A rare request for clemency in Rhode Island could help 2 refugees fight deportation
November 13, 2026 5:00 am This story was originally published in Rhode Island Current, a publication partner of Ocean State Stories....
Bullying, substance abuse reduced, student survey says
By GRETA SHUSTERBeacon Media Staff Writer This story was originally published in the Warwick Beacon, a publication partner of Ocean State...
This is Halloween!
Carving pumpkins? Trick or treating? Wearing a scary costume? Ghost displays on the lawn? Spooky music in the air?...
The art of aging happily
‘Ronnie’ Casinelli, 98, paints the life she has created By ROSEGALIE CINEUSBeacon Media Staff Writer Oct 22, 2026 This...
RI arts events explore death through creativity, conversation, and community
“It’s like a celebration. This is how I’m interpreting the spirit of this person, so that spirit continues to...
We Need to Ascend Moral High Ground to Better See World We Have Put in Peril
By Frank Carini / ecoRI News columnist October 5, 2026 Somehow and somewhere back in history humanity lost its way....
Q & A with author and publisher Grace Calk
Welcome to the Ocean State Stories “family,” Grace! We discovered your work in LitArts RI, headed by our good friend Jodie Noel Vinson....
Book banning harms more than books, says URI education leader
Dean Danielle Dennis, literacy researcher, says campaigns for library censorship have consequences for society A press release issued by...
Why young journalists are still answering the call, and why the field needs them
Rhode Island journalists, educators, and students entering the field say the news business is changing shape, not disappearing Bekah...
Water Over the Dam: A Retrospective on the Big River Reservoir Debacle
Sixty years after the state took 8,600 acres of private property for the ill-fated Big River reservoir, one last...
The 25th Anniversary of 9/11
Today is the 25th anniversary of the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. To commemorate it, Ocean State Stories...
Q & A with Jessica David, co-founder and board member of Local Return
“Our strategy also rests on changing the narrative, which I think of as the ‘hearts and minds’ strategy. The truth...
Q & A with Warwick artist Bob Eggleton
Welcome to Ocean State Stories, Bob. Your cover on the Necronomicon issue of Motif magazine grabbed us immediately. It’s...