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This week I was able to give some coverage to the Rhode Island Senior Softball League, which recently wrapped up its regular season and will be playing its postseason in the next few weeks.
With …
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By ALEX SPONSELLER, Beacon Media Sports Editor
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8/20/25
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Last week Capt. Brandon Hagopian of Cranston caught an 800-pound bluefin tuna when fishing at the mouth of Narragansett Bay.
Capt. Hagopian said, “We caught the fish with a tinker …
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By CAPT. DAVE MONTI, Special to Beacon Media
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8/20/25
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You once had to travel 60 miles offshore to catch a bluefin tuna, large or small. Not today, giant and school bluefin tuna have been caught 2 to 3 miles off coastal beaches in Rhode Island. Anglers …
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By CAPT. DAVE MONTI, Special to Beacon Media
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8/13/25
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Last week I had the opportunity to catch a Worcester Red Sox game at Polar Park and my biggest takeaway was that it is a quality product and worth a visit for anyone within driving distance … …
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By ALEX SPONSELLER, Beacon Media Sports Editor
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8/13/25
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In a proposed rule released last week, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) argued that the Clean Air Act does not authorize the agency to set emissions standards to address global climate …
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By CAPT. DAVE MONTI, Special to Beacon Media
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8/6/25
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This past weekend marked the eighth year that I, along with several friends, traveled north to go whitewater rafting in Bingham, Maine on the Kennebec River. It’s always a great time and a …
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By ALEX SPONSELLER, Beacon Media Sports Editor
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8/6/25
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This week marked the 22nd CJ Buckley Regatta, and as always, it boasted everything that a community event should be about.
Now, this regatta has developed into more than just a Rhode Island …
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By ALEX SPONSELLER, Beacon Media Sports Editor
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7/30/25
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The Block Island Inshore Fishing Tournament ended Sunday, July 27 with a winning school bluefin tuna measuring 42.5” caught by Evan Page of Connecticut. For the third year in a row, the largest …
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By CAPT. DAVE MONTI
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7/29/25
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The bluefin tuna bite has been so good in wind farm areas that it has attracted quite a tuna fleet. Anglers and mariners should monitor Channel 16 as the US Coast Guard has established …
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By CAPT. DAVE MONTI, Special to Beacon Media
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7/23/25
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Most of you have, by now, seen the viral video of the kiss cam gone wrong incident at last week’s Coldplay concert at Gillette Stadium.
If you have not, this is what happened.
Every …
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By ALEX SPONSELLER, Beacon Media Sports Editor
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7/23/25
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Every summer, but especially more recent summers, I have local baseball coaches voice their concerns about youth players electing to join AAU travel programs rather than stay in the more local …
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The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management’s Aquatic Resource Education program will hold three more “Come Clam with Me” events this year. The events are scheduled for …
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By CAPT. DAVE MONTI
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7/15/25
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The expanded Block Island Inshore Fishing Tournament is Saturday, July 26 and Sunday, July 27. You need not attend the awards ceremony on Block Island to enter or win. Fish photos are taken up …
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By CAPT. DAVE MONTI, Special to Beacon Media
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7/9/25
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The Rhode Island Saltwater Anglers Association (RISAA) and the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) once gain ran a successful youth fishing camp last week with funding from U.S. …
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By CAPT. DAVE MONTI
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7/1/25
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Last month, I had the chance to advocate for full funding for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) in Washington, DC.
I was with Gretchen Spiers, Vice President of the Cape …
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By CAPT. DAVE MONTI
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6/24/25
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Bluefin tuna regulations changed for the better when NOAA announced last week new angling and charter/headboat Highly Migratory Species (HMS) regulations. Effect July 1, 2025 private vessels with an …
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By CAPT. DAVE MONTI, Special to Beacon Media
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6/17/25
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The spring sports season is officially closed as the final championships took place last weekend.
Beacon Media had two of its teams clinch championships, as the Cranston East boys …
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By ALEX SPONSELLER
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6/11/25
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NOAA Fisheries adjusted the Atlantic bluefin tuna daily retention limits for recreational fishermen. The adjusted limits took effect June 3, 2025 and extend through Dec. 31, 2025, unless modified by …
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By CAPT. DAVE MONTI
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6/10/25
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It’s been a whirlwind few weeks covering our high school sports teams as they are grinding through their respective playoffs. We’re now entering the home stretch of the school sports …
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By ALEX SPONSELLER
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6/4/25
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By CAPT. DAVE MONTI
Special to the SunRise
The Department of Environmental Management’s Marine Fisheries Division released their 2024 annual commercial and recreational fishing report …
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By CAPT. DAVE MONTI
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6/3/25
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