CRUISES & TOURS BY BOAT Blackstone Valley Explorer Tours, aboard the Blackstone Valley Explorer, a 49-passenger riverboat departs from the Central Falls landing on Broad Street and Maderia Avenue Sun 1, 2, 3, and 4 pm. $10, $8 age 62+ and age 12 and younger. Advance reservation recommended.

PROVIDENCE -- One of Roger Williams Park Zoo's most popular residents was euthanized earlier this week after a long bout with arthritis, according to spokeswoman Laura Dunn.

Roger Williams Park's Zoomobile will visit North Kingstown tomorrow, when it will be parked at BankNewport, 1350 Ten Rod Rd., from 10 a.m. to noon. Children will be able to participate in an interactive educational presentation, and see live animals from the zoo.

By Bill Van Siclen; Journal Arts Writer PROVIDENCE - For years, it's been one of the forgotten corners of Roger Williams Park: a cluster of aging 1960s greenhouses perched on a hill at the east end of the park, overlooking Edgewood Lake.

By SHEILA LENNON; Projo.com Staff Writer With plants still arriving, the press got a peek yesterday at the new Roger Williams Park Botanical Center.