The Mt. Hope High School football team got the win it needed to stem an early-season downturn as the Huskies traveled to Coventry Friday night, Oct. 2, and came away with a resounding 42-12 victory. …

A local man got a smelly surprise when he paddled out to his boat for a late season sail on Friday. David Borton of Pawtucket, who moors his Sea Sprite at the Herreshoff Marine Museum was planning to …

To the editor: There are some evenings that remind you just how special our community really is. “A Night at the Vineyard,” Bristol Rotary’s recent Gala, was one of those evenings. As President …

To the editor: On Saturday, Sept. 19 the BYSA under-10 boys competitive soccer team attended the RWU men’s soccer game and accompanied the players on the field for pregame introductions. That in …

The day King George torched the town and tried to bring the East Bay down, dawned bright and cool and balmy. Ships shelled downtown, some ran aground unloading the redcoat army. They marched that day …

Monday, September 21 A caller reported yelling in the area of DeWolf Avenue and West Street around 6:45 p.m. They were unsure if it was a gathering or a disturbance, however responding officers …

The superb unbeaten start to the 2026 season for the Mt. Hope High School boys' soccer club came to a close last Tuesday night, Sept. 29, as the Huskies suffered their first defeat to date, a 2-0 …

The Bristol BookFest (BBF) steering committee is already hard at work on its seventh season. They’ve picked the dates, April 2 to 3, 2027. They’ve picked the writer, William Shakespeare. And …

Coggeshall Farm Museum is hosting Bristol Expedition Reenactment Weekend this Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 3 and 4, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day. Visitors can step back in time to see what life …

The Bristol Fire Department is holding a blood drive for the Rhode Island Blood Center this Sunday, Oct. 4 from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the Department headquarters at 4 Annawamscutt Drive. Sponsored …

The Audubon Society of Rhode Island (ASRI) was joined by government officials, community leaders, project partners and supporters on Friday, Sept. 25, to break ground on a solar carport at the …

The Bristol Fire Dept. held its annual Old-Timer’s Clamboil last Friday afternoon, but unlike previous engagements; this year’s event included thoughts of past Bristol Fire Chief David Sylvaria, …

After last weekend’s nor’easter postponed its scheduled season finale, Newport Polo will saddle up one more time this Saturday, Oct. 3 at 4 p.m., bringing its historic 150th Diamond Jubilee …

The Mt. Hope High School girls' soccer team played visiting Smithfield to a 2-2 draw in a Division I contest Tuesday night, Sept. 29, at Roger Williams University in Bristol. Sarah Nencka netted …

On Thursday evening, Sept. 24, six candidates vying for five seats on the Town Council followed by four candidates seeking one of two available school committee seats met in a candidate forum at the …

Much like the companies who have grown and continue to emerge from the Hope & Main culinary incubator in town, the organization has recently embarked on its next evolutionary step, formally …

On a December morning nearly two centuries ago, John Durfee was crossing a field in Tiverton, an area now part of Kennedy Park in Fall River — when he saw something near a haystack. As he came …

Supporters of a ballot initiative that would approve $55 million in state borrowing to various environmental, climate resiliency, and open space initiatives gathered at the Looff Carousel in Riverside on Monday.

Sakonnet Vineyard will host its second annual Harvest Festival this weekend. The two-day event includes family-friendly activities, with live music, wine tastings, food, vineyard tours, and …

The Tiverton Land Trust is bringing back a popular tradition with the return of its Country Day at Pardon Gray, a beloved community event that was held for approximately 15 years before going on …

Norman Bird Sanctuary hosts its Harvest Fair for two days this weekend. Families can expect to find pony rides, pumpkins painting, face painting, field games, a mud pit, train rides, a grease pole …

The Jack-o-Lantern Spectacular returns to Roger Williams Park in Providence, beginning this weekend. This year’s theme celebrates the art of the pun, with thousands of hand-carved pumpkins bringing …

Tautog (or Blackfish) are a great eating fish with a grey/white delicate meat. Rhode Island and Massachusetts have the same trophy fish regulation. Anglers are allowed just one trophy fish, 21” or …

The Town of Warren and the Bristol County Water Authority were among the recipients of over $2 million in matching Climate Resilience Fund grants issued by the Rhode Island Department of …

PORTSMOUTH — Here are some recent arrests made by The Portsmouth Police Department: Wednesday, Sept. 23 Raymond Sushil Grover, 33, of 366 Meacom Ave., Warren, was charged with …