For too long, woods reclaimed the historic cemetery behind the Rhode Island Training School (RITS) off Sockanosett Cross Road. The graveyard has rows and rows of small, rounded headstones …
As part of the effort, the secretary of state made 100 flags available for free to the first Rhode Islanders to claim them, which happened within hours.
On a clear Thursday morning in July, Mariana stands by the fence brushing the goats. Six Nigerian dwarf goats gather around her, their gangly legs New programs at the Rhode Island Training School and other sites connect students with a future beyond the walls.