Great news for recreational and commercial quahoggers, as 515 acres in Mt. Hope Bay are now open as conditional rather than a prohibited shellfishing area. The area can be fished …
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5/30/23
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PROVIDENCE — On Monday evening, June 5, St. Mary Academy – Bay View graduated its Class of 2023 at the Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul. Each of the 49 graduates have been accepted to …
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6/12/23
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Distinctive Homes
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12/11/20
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The town has selected nearly four miles of road to be re-paved this fall and winter, under the Chapter 90 street program. They include:
• Charlotte White Road, from Drift to Main, …
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8/19/22
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Christine de Silva takes photos of a hammerhead shark as it is released during an expedition in Biscayne Bay while a student at the University of Miami. (Photo courtesy of Christine de …
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2/24/23
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Crossing Hix Bridge at night you might glance northwest and notice an odd blue light on a hill, like a little arrow pointing to a constellation. Did Jenny Holzer buy property in …
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9/13/23
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Town elections are still nearly two months away, but candidates for several positions open on the Tuesday, April 9 ballot have wasted no time seeking laying the groundwork for a potential run for …
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By Ted Hayes
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2/13/24
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Parade Order of March
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6/30/21
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Some time next week, Chris Leonard and his crew of volunteer helpers will dump the last of this year's quahogs in the Westport River, continuing a propagation program that over the years has kept the …
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By Ted Hayes
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10/13/21
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Westport police will be on hand at all public schools Friday, after school officials learned of a threat to "every school in the USA, even elementary," posted on the social media platform Tik Tok …
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By Ted Hayes
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12/17/21
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The hallways of the new Middle High School took a spooky turn late last week, when members of the middle and high school student councils transformed them Friday and dressed up for an early Halloween …
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11/2/22
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Rhode Island Gov. Dan McKee has coached basketball, ran his own health and racquetball club in Woonsocket, and has been involved in sports since he was a kid. Though he's seen a lot of sports …
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By Ted Hayes
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2/22/23
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A Rhode Island citizen activist made a powerful pitch about the dangers of offshore wind projects to a mostly supportive audience in Westport, Mass., on Tuesday, Sept. 19, and a small group of …
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By Mary Lhowe/ecoRI News contributor
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9/27/23
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To the editor:
There are no liberals on the Supreme Court. Only a liar or a lunatic would call Kagan or Sotomayor liberals. President Obama, himself not a liberal, nominated Garland, the centrist …
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9/23/20
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Senior citizens frustrated at the lack of town services told the Little Compton Town Council recently that they're tired of waiting for the town to support what is its largest segment of the …
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By Jen Campisi
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8/19/22
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To the editor:
I writing today because of my concern and opposition to the proposed cable coming down the Sakonnet River.
I have lived near the water’s edge in Portsmouth all of my 64 …
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5/30/23
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Some of Little Compton's most historic homes and historical properties will be open for public tours next Saturday, when the Little Compton Historical Society holds its historic property tour for the …
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9/9/22
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