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Flood Awareness Week in Rhode Island

John Bender — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 19:18:31 +0000

This week is Flood Awareness Week. The week is a partnership between the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration, and encourages New England residents to be vigilant as we enter into our rainier seasons.

This month marks the third anniversary of the major flooding that hit the Rhode Island, which resulted in damage statewide.

You can learn more about flood safety by visiting http://www.ready.gov/floods

Thursday, February 28, 2013

Lydia Rogers — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 15:40:50 +0000

Higher education is bracing for possible cuts in research funding. A representative of the NRA says RI does not need any more regulation to control gun violence. These stories and more on the RIPR Morning News Podcast. Plus...

The list is long of potential implications to RI if the so-called sequestration kicks in, from longer lines at the airport to job loss to less educational research. Scott MacKay reviews what might be in our future.

$1.1M heading to Westerly to turn flood-prone property into green space

Catherine Welch — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 21:37:56 +0000

(PROVIDENCE, RI) Rhode Island’s congressional delegation says a little more than a million dollars in federal funding is on its way to buy property in Westerly. The plan is to turn land along Canal Street into open green space.

The $1.1 million in federal funding will go toward the purchase of five residences and three pieces of non-residential property on Canal Street in Westerly’s north end. The area floods often and was severely damaged during the big flood of 2010. The plan is to demolish the homes and turn the land into wetlands.