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Bristol Council candidates talk taxes, spending and small business

In a Phoenix story a week ago, several candidates for Bristol Town Council warned voters to be wary that some of their opponents may not be fiscally responsible with town budgets and taxes. This week … more

By Scott Pickering | 10/1/20

St. Michael’s volunteers staged a demonstration of what the purple ribbon project will look like, once it begins on the first day of Lent, Feb. 17.

This Lenten season, St. Michael’s is putting hope out front

It’s a simple concept, but organizers are hopeful that their Lenten prayer ribbons initiative will have a big impact. Beginning on the first day of Lent, Wednesday, Feb. 17, there will be a box … more

By Christy Nadalin | 2/12/21

Gov. Dan McKee (left) elbow-bumps with Bristol Warren Regional Superintendent of Schools Dr. Jonathan Brice outside of the Quinta-Gamelin Community Center on Friday. The governor and other state leaders visited while hundreds of teachers, educators and child care workers received their first doses of the COVID-19 vaccine.

A shot in the arm for Bristol

State officials, including Gov. Dan McKee, Education Commissioner Angelica Infanté-Green, and Department of Health Director Dr. Nicole Alexander-Scott, visited Bristol last Friday to tour the … more

By Christy Nadalin | 3/17/21

Todd Nicholson and Rebecca Ernst stand inside the 8,000-square-foot space that will house their Pivotal Brewing Company. Part of “Unity Park,” rising in the shell of the old Industrial Park off Wood Street, its construction has been delayed for many months because of supply line delays with their custom, historic windows.

Brewery to anchor new Unity Park development in Bristol

If not for the windows, a recent tour of Pivotal Brewing Company, one of the many new tenants set to make a splash at Unity Park, the site of the former Bristol Industrial Park, would have certainly … more

By Christy Nadalin | 6/10/21

Westport transfer station employee Stephanie Harvey greets visitors to the transfer station Friday morning.

Westport trash service back following shutdown

The Westport Transfer Station is once again accepting household waste, after service was suspended earlier this week due to problems with the town's former trash provider. On Monday, the Board … more

By Ted Hayes | 11/12/21

There has been an increased police presence at Barrington High School this week.

Barrington officials respond to school threat, TikTok trend

Rising tensions over threats of school violence yielded a response from Barrington school officials late this week. On Thursday night, Barrington Superintendent of Schools Michael Messore sent … more

12/17/21

Twelve acres near Fogland sell for $1.2 million

A 12-acre stretch of coastal land just south of Fogland Beach has sold for $1.2 million, the biggest land sale in Tiverton in six years. The property at 0 High Hill has two approved buildable lots, … more

3/11/22

Mt. Hope’s Alan Leach aims to make a shot while competing against Tiverton last Wednesday.

Unified basketball provides unparalleled joy for all participants

If you’re looking for a wonderful afternoon of competitive sports in a feel-good environment, look no further than Mt. Hope High School and its unified basketball team. more

By Manny Correira | 3/25/22

The late Peggie Perrotto will be sadly missed throughout the East Bay area.

Loss of Peggie Perrotto will resonate with many in East Bay

Peggie, 70, was an all-around gal whose love of life was unmatched. She unexpectedly passed from this world on April 10, after suffering a stroke, attributable to Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy. more

By Manny Correira | 4/20/22

Portsmouth Town Council member Andrew Kelly is running for the District 11 Senate Seat in the R.I. General Assembly.

Portsmouth's Kelly running for District 11

PORTSMOUTH — On Monday, Town Council member Andrew V. Kelly became the third Democrat to declare his intention to run for the R.I. Senate District 11 seat which is being vacated by Sen. … more

6/27/22

Members of the Portsmouth Girls’ Senior softball team pose for a photo after winning the state title.

Portsmouth Girls’ Senior Softball team heading to regionals

PORTSMOUTH — The Portsmouth Girls’ Senior Little League Softball team defeated Cranston Western to capture the Rhode Island state title on Thursday, July 14. The team will move on to play … more

7/19/22

Artistic rendering from the Mayflower Wind website.

Tiverton council talks anti-semitism, Mayflower Wind

The Tiverton Town Council was expected Tuesday evening to discuss whether to hire an attorney to represent its interests as the Mayflower Wind project moves forward, and also considered a resolution … more

By Ted Hayes | 8/10/22

The wreck of a ship thought to be the 19th-century Rhode Island whaler Dolphin at low tide off Puerto Madryn, Argentina.

Scientists help confirm wreck is long-lost Warren whale ship

Scientists investigating the remains of an old wooden ship off the cold, windy coast of far southern Argentina say it almost certainly is the Dolphin, a globe-trotting whaling ship from Warren, R.I., lost in 1859. Archaeologists have spent years researching the ship’s origin without making a definitive identification, but a new analysis of tree rings in its timbers has provided perhaps the most compelling evidence yet. more

By Kevin Krajick | 9/9/22

Incumbent Walter Felag Jr. (right), Democrat, and challenger, Allyn Meyers (left), Republican, face off during a League of Women Voters forum held last Thursday.

Felag, Meyers clash on gun laws, school choice during forum

Candidates for Rhode Island Senate District 10 came together at Warren Town Hall to participate in a forum organized by the League of Women Voters of Rhode Island. more

By Ethan Hartley | 10/18/22

A bagpiper from the Westport Fire Department plays during the town's Veterans' Day ceremony last November. This year's ceremony is Friday.

Westport honors veterans in ceremony Friday

Westport will honor those who have served in the United States Armed Forces, including the approximately 900 veterans who call Westport home, during its annual Veterans Day … more

11/9/22

Kelsey Perry, Mayflower Wind’s community liaison coordinator, and Tim Reiher, the developer’s offshore cables package manager (left), speak to residents at the drop-in session on Dec. 7 inside Ragged Island Brewing Company’s Brewery Barn. Another session was held the previous night at the Portsmouth Free Public Library.

Mayflower Wind: ‘People still have a lot of questions’

PORTSMOUTH — What will the cables look like? Why come up the Sakonnet River? What’s in it for Portsmouth? Will recreational and commercial fishing be impacted? more

By Jim McGaw | 12/15/22

The speed camera on Broadway at Grovesnor Avenue in East Providence.

Speed cameras generate massive revenue for East Providence

EAST PROVIDENCE — The current incarnation of the City Council gave its greatest consideration to date on the controversial issue of speed cameras placed around East Providence during its June … more

By Mike Rego | 6/21/23

Windsurfers cut across the water on a perfectly windy afternoon.

High-stakes racing on Mt. Hope Bay

Many of the best youth sailors in the world spent this week zipping across the waters of Mount Hope Bay, off the shore from Roger Williams University. The university and U.S. Sailing hosted the U.S. … more

6/30/23

Alicia Saldana speaks to members of the Bristol Town Council while pitching a new Peruvian restaurant, Qhali, which is set to open this weekend.

Is a 'world's best' restaurant coming soon to Bristol? Sort of.

“I have a restaurant in Boston, I cook Peruvian cuisine," the petitioner said. "Last month we ranked one of the best restaurants in the world..." more

By Christy Nadalin | 7/20/23

the S and 15 class start during Sunday’s races.

Light wind didn’t dampen 2023 Classic Yacht Regatta

Herreshoff's annual Classic Yacht Regatta brought 36 vessels, some over 100 years old, to partake in one of Bristol's classiest and most classic races. more

By Bill Lynn | 8/29/23

Mia Shaw (left) looks on as teammate Gianna Lunney volleys the ball over the net for a point with Mary Gerhard (right).

Volleyball battles back to beat Middletown 3-1, starts season at 5-1

The Mt. Hope girls volleyball team came from behind to beat Middletown 3-1( 19-25, 25-20, 25-17, 25-12) on Thursday night. The Huskies are currently in third place in Division II with a record of … more

Photos and story by Richard W. Dionne, Jr. | 9/24/23

New Hampshire artist Sam Malpass in front of her work, which can be seen on the corner of Hope and Franklin Streets.

New mural pops up at corner of Hope and Franklin in Bristol

Dramatic change recently came to the nondescript cinderblock side of the building on the southeast corner of Hope and Franklin Streets. more

By Christy Nadalin | 10/4/23

Aiden Echevarria and Gabriella Humes, Portsmouth High School’s 2023 Homecoming king and queen, wave to the crowd from their perch in a convertible during the Homecoming Parade on Saturday.

Portsmouth High celebrates school spirit at Homecoming

PORTSMOUTH — On an unseasonably balmy day with temperatures reaching into the 80s, Portsmouth High School showed off its school spirit for Homecoming. more

10/31/23

Operators of Silver Spring Golf Course in East Providence claim the six-hole layout is in as fine a form as ever and eagerly awaiting more play.

Silver Spring Golf Course re-tees in hopes of regaining players

EAST PROVIDENCE — The good folks currently in charge at the Silver Spring Golf Course want to make others aware their club is a welcoming place whether it's in the mid-summer heat or mid-fall … more

By Mike Rego | 11/16/23

Warren Planning Board members read through materials via phone flashlights as members of the public waited in the dark to see if the meeting would be able to resume. It would not.

Sudden power outage delays hearing on two Warren developments

About a minute before the scheduled meeting of the Warren Planning Board on Monday night was set to begin, the lights went off. more

By Ethan Hartley | 12/18/23