Owen Boudria scored 29 points as the Westport basketball team fell to Seekonk 60-50 in a non-league battle at Seekonk High School on Friday night. The loss drops the Wildcats’ record to 3-6 … more

Are oyster beds disappearing from the Westport River? It depends on who you talk to. Members of the select board delayed action Monday evening on a request from the town’s shellfish … more

The future of Westport’s Pre-kindergarten and kindergarten programs could be in jeopardy, if Westport Community Schools don’t receive the $1.6 million the school committee is requesting … more

Westport’s point area flooded again Wednesday morning, with water rising several feet above the normal high tide mark. Water lapped up to the harbormaster’s office, Paquachuck Inn and … more

STORY OF THE WEEK: The Rhode Island General Assembly returned to business last week, with the usual feeling of something akin to students returning to the classroom for the first day of school. House … more

The Rhody Fly Rodders, the oldest chartered saltwater fly club in America, is holding a 60th Anniversary Banquet Celebration Saturday, Jan. 20, at 1 p.m.at Wright’s Farm Restaurant, 84 Inman … more

The powerful storm that pummeled East Beach a week before Christmas did more than wash out part of the road, damage scores of beach lots and re-shape the topography of the beach itself — it … more

It seemed like a slam dunk several years ago when the Little Compton accepted an $80,000 state grant to help fund about 75 percent of the cost of major improvements at the Town Landing. Now, in a nod … more

Next Tuesday, Jan. 16, at Portsmouth High School, there will be a special Town Council meeting to vote on a proposed agreement with SouthCoast Wind to run an electric line along … more

After it was all over, Christopher Dunn joked that he wasn’t much for speeches. But the sea of friends who came out to watch him be sworn in as Westport’s new police chief Monday evening … more

The Colorado court’s ruling disqualifying Donald J. Trump as a candidate for the presidency on the basis of the 14th Amendment, a clause of which eliminates from holding an office anyone who … more

Since its inception on December 21, the ferries have carried 3,285 passengers over 12 operating days. The final day will be on... more

The Westport girls basketball team fell to Case 37-32 in a non-league game at the high school on Wednesday night for their first loss of the season. “We didn’t take advantage of our … more

Westport residents will have the chance to speak their peace on the town’s regulation of short term rentals (STRs), like those offered on AirBnB and other sites, when the planning board holds a … more

Technically, they were a year earlier than most. But just barely. A few dozen hearty souls decided to buck the New Year’s Day plunge trend Sunday, saying goodbye to 2023 by jumping in Buzzards Bay … more

Two months after it washed ashore just west of Gooseberry Island, Westport's derelict sailboat is finally gone — first pummeled by the storm two weeks ago, and a few days later cut up and … more

Monday, Dec. 18 Police received multiple reports of wires down, objects in the road, flooding and other impacts from the storm. A 911 caller reported a disturbance on State Road at 9:12 … more

A recent stormy Monday morning, Thames Street Newport. The wind is howling and the rain nearly sideways, and even with its protection the harbor behind the International Yacht Restoration School … more

  Owen Boudria scored 19 points as the Westport basketball team pounded St. John Paul II 70-33 in a non-league home game on Thursday night. Boudria, an athletic junior that can do it all, dished out 19 assists and made 6 steals and 4 blocks defensively as the Wildcats climbed back to 4-2. The athletic junior got what he asked for, which was more scoring from his peers. Senior forward Chris Duarte scored 14, his brother Cole Boudria, a freshman guard scored 9, Will Quinlan, Dane Leary and Luke Coelho each scored 6, Max Gallant netted 5, Fotis Machairas sank a 3-pointer, and Anthony Raposa hit a jumper. more

The US Small Business Administration has opened a disaster relief Business Recovery Center located at the Weaver Memorial Library in East Providence as part of the state's ongoing response to the … more

Construction is underway to build thousands of huge wind turbines from New Jersey to Maine. From an average Joe’s perspective, this process feels extremely rushed, and there are dozens of unanswered questions. more