Narragansett News Roundup: Week of November 21, 2010

Although Patch strives to provide the most thorough news possible about Narragansett, we realize that other publications write stories about the town that might interest its residents. Here are some things you might have missed:

• The Rhode Island Department of Transportation announced that the two  bridges in Narragansett that have been closed for the past year thanks to a construction project will be re-opened. There will be some delays tonight, but following that, the normal traffic pattern will be restored.
• Along with and police, Narragansett police received money to monitor sex offenders. A full list of sex offenders throughout the state can be found here.
• The Asbury Park Press has a lengthy piece on area fisherman in New Jersey going after tautog — blackfish.  The fish is also a popular target for fishermen in Narragansett Bay. Incidentally, Roger Williams originally translated tautog from the Narragansett language by.
• The Providence Journal did a profile of local car salesman Mike Flood from his Narragansett office.
• Narragansett Light beer got a positive review from this beer blog.
• The long-time owner of , Frederick Alvin "Allie" Briggs, died in Florida at age 82 last Friday. The Providence Journal has an obituary here. Briggs first made donuts for Bonnet Market in Narragansett.
• A columnist from The Worcester Telegram and Gazette suggests that the city government there enact an ordinance similar to the one Narragansett has to deal with unruly party houses.

Did we miss an interesting story about Narragansett? Let us know in the comments, or e-mail local editor Stephen Greenwell.