Friends of the Blackstone was planning a new initiative called Blackstone River Commons, which is an expedition on the river from Woonsocket to Pawtucket on Aug. 11 -14.

On Sept. 9, 1972, about 10,000 people descended on the banks of the Blackstone River. Flowing 48 miles south through Central Massachusetts and Rhode Island, the Blackstone at the time was considered ...

This is not the first time sewage has leaked into the Blackstone river; RI DEM issued a no-contact advisory for the river; DEM was preparing to issue the plant a notice of violation before the ...

Officials are advising the public to stay out of the Blackstone River until further notice. Mon, 19 May 2025 11:52:35 GMT (1747655555029) Story Infinite Scroll ...

Courtesy of the Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor On the Cormier Woods trail, a 5-mile loop around a 17th-century farmstead in Uxbridge, Mass., hikers often hear the roar of lions.

WOONSOCKET, R.I. (WJAR) — Foul-smelling sewage has been spilling into the Blackstone River from the Woonsocket Regional Wastewater Treatment Facility since Wednesday. The state Department of ...

An area adjacent to Walmart on Tobias Boland Way and along the Blackstone River was clear-cut in fall 2021 as homeless encampments in the are were being removed. 31,136 people played the daily ...

RI, Mass. map Blackstone River heritage park THE ASSOCIATED PRESS PROVIDENCE — Officials from Massachusetts and Rhode Island are figuring out the boundaries of a park along the Blackstone River.

Worcester officials told people to avoid the Blackstone River for 48 hours after hundreds of thousands of gallons of sewage flowed into the river early Thursday morning.

WOONSOCKET, R.I. (WPRI) — On Saturday many residents across Rhode Island and Massachusetts commemorated one of the largest environmental clean-ups to take place on the Blackstone River. The ...

The Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor, recognized as the birthplace of the Industrial Revolution, is one step closer to being made a national historic park. IE 11 is not supported.