PORTSMOUTH — Drive by the Prudence Island Volunteer Fire Department and, up until a few weeks ago, you might have thought it was the island's fire truck museum, with trucks and tankers older than many ...

PRUDENCE ISLAND − After a few speeches, words of thanks and some gulped shots of bubbling wine, Raymond Jenness wrenched open the door to Prudence Island Light, the oldest lighthouse in Rhode Island, ...

Roughly 130 parking spots that Prudence Island residents used to rent in downtown Bristol have disappeared since 2018. Keeping a car on the mainland is crucial for residents who need to get to jobs or ...

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 ...

PORTSMOUTH — "DO NOT DRINK THE WATER WITHOUT BOILING IT FIRST." This is the message residents of Prudence Island have been receiving at regular intervals since October 2018, when a water sample from ...

Only 34 Portsmouth residents on Prudence Island voted in person in the most recent 1st Congressional District primary. However, it was the very last precinct in all of CD1 to have its results posted ...

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 ...

PORTSMOUTH, R.I. (WPRI) — Around 700 acres of shellfishing grounds off Prudence Island will be closed from July 26 until sunrise on Aug. 2. A map of the shellfishing grounds that will temporarily be ...

PORTSMOUTH, R.I. (WJAR) — It may not be an officially-sanctioned event, but Aquapalooza, in Portsmouth waters just off Prudence Island, once again attracted huge crowds this year. And once again, ...

Rep. Chippendale slams McKee’s agenda in State of the State rebuttal Rhode Island House Minority Leader Mike Chippendale sharply criticized Gov. Dan McKee’s State of the State address Tuesday night.