For the final performance in the Newport Restoration Foundation's 2022 TGIF series, Salve Regina University’s a capella groups, Mixtapes and Pitches with Attitude, will perform a collection of …
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10/5/22
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The Ocean State’s only comedy festival returns this Thursday to Sunday, Oct. 6 to 9, for a full island takeover with nine shows across Newport, Middletown and Portsmouth. More than 30 of the …
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10/5/22
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To the editor:
On behalf of Mayflower Wind, I write in response to Julie McGeoch’s Sept. 23 letter requesting more information on aspects of the Mayflower Wind SouthCoast project. …
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10/5/22
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The Federal Hill Commerce Association presents the 30th annual Columbus Day Festival on historic Federal Hill in Providence from Friday to Monday, Oct. 7 to 10. The festival takes …
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10/5/22
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Just how crowded is Primrose Hill School?
For starters, a group of third-graders are using the cafeteria as a classroom. The art and music rooms were sacrificed to make space for other classes. …
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By Josh Bickford
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10/5/22
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The Blackstone Valley Tourism Council is collaborating with the Audubon Society of Rhode Island and the East Providence Historical Society to hold a guided bird walk for the public to view local and …
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10/5/22
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Beginning in 2020, confined to their home, painting became an everyday escape for Gary and Suzi Graham.
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By Christy Nadalin
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10/5/22
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A “Charity Concert for the Westport Food Pantry” takes places this Saturday, Oct. 8, from 3 to 6 p.m. at the outdoor stage behind the Town Hall Annex building, 856 Main Rd., Westport. …
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10/5/22
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Don Cowart II began his tenure as Coventry’s superintendent this week, the culmination of a nearly 30-year career in education that began as a teacher in New Jersey.
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By Ethan Hartley
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10/5/22
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The Barrington High School cross country teams recently proved that training on flat ground does not mean you can’t run hills.
The BHS boys team ran to a third place finish at the …
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10/5/22
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EAST PROVIDENCE — Hennessey Elementary School third grade teacher Emily Rendine received a 2022 Milken Educator Award, presented by the Milken Family Foundation, in the amount of $25,000 during …
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10/5/22
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The move up to Division I has been difficult for the Mt. Hope tennis team who are now 3-4 on the season after losing to Barrington 6-1 on Monday afternoon. Last season the Huskies were the Division …
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Story and photos by Richard W. Dionne, Jr.
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10/5/22
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To the editor: One has to feel for the citizens of the sunshine state, et.al., who have had their lives ripped apart by hurricane Ian this week.
At the same time you can only feel distain for …
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10/5/22
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Question: How will you vote on the ballot question about whether to allow retail sales of recreational cannabis in Barrington?
Braxton Medlin (D) — “I will vote yes. Regardless of my …
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10/5/22
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The union that represents Tiverton’s firefighters is suing the town, claiming it violated Rhode Island law in calculating overtime pay for its members.
Tiverton Firefighters Local 1703, the …
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By Ruth Rasmussen
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10/4/22
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Over 15 residents spoke in opposition to a proposed four-story, 17-unit affordable housing development that would be located at 119 Water St. and would require nine zoning variances.
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By Ethan Hartley
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10/4/22
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This week begins a new, semi-weekly series in the Westport Shorelines, "Profiles in Farming." Deanna Levanti, a member of the Westport Agricultural Commission, will talk with Westport-area farmers …
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By Deanna Levanti
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10/4/22
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EAST PROVIDENCE — The city through its newly-hired private sector appraiser will begin the Statistical Revaluation Project of properties throughout East Providence, a process delayed a year …
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10/4/22
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Barrington Police received a 911 call on Monday, Sept. 26 at 7:30 p.m. for a possible house break on Cherry Lane.
Officers responded to the scene and discovered that a front window at the home had …
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10/4/22
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Freshman phenom Jessica Deal took first place as the Mt. Hope cross country team swept Tiverton and St. Mary Academy on Monday to finish with an 8-3 record, the best record in the team’s …
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Story and photos by Richard W. Dionne, Jr.
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10/4/22
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In May, Rhode Island Superior Court Judge Jeffrey Lanphear ruled that the Barrington School Committee violated the state’s Open Meetings Act by failing to provide sufficient notice before …
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By Josh Bickford
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10/4/22
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The Portsmouth Patriots boys’ soccer squad overwhelmed visiting Mt. Hope in a league game last Wednesday, Sept. 28, shutting out the Huskies by a score of 5-0.
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10/3/22
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The Portsmouth High School Athletic Hall of Fame will hold its annual induction ceremony this Saturday, Oct. 8, at the Green Valley Country Club, 371 Union St.
Doors open at 4:30 p.m. with a cash …
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10/3/22
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EAST PROVIDENCE — The City Council, at workshop held the last week of September, took its first in-depth look at the $3,131,725 Fiscal Year 2022-23 Capital expenditures budget as proposed by …
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By Mike Rego
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10/3/22
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For Barrington resident Leo Caldarella, the choice of a high school senior project was easy. He would study the effects of Alzheimer’s, a disease that has directly impacted his family. …
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10/3/22
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