To the editor: Back in the spring I expressed my concerns in a letter to the editor regarding the low pay, personnel shortage, and reliance on mutual aid from surrounding towns regarding our fire …
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9/29/22
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To the editor:
In August of this year, my home was struck by lightning, causing it to be on fire. I wasn’t aware of the fire until a neighbors, Alisa Travers and Zackery Anderson, came …
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9/29/22
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Question: Do you think Barrington government reflects the values and priorities of Barrington residents? Should it?
Jarrod Ryan (R) — “Our current government is polarized and …
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9/29/22
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Forgive us if we don’t add to all the jubilation felt at Police Cove Park in Barrington on Monday. There, a contingent of federal, state and local politicians and bigwigs celebrated Rhode …
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9/29/22
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PORTSMOUTH — A seven-year veteran of the Portsmouth Police Department was arrested after allegedly striking another off-duty cop at Local Kitchen & Cocktails restaurant on Sept. …
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9/29/22
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Emma Goglia, a 13-year-old soccer standout from Bristol, was invited to train with the best of the best at a talent search put on by the U-15 Women’s Youth National Team.
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By Christy Nadalin
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9/29/22
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The third annual Audrain Newport Concours & Motor Week welcomes the world’s most exclusive auto brands and car collections back to Aquidneck Island for four days of special events, …
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9/29/22
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Touro Park in Newport is the site of the popular Festival in the Park, taking place this Saturday, Oct. 1. The festival is part of the larger 2022 Newport Festa Italiana .
On Saturday, from 11 …
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9/29/22
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Barrington native Eric Zhang is excelling in two worlds: sports and academics.
A sophomore at Kenyon College, Zhang not only is a proficient student in the classroom, but he is also one of the …
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By Mike Scandura
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9/28/22
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!Free Instrument Petting Zoo!
Marimbas, Xylophones, Fiddle and Uke,
!Free workshop to try Awesome Instruments!
Bay Spring Community Center
170 Narragansett Av …
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9/28/22
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For over 45 years, the Norman Bird Sanctuary has brought visitors from far and wide together for a celebration of the harvest season through its annual Harvest Fair. The event is a fall favorite on …
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9/28/22
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Barrington’s Hank Alessandro and his club team 3D New England Red won the Boy’s Inside Lacrosse Elite Eight National Championship in Baltimore, Md.
The team is the number one ranked …
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9/28/22
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Since June, L ittle Compton Historical Society workers have uncovered more than 1,000 artifacts from a 180-square foot construction trench at the Wilbor House, the society's headquarters …
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By Ted Hayes
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9/28/22
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Volunteers at the Westport Food Pantry are seeing greater need for their services as rising inflation impacts the price of food, and they are predicting a particularly busy holiday season.
The …
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By Ted Hayes
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9/28/22
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The Commissioner of Education in Rhode Island stopped by Barrington Middle School last week to help celebrate a special Green Ribbon awarded to the school.
Commissioner Angélica …
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By Josh Bickford
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9/28/22
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With seven active lawsuits against Sheriff Hodgson, frequent payments made for positive accreditations, sponsoring non correctional related programs, travel and extra curricular activities, are there …
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9/28/22
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Thomas Hodgson started his career in law enforcement. His site says he is "tough on crime." Being "tough on crime" is the responsibility of the professionals in our local police …
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9/28/22
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Judges come in three “flavors,” coerced, independent, or toddy.
In places like The Russian Federation and Saudi Arabia, judges seem fully coerced. Their processes are opaque; …
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9/28/22
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Ralph Mace of Portsmouth asks the question of me and Phil Bartlett, “How much would you consider wind power a viable choice if the cabling were to pass through Westport not Portsmouth?” I …
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9/28/22
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EAST PROVIDENCE — The East Providence High School football team, coming off a fine win over St. Raphael in its Division II season opener the week prior, fell to Cumberland last week in …
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Photos by Tyler Maxwell
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9/28/22
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The exact specifications of the memorial — including what it would say, how it would look, and where precisely it would go in the park — are still to be determined.
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By Ethan Hartley
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9/28/22
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EAST PROVIDENCE — The East Providence High School cross country teams continued their respective 2022 regular seasons in recent days, the boys’ squad with solid numbers and reasonable …
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By Mike Rego
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9/28/22
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Question: What could you do as a legislator to make the East Bay a better place to live?
District 32, Senate
Pam Lauria (D) — “The East Bay is incredibly vulnerable to the …
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9/28/22
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This Sunday, the Tiverton Four Corners Art Center hosts performer Sean Gaskell, on the kora, an ancient 21-stringed harp from West Africa. He will feature traditional songs that are the …
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9/28/22
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From the pages of the masters comes “Horror and Suspense – From Page to Screen” presented by librarian and film enthusiast Doug Swiszcz. Films begin with brief commentary from Doug …
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9/28/22
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