1+ hour, 28+ min ago   (1339+ words) On a warm July morning in Portsmouth, Scotty Kilmer, 72, clips his video camera onto a tripod. “No talking now!” he says to a watching reporter, as he lines up a shot in his driveway. He wears a denim shirt with…...

5+ day, 22+ hour ago   (111+ words) Each summer, Ocean State Media partners with the Rhode Island Foundation to award a $15,000 annual college scholarship to a local high school graduate who’s planning to pursue a career in media. This year’s scholarship recipient is Alex Razo, a Providence…...

5+ day, 23+ hour ago   (360+ words) PROVIDENCE, R.I. –– Ocean State Media today announced Alexander Razo as the recipient of the 2026 Ocean State Media Scholarship. A graduating senior at Metropolitan Regional Career and Technical Center in Providence, Razo will attend Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) this fall…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (519+ words) The Star Store, a cornerstone building of downtown New Bedford, is scheduled to reopen within six months as affordable workspace for artists and local creative institutions, following the abrupt exit of UMass Dartmouth’s arts college three years ago. The building’s…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (1161+ words) Rhode Island Gov. Dan McKee recently led a group of visitors through a model apartment at Dexter Street Commons, showing off the amenities of the 150-unit mixed-use complex in Pawtucket near the Central Falls border. “Let me tell you why…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (410+ words) The tiny colony of Rhode Island played an outsized role in the American Revolution–from sparking the first armed conflict aboard the HMS Gaspee in Narragansett Bay in 1772 to the first “declaration of independence” in the form of the Act…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (160+ words) Ocean State: Rhode Island’s Wild Coast is a new documentary series that explores the state’s diverse marine life and conservation efforts. The second of four episodes, Tides of Change, premieres Monday, June 15 at 9 p.m. on Ocean State Media TV…...

2+ mon, 14+ hour ago   (225+ words) Now in his 10th season as a television analyst for Red Sox games, Lenny DiNardo is a household name for Rhode Island baseball fans. The former Red Sox pitcher, who won a World Series ring in 2004, began his broadcast career after…...

2+ mon, 6+ day ago   (696+ words) The exhibition features the work of more than 200 artists and designers in 42,000 square feet of exhibition space RISD Grad Show has a surprise around every corner | Weekend 401 The exhibition features the work of more than 200 artists and designers in 42,000 square…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (1207+ words) Davey Lopes, the quiet kid who left the streets and parks of South Providence for bigger playgrounds, say Dodger Stadium and Wrigley Field, would have celebrated his 81st birthday last Sunday. After several years of failing health due to Alzheimer’s and…...