Science Mar 16 Conservationists track surge in great white sharks off the coast of Cape Cod Environmental efforts to protect sharks in recent years have resulted in a huge increase in the great white shark population off the New England coast. It’s a conservation success story, with potentially unnerving implications for beachgoers. Rhode Island PBS Weekly’s…
Arts Aug 03 Why a small New England town celebrates its heritage by honoring frogs It started with an obscure bit of colonial history, dating back to an unseasonably warm summer night in the mid-18th century. That episode led to a New England town continuing to celebrate frogs in sculpture, poetry and song. David Wright…
Arts May 30 ‘Wallace the Brave’ cartoonist provides a glimpse into the coastal town that inspires him Peanuts cartoonist Charles Schultz offered this piece of advice to the next generation: “learn to laugh at yourself.” Cartoonist Will Wilson has taken that lesson to heart. His syndicated comic "Wallace the Brave" appears in more than 100 newspapers nationwide.