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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4/4/24
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They normally only live eight to 12 years, but volunteers and staff at West Place Animal Sanctuary in Tiverton recently helped sanctuary veteran Erna the Crested Pekin duck celebrate her 17th.
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4/4/24
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Committees in both the Rhode Island House of Representatives and Rhode Island Senate have listened to testimony on a bill that would update and improve the state’s public records law. …
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4/4/24
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Six days before voters head to the polls to decide the fate of the $35 million Route 6 sewer and water debt exclusion, members of the Westport Finance Committee said Wednesday night that they will …
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By Ted Hayes
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4/4/24
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Some readers woke up shocked to see what appeared to be a proposed 33% tax increase when they checked the preliminary budget in the Warren Times-Gazette Wednesday morning.
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By Ethan Hartley
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4/4/24
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A class assignment turned into something special at Barrington Middle School.
Students in Rebecca Henderson’s STEAM Studio class recently designed and then built a device that helps a …
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By Josh Bickford
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4/4/24
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At a time when rigid airships still flew over Block Island, one prominent Bristol family went to Westerly to experience an event you're lucky to see more than once in a lifetime. Now you can read their own handwritten account of that day in 1925.
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By Ethan Hartley
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4/4/24
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In their continuing attempt to aid those affected financially by the Washington Bridge closure debacle, Governor Dan McKee and RI Commerce have set out what they're calling a "multi-faceted strategy …
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By Mike Rego
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4/3/24
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Capital Gains. This is a topic I cover in depth with sellers every day. I promise to break it down in a way that’s easy to understand here. Let’s say you’ve owned your home for …
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4/3/24
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The program now back on firm footing after a couple of lean years in the state's top tier, the East Providence High School boys' volleyball team enters the 2024 season seeking to improve upon a …
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By Mike Rego
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4/3/24
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The invasive Emerald Ash Borer claimed another victim this week, this time in a private yard on Woodlawn Avenue.
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By Ethan Hartley
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4/3/24
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The owners of Meatworks hope to have the business back open by mid-April, following its temporary closure this Spring in the midst of financial and quality control issues.
The 287 State Road …
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By Ted Hayes
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4/3/24
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While Little Compton and Tiverton are only in the 90 percent viewing range for the partial solar eclipse this coming Monday, April 8, astronomers such as Francine Jackson say this is still a mighty …
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By Ruth Rasmussen
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4/3/24
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The Barrington High School girls lacrosse team opened the season on Monday with a 12-11 win over East Greenwich, a team they had lost to three times last year.
The Eagles had seven …
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4/3/24
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To no one's surprise, Joe Biden and Donald Trump were the far-and-away winners of the respective Democratic and Republican races in Rhode Island's Presidential Preference Primary held Tuesday, …
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By Mike Rego
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4/3/24
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The 2024 East Providence High School boys' lacrosse season will be notable in at least one way for certain, as for the first time in the still relatively brief 16-year history of the program a Townie …
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By Mike Rego
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4/3/24
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The Barrington High School boys outdoor track team rolled to three wins in the season-opening meet on Monday, April 1.
The Eagles defeated Shea 142-12, Tiverton 146-8, and Tolman 153-1.
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4/3/24
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The Barrington High School baseball team knocked off East Greenwich in a rematch of last year’s Division II semifinal playoff series.
The Eagles’ Jack Lawson tossed a complete-game …
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4/3/24
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