Was Middletown’s George Mendonsa the “Kissing Sailor”?

This past Sunday, February 17, Middletown resident George Mendonsa died at age ninety-five. He became famous for his claim that he was the sailor captured kissing a woman in a nursing outfit in Times Square after World War II ended.

Inside the New Bedford Whaling Museum

The museum tells a fascinating tale of our relationship with whales and how a once-prosperous industry brought wealth to southern New England.

The Secret Life of Quonset

Despite its importance to the state, few Rhode Islanders know what really goes on at Quonset Point.

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