Work on cast iron water mains, as well as gas mains, have begun and will proceed through the coming few weeks.
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7/19/23
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There will be a full lighting of Waterfire this Saturday, July 22, in Providence. Onshore programs and vendors open at 6:30 p.m. Lighting is at sunset (8:13 p.m.) and continues until midnight.
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7/19/23
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Barrington Police officers responded to Primrose Hill School at about 1:05 p.m. on Sunday, July 16, after multiple motion detection alarms were triggered inside the building.
Officers checked …
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7/19/23
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Newport Contemporary Ballet presents the Newport Dance Festival on its festival stage at 7:30 p.m. on the lawn of the Great Friends Meeting House, 21 Farewell St. in …
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7/19/23
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Newport Live and Norman Bird Sanctuary present The Suitcase Junket in concert on Friday, July 21. The show begins at 7 p.m.
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7/19/23
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In a town known for its athletic prowess and infectious nicknames, the recent passing of Joseph Malloy, better known as “Boy” Malloy, caught a lot of people by surprise.
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By Manny Correira
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7/19/23
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EAST PROVIDENCE — A gray, overcast sky late in the morning into the early afternoon of Wednesday, July 19, was the perfect backdrop to test the reinstalled light post at East Providence High …
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By Mike Rego
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7/19/23
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Arthur Franco is probably not the type of guy you would expect to see kneel down beside a hot pink-bridled miniature pony, whispering soft words of encouragement while enticing it with a handful of hay...
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By Ethan Hartley
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7/19/23
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Tiverton High School students will have to abide by new cell phone rules when they return to classes this fall.
The school committee last week approved a policy requiring all students to place …
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By Ruth Rasmussen
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7/19/23
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EAST PROVIDENCE — Seeing it as a means of correcting the historical record, the East Providence City Council, at its Tuesday, July 18, meeting, unanimously voted to once again call the …
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By Mike Rego
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7/19/23
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Pollinator Garden Tour
The Audubon Nature Center and Aquarium is Bristol is hosting a Pollinator Garden tour on Saturday, July 22, from 2 to 3 p.m. Join Audubon staff for a guided tour to …
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7/19/23
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Audubon welcomes visitors to experience bird banding, where experts capture, band, measure, and release songbirds in order to record their movements. Birds will be gently removed from tall …
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7/19/23
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The East Bay region is home to over 90 species of edible wild plants, some of which are more nutritious and/or flavorful than their cultivated counterparts. These include native species like …
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7/19/23
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One of the most significant elections in Westport’s recent history will take place Tuesday, when voters head to the polls to decide the fate of a proposed $3 million ballot override.
The …
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By Ted Hayes
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7/19/23
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The East Providence "Concerts in the Park" series continues every Thursday through Aug. 31. Concerts begin at 6 p.m. at Rose Larisa Memorial Park, and are weather permitting.
The remaining …
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7/19/23
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PORTSMOUTH — The Town of Portsmouth is doing a decent job in providing and maintaining its outdoor recreational facilities, but lags behind other similar communities when it comes to …
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By Jim McGaw
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7/19/23
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Are there limitations to what residents can put out for the trash each week?
According to the director of the Barrington Department of Public Works, the town requests that residents only put out …
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By Josh Bickford
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7/19/23
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EAST PROVIDENCE — The Riverside Post 10, ATC-sponsored Junior Division squad returned to action over the last week, adding a pair of victories and avenging its lone loss to date in the 2023 …
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By Mike Rego
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7/18/23
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Girl Scouts of Southeastern New England recently announced that Isabelle Sharp of Bristol earned the Girl Scout Gold Award, the highest award in Girl Scouting.
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7/18/23
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EAST PROVIDENCE — Riverside quite literally takes center stage on the city's community calendar in the coming days and weeks, beginning this weekend with the inaugural Crescent Park Carousel …
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By Mike Rego
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7/18/23
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Three individuals were arrested in Swansea on Monday while allegedly in possession of a stolen motor vehicle that also appeared to contain items stolen from vehicles in Warren, according to police.
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By Ethan Hartley
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7/18/23
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Barrington Police charged four Barrington teenagers with possession of alcohol by an underage person following an incident late Friday night, July 14.
According to Barrington Police, an …
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7/18/23
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A new law sponsored by Sen. Pamela J. Lauria and Rep. Michelle McGaw will require health insurers in Rhode Island to cover the full cost of Epi-Pens.
The legislation (2023-S 0575A, 2023-H …
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7/18/23
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On Friday night about 11 pm four of us Little Compton Sseniors, combined age of 328, were on our way home from a concert in Newport. All was good until a screw punctured my tire and I noticed the …
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7/18/23
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Thanks to Chief Legendre and David Cole for their thoughtful, detailed letters regarding the Proposition 2.5 override in the July 13th issue of Shorelines. I find this better than all the …
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7/18/23
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