (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance) PROVIDENCE, R.I.----Washington Trust Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, John C. Warren, has been awarded the Distinguished Eagle Scout Award from the National Eagle Scout Association ; it is the organization's highest award.
RI May Change Name Over Slavery (FOX News Chicago) The country's smallest state has the longest official name: "State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations."
RI may change state name over slavery (WPRI Providence) The smallest state in the country may not have the longest name for long. The Rhode Island House of Representatives voted 70-3 Thursday in favor of removing the words "Providence Plantations" from the official state name.
Great White Shark Caught Off of Narragansett Coast (ABC 6 Providence) ABC 6 News has learned a 10-foot Great White shark was caught in a fish trap off the coast of Narragansett recently. ABC6 News Reporter Tom Langford has the story.