Call it what you will — the Southcoast, the Farm Coast or God’s Country. The region that begins somewhere around Tiverton Four Corners and extends through Little Compton, Westport, …
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By Scott Pickering
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9/13/23
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PORTSMOUTH — The Portsmouth High varsity girls soccer team is off to a good start in Division II after winning its first two games.
The team shut out North Smithfield, 2-0, during its …
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9/13/23
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The Fort Adams Trust and Ragged Island Brewing Co. are hosting the second annual Newport Oktoberfest on Saturday, Sept. 16. Bavaria meets the Ocean State on the beautiful north lawn …
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9/13/23
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PORTSMOUTH — Bari Freeman, executive director of Bike Newport, said she asked the kids pedaling along Park Avenue on Saturday what they liked most about the Sakonnet Coastal Bike and …
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By Jim McGaw
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9/13/23
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The fifth annual “Thrive Outside in the Mud” race at Frerichs Farm (43 Kinnicutt Ave.) in Warren is on Sunday, Sept. 17.
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By Ethan Hartley
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9/13/23
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Barrington residents David and Rachel Onik pled not guilty to a variety of charges during their arraignments at the Newport County District Court on Wednesday morning, Sept. 13.
The charges stem …
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9/13/23
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The Town of Warren held its annual remembrance event at the Town Wharf on the 22nd anniversary of September 11th at 8:45 a.m. on Monday morning.
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It is bad enough that for the amount of property tax we are required to pay, we get such limited value.
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9/13/23
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While myself and thousands of runners are going to sorely miss the Finish For A Guinness, we thank the Kee sisters for 15 years of fun and great memories!
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Over 1,100 runners and walkers entered the 15th and final road race, ‘“Finish for a Guinness 5K” last Sunday, Sept. 3.
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Friends, family and former colleagues of award-winning reporter Jim Gillis, as well as fans of his popular weekly column “Spare Change,” will gather Saturday, Sept. 16, at King Park on …
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9/13/23
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A mosquito sample taken from Tiverton last week has tested positive for West Nile Virus.
The positive sample was collected by the state Department of Environmental Management and Department of …
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9/13/23
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The Tiverton Farmers Market is holding its Mini-Firefly Wellness Market once again on Sunday. Sept. 17, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Along with sponsors Nanaquaket Yoga Studio and Rising Tides Apothecary, …
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9/13/23
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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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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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