Because of a lot of requests, I have decided to put together as many articles as I can and post them.
If you have any you would like to share, feel free to e-mail them to joe@joenisil.com

• City is ready to buy Rocky Point acreage - July 13, 2007

• Council to vote on plan to save 41 Rocky Pt acres - July 12, 2007

• It’s the end of the line for beloved Rocky Point - May 8, 2007

• Rocky Point demolition begins (with video) - May 7, 2007

• Rocky Point demolition set to start next month - March 28, 2007

• Contractor Will Demolish Rocky Point Buildings (with video) - March 27, 2007

• Developer backs out of Rocky Pt. deal - January 31, 2007

• Developer mum on Rocky Pt. project - November 30, 2006

• City Orders Demolition Of Rocky Point Buildings - October 17, 2006

• Fire Claims old administration building - Photos - October 16, 2006

• Fire Breaks Out At Rocky Point - Former Administration Building Catches Fire - October 16, 2006

• Rocky Point office building burns to ground - October 16, 2006

• Rocky Pt. housing plan shelved - July 12, 2006

• Sewers could snag Rocky Point condo project - June 16, 2006

• Housing plan for Rocky Point Park sparks interest over unit sales - February 28, 2006

• Rocky Pt. plan to be unveiled tomorrow - February 21, 2006

• Rocky Beach resident must leave for winter - December 1, 2005

• Beach tenants get one last summer; Rocky Point Development a step closer - September 29, 2005

• Progress on Rocky Point seems ponderously slow - July 28, 2005

• Last summer at Rocky Beach? - July 28, 2005

• Appeal rejected, Rocky Point sale a step closer - November 11, 2004

• Rocky Beach homeowners given their say in court - September 21, 2004

• Wampanoags take quest for land to Court of Appeals - September 14, 2004

• Federal court challenged to speed Rocky Point transition - September 9, 2004

• Officials to detail Rocky Point future after 'Big House' fire - September 7, 2004

• Suspicious fire destroys building at Rocky Point Amusement Park - September 3, 2004
  The Big House served as quarters for staff members when the former park was operating.

• SBA: Rocky Point tax payment does not set precedent - July 6, 2004

• To keep Rocky Pt. deal clean, SBA pays $500,000 in taxes - June 29, 2004

• Rocky Point sale in limbo pending court - April 6, 2004

• Rocky Point price may end beachfront community - November 12, 2003
  City, state, and federal officials were all smiles and congratulatory handshakes last week after the former Rocky Point Amusement Park was sold for $25 million, roughly twice the expected price, for condominium development. But one small group heaved a collective groan when they heard about the sale.

• Rocky Point homes likely 5 years away - November 7, 2003
  The site of the former amusement park is auctioned on a conference call among five finalists. The winning bid is $25 million.

• SBA accepts $25M bid for Rocky Point - November 6, 2003

• Developer buying Rocky Point - November 6, 2003
  A company based in South Carolina is believed to have offered $25 million for the property and plans build about 350 residential units.

• Expensive Homes Planned For Rocky Point - November 6, 2003

• SBA close to selecting Rocky Point proposal - October 28, 2003

• Many on panel like what developers plan for Rocky Point  September 30, 2003

• Rocky Pt. Panel has no teeth but that doesn't stop council September 16, 2003

• SBA invites input on 7 Rocky Point proposals September 4, 2003

• SBA buys ex-Rocky Point park at auction for $8.5M July 29,2003

• Rocky Point on the block  July 19, 2003
  The beloved amusement park, closed since 1995, is likely to be deeded to the Small Business Administration, which could sell most of the property to a developer.

• Rocky Point bidder may be chosen in 2 months  July 23,2002
   By JENNETTE BARNES In the end, Rocky Point is likely to go to the highest bidder.

• Rocky Point Offer Made To Bankruptcy Court June 10, 2002 (from the office of Langevin)
  Proposal Meets Langevin’s Preferred Preservation & Conservation Guidelines

• Developers seek to make offer for Rocky Point June 11, 2002
  WARWICK -- A consortium of developers wants to make a purchase offer on the former Rocky Point amusement park, but needs the approval of the U.S. Small Business Administration, Rocky Point's largest creditor.
  Rocky Point Land Company, LLC, proposes to build high-end condominiums on the 124-acre parcel on Warwick Neck, while reserving its mile-long shoreline and some open space for public use.

• Group Leads Effort To Purchase Rocky Point   June 10, 2002
  Park Closed In 1995
  PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A national conservation group is leading an effort to purchase the landmark Rocky Point amusement park.

• Uncertain fate for Rocky Point, former R.I. summer hot spot - July 7, 2001

• LANGEVIN CALLS FOR OPEN SPACE, BEACH ACCESS AT ROCKY POINT June 18, 2001
  Looks to Bush Administration, State Government to Provide Funding to Purchase Land Which Once Housed Former Amusement Park
  (WARWICK NECK, R.I.)–Congressman Jim Langevin today joined with local Warwick officials and community activists to call for a plan that preserves open space and public access to beachfront property at the former Rocky Point Amusement Park area. Langevin is also calling on the White House to provide additional funding to the state to purchase the estimated $8 million, 124-acre oceanfront parcel.

• Providence Business News
  Rocky Point: Housing or open space? 2/20/01
  By Michael Pare, Managing Editor
  Sen. William A. Walaska, a Warwick Democrat, is calling on the state and federal government to find the money necessary to purchase the former Rocky Point Amusement Park and preserve its 123 acres and one mile of shoreline as open space.

• Providence Business News
  Sale sign reminds that Rocky Point is a treasured location worth saving
  By Franklin S. Prosnitz, Editor
  The for sale sign is up at the several hundred acres they used to call Rocky Point Amusement Park. It's a beautiful piece of land that overlooks the bay, property that developers and conservationists are sure to fight over. But no matter what happens, what's gone is the laughter, the special moments that are now only memories for generations of Rhode Islanders.

• Providence Journal 12/27/00
  Poster pays homage to a Rhode Island treasure
  Frank Galasso remembers being borne in his father's arms through Rocky Point during a Frank Sinatra Jr. concert in the mid-1960s. Bright flashes lit the sky, forging an indelible first image of the venerable amusement park.
  Now, the park is gone, its rides auctioned, its thrills mere memories.
  But Galasso, who regularly contributes sports cartoons to The Providence Journal, has, after a fashion, revived the long-dormant midway with a holiday cartoon that salutes "Rocky Point, New England's Most Beautiful Amusement Park."

• Providence Journal 6/19/00
  Mayor, Rocky Point trustee confer on 'fireproofing' site

• Hot times, cool breezes
  From Rocky Point to the Rhodes, West Bay was a summer magnet
  03/01/99

• Closed Palladium stirs nostalgia for better times  09/28/1998

• newStandard 7/13/97
  Rocky Point carousel gets new home

• newStandard 3/11/96
  Mayor considers Warwick purchase of Rocky Point

• Rocky Point auction set   03-04-96

• newStandard 2/26/96
  Rocky Point assets go on the block

• Rocky Point files for bankruptcy    12-02-94

• Rocky Point gets license back    11-07-94

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07/14/2007