Healing while helping others heal
Local therapist, author aims to destigmatize mental health By GRETA SHUSTER Beacon Media Staff Writer Aug. 6, 2026 This...
Providence Will Be the First City in U.S. History to Vote on Divesting from Genocide
July 31, 2026by Eric Halvarson Originally published by The Providence Eye, a publication partner of Ocean State Stories. Providence, Rhode Island is...
Clinic offers sight-saving exams to uninsured
This story was originally published in the Warwick Beacon, a publication partner of Ocean State Stories. Read this story in its...
Q & A with R.I. musician Mark Cutler, who performed Sunday at the Newport Folk Festival
Mark, congratulations on opening for the last day of the 2026 festival! You were, of course, on hallowed ground....
Q & A with Catherine Taylor, State Director of AARP Rhode Island
“Aging isn’t just an issue for older adults. If you have an older parent, spouse, grandparent, neighbor or friend...
Ruling on TPS stokes new fears among Haitians
By ROSEGALIE CINEUS Beacon Media Staff Writer This story was originally published in the Warwick Beacon, a publication partner of Ocean...
Paranoid about parasites? URI food safety expert Nicole Richard offers information, tips to avoid summer’s cyclosporiasis
A press release issued today by the University of Rhode Island: KINGSTON, R.I. – July 16, 2026 – A...
Q & A with poet, author and Providence College emeritus professor Peter Johnson
Peter, thanks for joining the Ocean State Stories crew! You have another critically acclaimed new book out, I’m Old,...
Journey from Itri: One Family’s Story
By MATTHEW LAWRENCE, Beacon Media Contributing Writer July 8, 2026 This story was originally published in the Warwick Beacon, a publication...
East Greenwich’s Kolb Earns Bronze in Special Olympics USA Game
by Brandy Muz | Jun 30, 2026 The swimmer, who is on the EG Special Olympics team, earned bronze in a relay,...
Today is the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence.
Ocean State Stories asked a sampling of Rhode Islanders what freedom means to them today. Here’s what they said....
Q & A with Tim Gray, founder and president, World War II Foundation
Tim, we read Jack Perry’s recent story in The Providence Journal about Residue of Evil: Legacies of Nazism, now in production,...
Scientist Dr. Kaitlin M. Dailey and team set their sights on combating cancer
Central to their ambition is a tumor-killing microbe SOUTH KINGSTOWN — Dr. Kaitlin M. Dailey, a University of Rhode...