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Couple and realtor signing papers for new house

The buying frenzy — and frustration — continue

Your company just announced that your division is being relocated from the Midwest headquarters to the East Coast. In fact, your new office is situated in Rhode Island — home to beautiful … more

By Josh Bickford | 5/20/21

Do you take cash?

Here’s a new phenomenon in the local real estate market. An increasing number of buyers are offering to pay cash for properties. Does that mean they actually bring a suitcase of Benjamins to … more

By Scott Pickering | 5/20/21

Chris Iseleib and his wife, Ann Marie, moved from the Washington, D.C. area to Barrington, buying a million-dollar house that they saw only on Zoom. Located off Nayatt Road and close to the water, it is more than 100 years old and comes with a unique stone gazebo.

Urban buyers have been moving out to the 'country'

It’s been just over a year since the COVID-19 pandemic took hold, shaking up lives around the globe. One phenomenon now becoming a trend is the mass exodus from cities to more rural … more

By Joan D. Warren | 4/30/21

Houses at Westport Harbor ... Residences here are served by a couple of small water companies that are facing varying challenges, including failing wells and leaking water pipes.

Salt water overtakes Westport Harbor wells

WESTPORT — With salt water overwhelming their existing water supply, some Westport Harbor homeowners have embarked on a search for someplace new to drill wells. Their plight, and the … more

By Bruce Burdett | 4/23/21

Douglas Casey of Douglas Casey Carpentry, Little Compton, marks a board for sawing last month at the Arch Contemporary Ceramics building located at 18 East Road, Tiverton Four Corners. The building permit was granted before the Planning Board was allowed to weigh in on the design, as is supposed to happen.

Four Corners flap: Potter’s permit issued without design review; planners now plead for changes

TIVERTON — A step skipped in the town permitting process has created a mess for both a Tiverton Four Corners building project and town efforts to protect more

By Bruce Burdett | 4/23/21

Letter: Don’t blame waterfowl for Nanaquacket water quality woes

To the editor: Ever since a sign appeared on the shore of the Nanaquaket Pond inlet prohibiting the feeding of waterfowl, I have contemplated writing a letter in defense of the people who derive … more

4/21/21

Letter: Why I decided to get a firearm

To the editor: Several years ago, it occurred to me that I wanted to take greater responsibility for my safety and that of my family. I am a daughter, sister, mother, and a registered nurse. As … more

4/18/21

Letter: Discussion on virus is overlooking the public interest

To the editor: John Adams was one of the foremost of the American patriots wanting to break from England. However, to his great credit, when the British soldiers in the “Boston … more

4/8/21

Letter: Keep selling guns, just don’t sell the bullets

As well illustrated by Senior Chief Salesi’s letter of last week (“The 11th Commandment?”), neither the Church or the Constitution conveys a “God given right” to bear … more

4/8/21

Westport man arrested for threatening another with a loaded gun

A 23-year-old Westport man was arrested early Sunday morning after allegedly brandishing a pistol and threatening another man inside of a Bristol residence. Bristol Police were alerted to the … more

4/7/21

For buyers, the competition is tougher than ever

Across the country, the COVID-19 pandemic has significantly impacted the residential real estate market, and Rhode Island’s real estate market shifted with it. According to State-Wide … more

By Sam Tavares | 4/7/21

Letter: 400 years later, Pokanokets stand for recognition

To the editor: Thursday, April 1 is the 400th anniversary of the signing of a treaty between the Pokanoket Massasoit Ousamequin and Plymouth Colony Governor John Carver. Their initial … more

3/31/21

Editorial: The government giveth and taketh away

The main notion behind the multi-trillion-dollar federal bailout was to pump aid directly and immediately to citizens who have suffered financial harm during the pandemic. That injection of cash will … more

3/26/21

Letter: The 2nd amendment – a different perspective

I am also a gun owner, veteran and a naval war college graduate, but I disagree with Bill Bullard’s singular argument that the sole purpose for the 2 nd Amendment was to ensure the nation had a … more

3/26/21

Letter: National defense and gun rights — not the match they once were

As a gun owner, veteran, and a former Naval War College instructor, I agree the Founding Fathers saw the value in an armed citizenry. However, we need to take into account vast changes in the world … more

3/18/21

Letter: Feeding Nanaquket Pond’s ducks, swans is no kindness

To the editor: People have always loved feeding ducks and waterfowl, and bringing children to local ponds and beaches to feed the ducks is a time honored tradition, but it is harmful … more

3/18/21

Buyers know that if they want the house of their dreams they have to move quickly and bid aggressively.

Why the 2021 real estate market looks a lot like 2020

Did the real estate market undergo a seismic shift in 2020? Or did it ride a rogue wave that is still cresting here in 2021? The answer to both questions might be … … more

By Scott Pickering | 2/19/21

Letter: Republican women showed courage

It takes courage to stand up to a despot. In the second impeachment proceedings against President Donal Trump, there were more Republican women than men in the House and Senate with the guts to do … more

2/19/21

Pilot Matt Celeste has been flying drones commercially for several years and uses them not just in the wedding and event industry, but in real estate property listings across the state.

For drone pilots and the real estate market, the sky’s the limit

The property is spectacular, even from the ground. A quick turn onto a private drive along Warrens Point Road in Little Compton leads soon to a large shingle-style home, with a charming and … more

By Ted Hayes | 2/18/21

Letter: Will the U.S. prosecute the instigators?

We are told that the U.S. Department of Justice has now charged more than 200 alleged seditionist/insurrectionists with a variety of crimes, including assault on police officers, aggravated assault, … more

2/18/21

Westport’s new school is still on pace to open next September, but if social distancing rules remain in effect, it probably doesn’t have enough space to hold grades 5-12 as planned. A couple of grades might have to stay behind at the old school.

Westport's new school: Students may not all fit on opening day

Westport’s brand new $97 million school may not be big enough to hold all of the grade 5-12 students who expect to attend on opening day next September. That alert came from Thomas Aubin, … more

By Bruce Burdett | 2/18/21

Editorial: Warp Speed wearing thin

‘Operation Warp Speed’ has become a bad joke and nowhere is it less amusing than in Rhode Island. Last week, the Harvard Kennedy School’s Belfer Center released a vaccination … more

2/18/21

Westport Fire Department Lt. Darren Nunes and town resident Robert McCarthy give a thumbs up after Mr. McCarthy received his homebound vaccine earlier this week.

Westport firefighters provide home delivery for vaccine

Westport firefighters are now bringing Covid-19 vaccines to homebound residents of town, the department announced Friday. The department said: "It has been nearly a year since … more

2/17/21

Letter: Keystone XL order is a green initiative in optics only

To the editor: Our new climate czar John Kerry was asked after an executive order cancelled the Keystone XL pipeline how the folks who lost 11,000 jobs could be helped. His answer was a … more

2/16/21

Editorial: Good riddance to outdated toll system

The Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority’s move to fully automated toll collection this week is welcome and long overdue. Starting Feb. 14, the bridge authority will launch a … more

2/12/21