EAST PROVIDENCE — At its meeting Tuesday night, Sept. 12. the City Council, for the first time in its still young session, to the note noteworthy step of overriding several vetoes issued by …
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By Mike Rego
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9/13/23
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Downtown Bristol will once again host the State Street Art Fair this Saturday, Sept. 16. From 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., vendors with fine art, textiles, blown glass, pottery, jewelry, wood-working and more …
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9/13/23
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Can a cartoon sloth emblazoned on a t-shirt highlighting the phrase “School Attendance Matters” really make a difference in lowering the number of chronically absent students that attend …
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By Ethan Hartley
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9/13/23
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EAST PROVIDENCE — The East Providence High School girls' volleyball squad opened up its Division II regular season schedule in impressive fashion over the last week with a pair of sweeps.
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By Mike Rego
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9/12/23
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It’s a nationwide crisis that has finally come home to roost within the Portsmouth Police Department — losing good officers to other jobs, which has resulted in a staffing shortage on the force.
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By Jim McGaw
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9/12/23
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The Barrington High School girls volleyball team cruised to a 3-0 victory over Lincoln during the season opener last week.
The Eagles knocked off the Lions, 25-15, 25-16, 25-11.
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9/12/23
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The Barrington High School boys cross country team opened its season with a win at the Vineyard Invitational recently. Not to be outdone, the Barrington boys JV team won its meet also.
In the …
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9/12/23
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A Kickmeuit Middle School student will be among a group of Rhode Island students given the unique opportunity to participate in a live question and answer session with two astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) this Thursday.
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9/12/23
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NORTH SCITUATE — The Rhode Island State Police last week apprehended an East Providence resident on gun and drug charges.
RISP announced Wednesday, Sept. 6, the High Intensity Drug …
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9/12/23
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EAST PROVIDENCE — The East Providence Police Department on Tuesday, Sept. 12, released details related to a single-car, roll-over accident which took place two days earlier on Veterans Memorial …
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By Mike Rego
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9/12/23
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The Barrington High School football team opened up the regular season with a 28-7 win over Burrillville on Saturday afternoon, Sept. 9.
The Eagles traveled to Burrillville for the game …
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9/12/23
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Bristol PorchFest is back on with 10 porches and 20 bands performing all types of music for strolling spectators in the downtown area. The street is closed to traffic. It’s a free, fun, …
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9/12/23
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“Autumn Joy,” a flower show sanctioned by the Garden Club of America, is being hosted by the Little Compton Garden Club and The Garden Club of Buzzards Bay. It will be an exhibit of …
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9/12/23
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Organized by the Westport Historical Society, the fair showcases craftspeople with skills practiced in the 18th and 19th century, including blacksmithing, rug braiding, pottery, woodworking and …
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9/12/23
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Portsmouth Free Public Library’s annual Touch-a-Truck event will have all kinds of vehicles, such as a school bus, police car, ,race car, fire truck and more. For those who don’t like …
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9/12/23
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STORY OF THE WEEK: Democratic primary voters had their say and now Gabe Amo is the new rising star in Rhode Island politics. While former state representative Aaron Regunberg was widely perceived as …
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By Ian Donnis
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9/12/23
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If you are a woman, and think you want to learn how to fly fish, now is the time to give it a try at the Women’s Introductory Fly Fishing Clinic, Saturday, Sept. 23, from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. …
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By Capt. Dave Monti
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9/12/23
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Two Barrington residents are facing charges following a fight between members of a wedding party and Newport Police officers on Sunday.
According to Newport Daily News , Barrington residents …
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9/12/23
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EAST PROVIDENCE — The East Providence High School boys' and girls' cross country teams had their 2023 Metropolitan Division debuts delayed earlier this week when heavy downpours washed away the …
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By Mike Rego
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9/12/23
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Well, whoever is in charge of the weather is certainly confused. All summer I never turned on my new AC, now that it is autumn I don’t know what I would do without it. Apple growers in …
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9/11/23
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The threat of rain didn't stop the family from getting together for dinner Sunday, all 500 or more of them.
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9/11/23
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A prospective buyer plans to turn a 10-acre property along Old Harbor Road into a live-in residential educational facility for teens.
The property at 435 Old Harbor Road is currently owned by …
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By Ted Hayes
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9/11/23
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Little, 36, was sworn in at the town office on Aug. 29. She has been a Rhode Island resident for the last 20 years, and has lived for several years in Bristol. She currently resides in Barrington.
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By Manny Correira
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9/11/23
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PORTSMOUTH — Abutters finally got their turn last Thursday night to sound off on a proposed sand volleyball complex that would be built atop the old town dump in Island Park.
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By Jim McGaw
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9/11/23
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EAST PROVIDENCE — The City of East Providence, Monday morning, commemorated the 22nd anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks on New York City, Washington DC and Shanksville, …
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By Mike Rego
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9/11/23
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