This unassuming Water Street shop in downtown Warren holds a fascinating story of true love, determination, and a quarter century of success.
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By Ethan Hartley
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4/9/24
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Well underway and on schedule albeit very early in the process, a formal groundbreaking ceremony for the Martin Middle School renovation project was held on the Brown Street grounds Tuesday morning, …
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By Mike Rego
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4/9/24
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A collaborative project between the school's CTE and arts programs, the house was designed in the style of Disney's "Encanto", and was delivered to a girl battling cancer.
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4/9/24
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Concerts at the Point will present Boyd Meets Girl (Australian classical guitarist Rupert Boyd and American cellist Laura Metcalf). The duo has toured the world sharing their eclectic mix of music …
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4/9/24
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PORTSMOUTH — It’s not every day you get to play on the White House lawn, but a local 6-year-old recently did just that.
Nathan Kearns, a first-grader at St. Philomena School, got to …
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4/9/24
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Arjun Bansal is not wasting any time.
He moves his pawns out first, creating lanes for his bishops to attack. Across the chess board, Arjun’s unknowing victim struggles to map out …
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By Josh Bickford
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4/9/24
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The Barrington High School chess team finished first in the Ocean State Scholastic High School Chess League this season.
Barrington finished with 9.5 match points and a total of 37.5 game …
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4/9/24
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A Westport Point homeowner accused of building a large pool retaining wall structure without the proper town approvals has filed suit against the Westport Historical Commission, claiming board …
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By Ted Hayes
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4/9/24
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The cupboard is far from bare for new head coach Nick Boyce as he takes over the reins of the East Providence High School girls' lacrosse program in time for the 2024 season.
Boyce, a Social …
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By Mike Rego
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4/9/24
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The renowned Greg Abate Quartet will perform with Abate on saxophone and flute, Paul Del Nero on bass, Matt DeChamplain on piano, and Gary Johnson on drums. The state house is handicapped accessible …
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4/9/24
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Little Compton officials are looking for public comments as they update the town’s Hazard Mitigation and Flood Management Plan, as required by the federal government.
The plan, currently …
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4/9/24
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A steady stream of fishermen gave the Tiverton Town Council an earful Monday night over proposed ordinance changes that would restrict fishing at some of the town’s most popular areas, and …
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By Ted Hayes
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4/9/24
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A Newport County Superior Court judge last week ruled against the local citizens group Green Oceans, which had sued to prevent Revolution Wind from going forward with plans to install 65 turbines …
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4/9/24
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The Barrington High School girls lacrosse team lost to Portsmouth 12-7 on Thursday, April 4 and dropped to 1-1 in the division.
Anna Lombardi led the Eagles with two goals and six draw …
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4/9/24
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The Barrington High School baseball team knocked off St. Raphael’s Academy 10-2 on Monday night, April 8, and improved to 3-0 in the division.
The victory over the Saints followed a …
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4/9/24
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Coggeshall Farm Museum will open for the season on Saturday with live demonstrations and conversations with historians at the blacksmith shop and the cheese house. Friendly farm animals include …
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4/9/24
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A Canadian energy company subsidiary is proposing to replace a 70-year-old liquefied natural gas transmission pipe under the Sakonnet River, a project company officials say will increase capacity and …
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By Ted Hayes
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4/8/24
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Westport school administrators hope a new fund up for a vote at Town Meeting next month will help insulate them from the rising cost of educating and busing special education students.
Last …
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By Ted Hayes
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4/8/24
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The coach of a basketball team competing in Tiverton over the weekend has been charged with assaulting a 15-year-old player.
Adam Hayes, 42, of Peabody, Ma., faces charges of simple assault and …
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4/8/24
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The rain held off just long enough for the 18th running of the Nayatt 5K.
The road race serves as a key fund-raiser for the Nayatt School PTO. This year’s races — there was a …
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4/8/24
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The identity of the man, who was described as white and in his 50s, was not immediately released to the public.
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4/8/24
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Opening Day of the freshwater fishing season in Rhode Island begins at 6 a.m. on Saturday, April 13. The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) has stocked more than 60,000 brook, …
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By Capt. Dave Monti
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4/8/24
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The East Providence High School boys' lacrosse team managed just one win all of last spring. In 2024, it took the Townies just one week to earn their initial Division IV victory as the Townies …
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By Mike Rego
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4/8/24
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STORY OF THE WEEK: “We’re leaving no stone unturned as far as accountability,” Gov. Dan McKee said last Friday, as he unveiled Max Wistow and Jonathan Savage as the lawyers who will …
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By Ian Donnis
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4/8/24
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PORTSMOUTH — A 51-year-old Portsmouth woman has been charged with cruelty to animals.
At about 1:15 p.m. on Wednesday, April 3, officers responded to 28 Sprague Court to …
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4/8/24
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