More than a year has passed since the state’s Department of Environmental Management (DEM) began soliciting redevelopment ideas for the old Chase Marina property at 169 Riverside Drive in …
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By Ruth Rasmussen
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10/11/23
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EAST PROVIDENCE — Things got a little heated and, in sports parlance, chippy during a public hearing held by the Council Tuesday night, October 10, on the city's proposed Fiscal Year 2023-24 …
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By Mike Rego
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10/11/23
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Editor’s note: Former Berry Hill Farm owner Bob Pierce has been a fixture in Westport his entire life. And though he’s stepped away from his beloved farm following its sale to Adam and …
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By Deanna Levanti
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10/11/23
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NuGen Capital Management signed a lease agreement to install 16,000 solar panels on the landfill east of Minturn Farm Road in late 2019. Finally, construction began in May of this year, and is expected to be complete by the end of 2023.
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By Christy Nadalin
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10/11/23
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To the editor:
It is quite clear how the Barrington Times’ editor feels about open space, and yes, we can agree that it was a generous family donation of land off Sowams Road. However, all …
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10/11/23
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To the editor:
Many of you know me from the “Save Sowams School” campaign. I’m writing today to formally suspend this campaign and throw my personal support behind approving …
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10/11/23
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To the editor:
Barrington’s school district earned praise for transparency and communication of November’s bond referendum. There are multiple ways to view the School Committee (SC) …
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10/11/23
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Barrington Middle School won the Best Buddies International Overall Outstanding Chapter Award this year — the award recognizes the top Best Buddies program in the country.
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By Josh Bickford
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10/11/23
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A project first initiated around 20 years ago that was ultimately stalled by the Covid-19 pandemic is back in action following the announcement that Warren will receive $400,000 in federal funding.
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By Ethan Hartley
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10/11/23
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PORTSMOUTH — Art Palmer’s dream of building a sand volleyball complex atop the old town dump in Island Park has been put on hold for now.
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By Jim McGaw
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10/11/23
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When it rains, the roof leaks.
When it’s cold outside, the heaters struggle.
When it’s hot outside, the classrooms grow uncomfortably warm, and those equipped with air …
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By Josh Bickford
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10/11/23
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The folks at Blithewold Mansion Gardens and Arboretum know a thing or two about gardening. After all, they manage half a dozen gardens, along with one of the most spectacular and diverse living …
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By Scott Pickering
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10/11/23
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Green Oceans, a Little Compton-based citizens group that fiercely opposes offshore wind farms, is in the midst of a civil lawsuit it has filed against the state Coastal Resources Management Council …
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By Mary Lhowe/ecoRI News
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10/10/23
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Money doesn’t grow on trees, unfortunately, but you can definitely save a lot of money on trees if you get them for free.
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By Ethan Hartley
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10/10/23
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The Barrington High School field hockey team shut out North Kingstown and South Kingstown last week and improved to 6-1.
On Friday, Oct. 6, the Eagles knocked off the Skippers 4-0. …
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10/10/23
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Is there a staffing crisis in the Tiverton Fire Department? It depends on whether you read Facebook, the town council president suggests.
Worry about the department heated up this summer, after …
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By Ruth Rasmussen
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10/10/23
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With July’s failure of the $3 million override vote still fresh in their minds, members of the finance committee, select board, school department and others met last Wednesday to get an early …
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10/10/23
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Fall is a great time to fish, and it is getting better every day.
Last week the tuna bite for school tuna was outstanding. Reports had as many as 40 school tuna being caught and released by one …
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By Capt. Dave Monti
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10/10/23
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Barrington resident Sophia Melisaratos drew some attention from Barrington Police after she was spotted walking down the center of County Road between the two lanes of traffic on Friday morning, Oct. …
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By Richard W. Dionne Jr.
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10/10/23
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The sixth annual Broadway Street Fair in Newport will include more than 200 merchants, artists and food vendors along the main thoroughfare, accompanied by local bands and entertainers, this …
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10/10/23
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To the editor:
According to official DPW figures, transfer station (TS) usage is not declining, and revenue is increasing. For the last four years, roughly 3,150 stickers were sold each year. …
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10/10/23
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The Tiverton Farmers’ Market is hosting the season’s harvest and all things garlic with its first “Garlic Roast” this Sunday, Oct. 15. The market is open from 10 a.m. to 2 …
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10/10/23
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At the end of each week, the law firm d’Oliveira & Associates compiles a summary of recalls, FDA warnings, market withdrawals and safety alerts that the public should be aware of for their …
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10/10/23
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STORY OF THE WEEK: It’s an old political axiom: don’t help your opponent get a leg up in a campaign. That helps explain why CD1 Democrat Gabe Amo — who would have gone to the …
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By Ian Donnis
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10/10/23
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To the editor:
Horrified doesn’t even begin to describe how I felt after reading the front-page article in The Portsmouth Times (Oct. 5, 2023) entitled “Portsmouth man charged with …
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10/9/23
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