Prudence Island has no businesses besides a small general store, and year-round residents endure challenging commutes to jobs on the mainland. In winter, throwing a party means inviting the whole ...

Guided by the comments of more than 3,000 New England boaters and advocates, the U.S. Coast Guard has scaled back plans to ...

A retired resident named Bob Clachrie started a volunteer group called the "Trail Gang" to clear and maintain hiking trails on Prudence Island. The island, located in Narragansett Bay, features trails ...

(WJAR) — A boil water advisory on Prudence Island is now entering its sixth year after delays have slowed the installation of a chlorination system and have caused the estimated cost of the project to ...

(WJAR) — The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management announced the closing of Prudence Island to shellfishing ahead of Aquapalooza. The department is closing 700 acres of shellfishing ...

PRUDENCE ISLAND – The tiny one-room schoolhouse that island residents fought to keep open doesn't have any students this year, but that doesn't mean it's closed for good. Jess Friswell, who sits on ...

Prudence Island’s groundwater supply is getting less secure due to climate change. Droughts, floods, state regulations and rising sea levels are all converging to threaten Prudence Island’s drinking ...

Rhode Island’s coast is full of secret coves and historic lighthouses that offer the perfect summer escape. From rocky cliffs to quiet beach nooks, there’s a lot more to “The Ocean State” than meets ...