Barrington Middle School and Hampden Meadows School held holiday concerts last week, while Barrington High School students shared their concert this week. The performances were very …
more
12/21/22
|
Throughout December, get a glimpse of Christmas past at Linden Place Mansion’s Candlelight Tour. As you stroll through the decorated mansion rooms of the 1810 Federal home, you will learn all …
more
12/21/22
|
A silent film hailed as the grandfather of all science fiction fantasy movies will be screened with live music in Newport during the upcoming holiday vacation week.
“Metropolis” …
more
12/21/22
|
Vandals have struck the Friends Meeting House at 938 Main Road, spray-painting over a portion of the "Black Lives Matter" sign raised by the Friends just over a year ago.
The Friends' Susan …
more
12/21/22
|
The Barrington High School boys basketball team outscored Smithfield 52-21 in the second half and rolled to an 85-45 victory on Monday night, Dec. 19.
Matt Raffa got Barrington off to a strong, …
more
By Josh Bickford
|
12/21/22
|
PORTSMOUTH — The Portsmouth High School girls’ varsity basketball team is on a roll.
After dropping the first game of the season — a non-league contest against Rogers on Dec. 9 …
more
12/21/22
|
To the editor:
Truth be told, my initial reaction last year when my wife said she was going to put a holiday tree up at Barrington Beach was, "some kid will light that on fire." She did it …
more
12/21/22
|
The Barrington High School debate team is off to a strong start in its first two tournaments of the season.
The first tournament of the season, held last month, was hosted by Cumberland …
more
12/21/22
|
The Barrington High School girls indoor track team narrowly defeated two teams in a regular season meet last week.
The Eagles knocked off Cranston West 55-50, and South Kingstown 55-54. …
more
12/21/22
|
PORTSMOUTH — Mike MacFarlane has added yet another restaurant to his arsenal of Island Park eateries — the already popular Thriving Tree Coffee House at 706 Park Ave.
more
By Jim McGaw
|
12/21/22
|
EAST PROVIDENCE — The East Providence High School Career and Tech Center’s Culinary Arts program and two local non-profits embraced the spirit of the season earlier this week by making …
more
By Mike Rego
|
12/21/22
|
As the town and school district face a combined potential budget deficit of nearly $1.8 million this coming fiscal year, the select board will consider asking voters to revisit the question of how …
more
By Ruth Rasmussen
|
12/20/22
|
A developer that planned to develop 100 acres of land at the Tiverton Business Park has pulled out of the $5 million deal.
NorthPoint Development Corp. recently terminated its $5 million …
more
By Ruth Rasmussen
|
12/20/22
|
PORTSMOUTH — The Portsmouth High School boys’ varsity indoor track team won its first regular season meet at the Providence Career & Technical Academy on Thursday, Dec. 15.
…
more
12/20/22
|
The Battle of Rhode Island Association (BORIA) is the recipient of two grants from two chapters of the Society of the Cincinnati.
The Society is the nation’s oldest patriotic organization, …
more
12/20/22
|
Barrington Police Chief Michael Correia said about a half-dozen residents stopped into the station late last week to turn over firearm magazines that carried more than 10 rounds of ammunition, …
more
12/20/22
|
STORY OF THE WEEK: House Speaker Joe Shekarchi remains in an enviable political position heading into his second term in what is sometimes called the most powerful post in Rhode Island state …
more
By Ian Donnis
|
12/20/22
|
Temple Habonim in Barrington held a special candlelight service/vigil on its front lawn on Sunday night, Dec. 18.
Titled “Shine a Light on Antisemitism,” the vigil offered the …
more
12/20/22
|
The Warren Planning Board opted to hold the matter to their next regularly-scheduled meeting on Jan. 23, 2023.
more
By Ethan Hartley
|
12/20/22
|
EAST PROVIDENCE — In one of his two monthly reports to the School Committee made recently to the full body, District Facilities Department Director Chris Murphy announced the new East …
more
By Mike Rego
|
12/20/22
|
Two East Providence High School winter sports teams offered up terrific results competing in early season events last weekend.
Two EPHS wrestlers won their respective weight classes while leading …
more
12/20/22
|
NARRAGANSETT — The East Providence High School boys’ basketball earned its second win in three Division I regular season games to date after the Townies defeated Narragansett by a convincing …
more
By Mike Rego
|
12/20/22
|
On this Wednesday, Dec. 21, Newport Public Library invites tweens between the ages of 10 and 14 years old to create forest-themed crowns!
more
12/20/22
|
There is still no word on the eventual fate of the Gray's Grist Mill property in Adamsville, which was expected to be sold last Friday to an unnamed Fairhaven resident.
Eleanor Wickes, a realtor …
more
By Ted Hayes
|
12/19/22
|
To the editor:
I want to thank the citizens of Portsmouth that took the time to vote on Election Day. I am especially grateful and appreciative to those who voted for me and have given me …
more
12/19/22
|