Boaters will gather this upcoming Saturday for Aquapalooza – an approximate 15-year celebration of summer held the last weekend of July along Prudence Island.

 

Meanwhile, law enforcement will be on patrol to make sure everyone is safe.

 

Allison O’Connor, communication office for Portsmouth Police, said that the department will rely on mutual aid from the United States Coast Guard, state police and the Department of Environmental Management, as well as Bristol, Warwick and Providence police forces to safeguard all boaters and revelers.

 

"Our main priority is to make sure everyone is safe,” O’Connor said.

 

O’Connor said in 2023 the weather was bad but boaters still gathered for the event. She said there were two boating under the influence citations, but the day went smoothly otherwise.

 

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