SIREN Women’s Cooperative, the first shared work and community space in the state for women, will hold a grand opening on Thursday.
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Escobar Farm Corn Maze vandals leave clue
Escobar Farm Corn Maze, the largest corn maze in Rhode Island, was heavily vandalized overnight Friday into Saturday, but the vandals left a very specific clue behind for police.
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Rail Explorers to offer special Newport County prices
Rail Explorers will offer special discount rates as part of the second annual Newport County Days. Find out details here.
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Friendship Yacht Company wins ‘Best New Sailboat’
The Newport Exhibition Group recently named the Surfari 50, presented by the Friendship Yacht Co. of Portsmouth, as the 2018 Newport International Boat Show award winner for Best New Sailboat Over 35 Feet.
Bluenose Yacht Sales acquires SailTime Rhode Island
SailTime Group LLC, a boat membership franchise, recently announced the sale of its Rhode Island franchise to Bluenose Yacht Sales, a Jeanneau yacht dealer headquartered in Newport.
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Portsmouth seeks new building inspection clerk
The town of Portsmouth is seeking an individual for a full-time clerical position in the Building Inspection Department.
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Australia-inspired café announces Portsmouth location
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Escobar Farm Corn Maze to open
It may feel like summer with 90-degree temps, but the Escobar Farm Corn Maze, an annual fall tradition, will open soon in Portsmouth. View this year’s maze design here.
DEM announces emergency closure of upper Narragansett Bay to shellfishing
All waters of Upper Narragansett Bay bounded by the DEM range marker on Conimicut Point, from the center of the tower at Nayatt Point to the northern tip of Prudence Island and to the southern tip of Warwick Point, have been closed to shellfishing effective at 1 p.m. Monday, announced the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM).
Knitting celebrity to visit Portsmouth
Stitchery, a knitting and sewing education studio in Portsmouth, will host the well-known author, teacher and lecturer Stephanie Pearl-McPhee, also known as “The Yarn Harlot,” this September.
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Raytheon to hire 150 new employees
The Raytheon Co., a technology and innovation leader specializing in defense, civil government, and cybersecurity solutions, plans to hire 150 new employees at the Portsmouth campus, reports The Newport Daily News.