Very depressed area.
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4/27/2017
The town's major employer is the state hospital and many people there live in the greater Providence area. Rhode Island is a compact state so it is not unusual for people to seem to know each other no matter where you are in the Ocean State.
As a hunter and shooter I can tell you that obtaining a pistol permit is almost an impossibility. I was quoted from a lawyer it will cost approximately $4000 to get one. In RI you need written permission to hunt on private land for deer and it seems very difficult to get if you are an outsider. There is some considerable amount of state land to hunt on but there seems to be a "squatter's rights" mentality when it comes to spots you may find in the woods, in spite of state law dictating otherwise.
I have discovered for the most part the people are very clannish. They seem to never leave the state. You can drive from Pascoag to a Super Walmart two towns over in Massachusetts but people will prefer to travel out of their way southward to shop.
Thirdly, the state has always had a reputation of being corrupt. Right now a proposed power plant is being pushed through will little to no consideration on it's impact on the local environment nor the will of the people who really do not want it. I see homes for sale but no one is buying.
John | Riverton, WY