Providence provides road salt to city residents
PROVIDENCE, R.I (WPRI) — Providence city leaders offered a helping hand to residents ahead of the storm by offering them free road salt Saturday. Those who live in the city were able to bring their own five-gallon bucket to pick up salt at 30 Shipyard Street during the morning and early afternoon.
Rhode Island Night Sky Alert: Blackstone Valley to South County Target March 3 Blood...
Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Providence, Rhode Island – Ocean State residents should mark March 3 now, when a rare 58-minute Blood Moon will unfold from 6:04 to 7:03 a.m., delivering Rhode Island’s last visible total lunar eclipse...
“Snowicane” Threat: Long Island and Cape Cod Brace for 80 MPH Gusts as Explosive...
UNITED STATES — A rapidly intensifying Nor’easter is taking on characteristics more commonly associated with hurricanes, prompting forecasters to use the term “snowicane” as the storm bombs out offshore. Coastal areas of the Northeast, especially Long Island and Cape Cod, could experience wind gusts up to 80 mph,...
The Rhode Island Way To Make Pizza 10x Better
It's one of New England's most fiercely defended food traditions.
Remembering the Blizzard of ’78. See photos, hear readers’ tales
Whenever a severe snowstorm is predicted for Rhode Island, conversation inevitably turns to the Blizzard of '78. The storm packed winds of 67 miles per hour. More than 50 people in Rhode Island, Connecticut and Massachusetts died. Houses and business were destroyed. Hundreds of motorists were stranded on Rhode...
Eastward Shift Cuts Central Pennsylvania Snow Totals, but Delaware to Southern New England Still...
UNITED STATES — An 11 a.m. forecast update confirms a significant eastward shift in the developing Nor’easter, dramatically changing snowfall expectations for parts of Pennsylvania while leaving the coastal corridor from Delaware to southern New England firmly in the zone for heavy snow and blizzard conditions....
Rhode Island Extended Weather: Freezing Rain and Coastal Wind Threat Feb 26–March 2
Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Providence, Rhode Island – Slippery roads and strong coastal wind gusts could disrupt travel across Rhode Island beginning Thursday, Feb. 26, as a wetter late-winter pattern raises the risk for freezing...
East Providence passes live/work tax exemption to support affordable housing
East Providence – On Tuesday, February 17th the East Providence City Council gave final passage to a new tax exemption that will create more affordable housing opportunities throughout the city. The tax exemption, known as the live/work affordable deed restricted properties classification, will now give those who own...
Seekonk police collect pajamas for local kids in need
SEEKONK, Mass. (WJAR) — Seekonk police were collecting pajamas with a purpose at Walmart Saturday. It was part of their pajama drive to help kids and teenagers in need. Plenty of folks came by to drop off new pajamas, with the goal to pick up 900 pairs. They're then...
Slick road conditions possible as wintry weekend gets underway
A mix of on-and-off rain, freezing rain and sleet Friday afternoon is expected to switch back to snow as temperatures decrease, with small accumulations possible by Saturday morning.
