By Antonia Noori Farzan — Narragansett Town Beach had a profitable summer, officials said this week, while also defending themselves against charges of exclusivity.

By Alex Nunes — Beachgoers say time-limited parking along the seawall in Narragansett will make it harder to enjoy the town beach and make the coastal community more exclusive. State officials want more time to review the restrictions that have already been approved by the town.

By Sarah Doiron — It might be more expensive to visit one of Rhode Island’s most popular beaches next summer. The Narragansett Parks and Recreation Department is proposing raising daily walk-on and parking fees for Narragansett Town Beach.

By Antonia Noori Farzan — Spending the day at Town Beach could be more expensive next summer. The town's Parks and Recreation Department proposes raising the daily walk-on admission fee from $12 to $15 and raising the parking fee from $10 on weekdays and $15 on weekends to $20 every day. (Prices of discount seasonal passes, which are available only to Narragansett residents and taxpayers, would not change.)

By Phillip Marcelo (AP) — Seaside communities in New England are providing free beach access to Native Americans as the summer season kicks off this Memorial Day weekend.

By Antonia Noori Farzan — RIPTA plans to eliminate those express beach bus routes, citing low ridership and staffing issues — Update: On Wednesday afternoon, following the publication of this story, Gov. Dan McKee said that he would RIPTA to run express beach buses this summer

By Antonia Noori Farzan — The Narragansett Town Council narrowly voted to approve the change late Monday night during a raucous meeting that lasted for more than four hours.

By Alex Nunes — The Narragansett Town Council has voted to waive walk-on fees to the town’s public beach for all members of the Narragansett Indian Tribe.

Youtube Video of May 16, 2022 Narragansett Town Council Meeting. Discussions on free Town Beach walk-on access for Narragansett Indian Tribe members begins around 1:36:00

By Alex Nunes — The Narragansett Town Council will take up a proposal Monday night to waive all walk-on and parking fees at the town’s beach to members of the Narragansett Indian Tribe. The ocean is a sacred spiritual place for members of the tribe, but the Narragansett do not currently have any of their own land along Rhode Island’s shore.

By Cal Dymowski WJAR — A proposal to allow the Narragansett Indian Tribe of Rhode Island free beach access is three days away from going before the Town Council.

By Bill Koch — With electricity restored and roads cleared throughout the town, the second phase of recovery from Hurricane Sandy has started to play out in piles of paperwork and daily briefings with officials from the Federal Emergency Management Agency.