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.

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.

With each pedal or paddle down the Blackstone River, visitors slide deeper into a living history book, passing communities that read like chapters in the story of the Industrial Revolution.

RI ENVIRONMENT R.I. DEM lifts no-contact advisory for Blackstone River following ‘substantial’ waste water leak New equipment and other improvements at the Woonsocket sewage plant have ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...