EAST PROVIDENCE — After years of dilly-dallying caused mostly by internal forces though with a few external ones as well, the City Council, at its October 4 gathering, at last gave final approval to a …
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By Mike Rego
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10/8/22
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To the editor:
This past Saturday approximately three thousand pumpkins were unloaded onto the front lawn at St. John’s Episcopal Church. Once again we are indebted to student groups, …
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10/7/22
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See your options for insuring your home and property against water or flood damages ...
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10/7/22
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Question: Would you like to see any changes made to Rhode Island’s gun laws?
District 32, Senate
Pam Lauria (D) — “As a Moms Demand Action volunteer, I have strenuously …
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10/7/22
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EAST PROVIDENCE — A multi-faceted project to upgrade the Robert Rock/East Providence Senior Center grounds in nearing completion.
Begun in the spring, the improvements included the …
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By Mike Rego
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10/7/22
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Research suggests the average person thinks about food 15% of their day. That’s of course their own food, or their family’s food, and those thoughts are typically connected to the rumble …
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By Scott Pickering
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10/6/22
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The Broadway Street Fair is back in Newport, on Saturday, Oct. 8, from 12-5 p.m.
The Street Fair will begin at Equality Park and extend all down to Farewell Street. The day will be filled with …
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10/6/22
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The Little Compton Community Center hosted its 25th Anniversary celebration recently, giving residents and neighbors to meet each other and gather in a space dedicated to the members of the community …
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By Jen Campisi
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10/6/22
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To the editor: Thanks to the outpouring of support from this entire community, the Family Fun Day to benefit the Wilson Furtado Memorial Scholarship Fund was a great success! The day was filled with …
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10/6/22
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To the editor: I didn’t expect any nays from the Bristol Town Council over the Port Marker . After all, an Independent or a Republican aping the nearest observable progressive is what …
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10/6/22
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To the editor:
We the Bristol Committee for the Middle Passage Port Markers Project wish to thank the Town Council for graciously receiving us and approving selected site for the Slavery …
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10/6/22
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Communities are saddled with a mandate to create more affordable housing, which gives developers leverage to propose developments that trample on local zoning ordinances, only to create housing units that are not actually affordable. Does that make sense to anybody?
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10/6/22
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Submissions are due on or before Friday, Oct. 28.
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10/6/22
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The eight candidates competing for five seats on the next Bristol Town Council will meet in a live forum tonight, Thursday, Oct. 6. The candidates include all five incumbents (independents Nathan …
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10/6/22
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My parents always taught us to be gracious in victory as well as in defeat. One event that should be a source of gratitude to others and respect for a vanguished opponent is a stunning victory in a …
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10/6/22
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Question: What steps, if any, could Barrington High School take to better prepare students for college and/or career?
Rudy Seber (D) — “As a grateful BHS alumnus, I would work with …
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10/6/22
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To the editor:
I want to thank Mr. Clyne for his reply to my article. However, it is unfortunate that he chose to employ tactics whose purpose is to stifle, not promote, conversation.
He …
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10/6/22
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To the editor:
I respectfully respond to a September 28th letter, “Loose talk needs to stop,” stating that I did not read the protocol which I wrote about in my September 7th letter, …
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10/6/22
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The fight for governor between Republican Ashley Kalus and Democrat Dan McKee has seemingly shifted into a new gear, with both campaigns aggressively going at each other amid an occasional misstep. …
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By Ian Donnis
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10/6/22
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To the editor:
There are 2 “Letters” in the September 7 B-Times that got my attention- for their false and unsupported statements. These highlight the danger of not being …
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10/6/22
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Marvin Homonoff now has his own "Judge's Bench," outside of the Barrington Public Library and Community Center.
Homonoff was given the bench in recognition of his 33 years as Barrington Probate …
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10/6/22
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PORTSMOUTH — Members of a local nonprofit who have pledged to restore and maintain Butts Hill Fort, a Revolutionary War earthwork, have their work cut out for them following the release …
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By Jim McGaw
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10/6/22
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The Gilded Age saw the advent of the automobile along with the rise of automobile industries from Detroit to Newport. Three experts in the field will relay stories from the early years of the …
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10/6/22
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EAST PROVIDENCE — A request heard last week by the City Council from Cumberland Farms seeking to have its latest franchise in city located on Newport Avenue as part of the “Newport …
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By Mike Rego
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10/6/22
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Bristol couple Dave Squillante and Doran Smith were enjoying their long-awaited honeymoon in Barcelona, Spain, until fate called them into action.
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By Ethan Hartley
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10/6/22
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