The Independent (RI) - September 11, 2025

A NEED FOR SPEED?

Jonnycake Center hopes new Baby Café initiative delivers key services

Wickford roundabout construction begins Sunday

Narragansett leaders wrestle with how to tackle student zoning

SK officials considering new outdoor water use ordinance for residents

Speed

Fight over halted offshore wind project continues in Washington

Baby

Roundabout

NK Family Day event draws thousands to Wilson Park

Officials say Champagne Heights project still moving forward

Council has shown where its loyalty lies

NTRA recall effort is a waste of time, money

RI must do it’s part to prepare for wildfires

It’s time RI honored its Vietnam vets

South Kingstown deserves better than this council

10th Annual Pumpkins With A Purpose set to begin later this month

Thanks to everyone who helps keep our beaches beautiful

Drivers, please watch for pedestrians while on Old North Road

GOT SOMETHING TO SAY?

Town officials say they haven’t forgotten about time capsule

Finishing the bike path is an easy win for Narragansett

Water

Zoning

FOR THE CULTURE

Musician Bob Mould has high hopes for return to East Greenwich

Mould

URI Theatre’s 2025-26 season blends classic, contemporary stories

Culture

SOLUTION TO LAST WEEK’S PUZZLE LIVE MUSIC CHARLESTOWN

AMUSEMENTS

TODAY IN HISTORY

Rhode Island Dahlia show dazzles for 59th year

Skippers lose opener to Hendricken

Mariners remain perfect in three games

Takeaways from SK vs Narragansett

NK starts season perfect, beats SK

Prout offering field hockey for first time in co-op with Chariho

NK

Work to do

The best athletes aren’t always the most talented

Former Rebel Bradley scores four goals in a game for RPI

HIGH SCHOOL SCHEDULE

Skippers

Striped bass public hearing next week

RAM REPORT

Box Score

Scoring

Takeaways

Mariners

Sew and tell

Beverly Louise Brewer

9/11 Remembrance event

Newcomers and Neighbors Club Opening Social

Horse Drawn Carriage Rides in Wickford Village

Let’s talk recycling

Jamestown Community Chorus looking for new members

Alyssa Maxwell Author Talk

Riverfire series concludes with Dudemanbro

Smith’s Castle Breakfast talks and Conversations Return

Woven Flat Reed Reindeer Workshop

The history of surfcasting in Narragansett

Peace Dale Library Afternoon Book Group

Explaining the siding replacement process