The Commons Restaurant, a beloved Little Compton landmark in the village center that has nourished and nurtured loyal customers for nearly 60 years, went on the market earlier this month at an asking …
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By Ruth Rasmussen
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4/15/24
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To the editor:
I was moved by Jim McGaw’s excellently written article (“He was a light,” Portsmouth Times, April 4) about Owen Cameron, whom I never met.
I am …
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4/15/24
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To the editor:
I enjoyed George Voutes’s letter regarding trees (“Trees for the people and the planet,” The Portsmouth Times, April 4). It reminded me of a poem I …
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4/15/24
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PORTSMOUTH — A 30-year-old man from Pennsylvania was charged by Portsmouth Police last week with two counts of second-degree child molestation.
As a result of an investigation by the …
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4/15/24
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The East Providence High School baseball team opened up Division II play last week with a 1-0 victory over visiting Johnston Monday night, April 8, as the Townies remained unbeaten in three league …
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By Mike Rego
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4/15/24
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Four Westport Point residents have filed a motion to intervene in a lawsuit brought against the Westport Historical Commission by a neighbor who contends the town treated him unfairly and failed to …
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By Ted Hayes
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4/15/24
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The Barrington School Department is investigating a teacher in the district and comments he allegedly made in front of students.
School officials sent out an email to Barrington High School …
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4/15/24
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Nearly five years after the Portsmouth High School auditorium was completed upgraded, its little sister to the south is also new and improved.
The “Little Theater” at Portsmouth …
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By Jim McGaw
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4/12/24
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Barrington Education Foundation’s annual Giving Drive is underway.
Since its inception in 1992, Barrington Education Foundation, a volunteer-driven non-profit organization, has …
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4/12/24
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Members of the Infrastructure Oversight Committee were expected to meet Wednesday to figure out their next move after voters last Tuesday rejected a proposed $35 million debt exclusion that would …
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By Ted Hayes
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4/12/24
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Financial and quality control issues that forced the temporary closure of a crucial Westport slaughterhouse have apparently been resolved, and Meatworks is expected to re-open next Monday, April 15.
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By Ted Hayes
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4/12/24
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The Bristol Garden Club will present ‘Daffodils Downtown’ from April 15 through the 29th. Bristol merchants will be showcasing daffodil-themed paintings by local artists in their windows, and several restaurants will be offering daffodil themed delights.
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By Christy Nadalin
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4/12/24
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Barrington Middle School recently held Pasta Night — an event that raised money for the upcoming eighth grade overnight trip to Washington D.C.
The primary goal of Barrington Middle School …
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4/12/24
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Police made three arrests between April 1-8, 2024.
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4/12/24
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More than 130 people attended the Community Conversations presented by the Sowams Heritage Area Project in Bristol and Seekonk recently.
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4/12/24
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Police made five arrests and tried to help a naked man on Market Street between April 1-8, 2024.
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4/12/24
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The East Providence High School softball team hosted LaSalle in an early season Division I outing Thursday afternoon, April 11, the visiting Rams keeping the Townies winless with a 15-0 victory.
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By Mike Rego
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4/11/24
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The Barrington High School girls track team pushed its record to 7-0 following lopsided wins over Middletown (127-27), Rogers (132-22), Bay View (136-17) and St. Patrick’s (152-0) on Tuesday, …
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4/11/24
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Here it is, folks, your 2024 July 4th Concert Series lineup!
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By Christy Nadalin
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4/11/24
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The Martin Middle School renovation project, while still well under way and on time, has hit a bit of a bump in the road after recent exterior excavation at the Brown Street site revealed some …
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By Mike Rego
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4/11/24
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Monday, April 1
Animal complaints came in from American Legion Highway, at Tickle Road, at 8:21 a.m., and from Sanford Road at 1:10 p.m.
Police served a restraining order on Jason Drive at …
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4/11/24
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PORTSMOUTH — A five-bedroom home at 110 Farmlands Drive has sold for $3.91 million.
According to statewide multiple listing service data, this is one of the top five home sales in …
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4/11/24
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Monday, April 1
A caller from Linda Road complained of the sound of blasting just after 12:30 p.m.
Manuel Calvao, 71, of 228 Irvington St., New Bedford, was charged with vandalism after …
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4/11/24
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Maxwell Magilton, a student at Guiteras Elementary School, was selected as the 5th grade winner of the 2023-2024 Grand Lodge Americanism Essay Contest for the Town of Bristol.
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4/11/24
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Barrington improved to 4-0 in the division after defeating Tiverton 12-1 on Wednesday afternoon, April 10, at Tiverton.
For Barrington’s offense, Grant Culton blasted a single, a …
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4/11/24
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