The Rhode Island Department of Health has recommended temporarily closing the Third Beach and Peabody Beach swimming areas in ...

The Rhode Island Department of Health on Tuesday recommended closing swimming areas at two Middletown beaches due to elevated ...

The Rhode Island Department of Health recommended re-opening the swimming areas at Third Beach and Peabody’s Beach in Middletown due to bacteria counts returning to normal. RIDOH said it monitors ...

Late August might be the best time to go swimming at Rhode Island beaches. Here's how much the water has warmed up since June ...

While Erin is expected to stay in the Atlantic Ocean, Middletown officials said waves on Wednesday were larger than normal.

As Hurricane Erin moves away from the East Coast, several beaches are slowly starting to reopen.As recently as Friday, big ...

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