EAST PROVIDENCE — Earlier this summer and just prior to the start of the 2022-23 term, members of the central office and East Providence High School administrations discussed the changes made …
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By Mike Rego
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9/19/22
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EAST PROVIDENCE — Two weeks into the 2022 campaign finds the East Providence High School boys’ soccer team on track to do what it usually does each fall, be well on its way to vying for a …
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By Mike Rego
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9/19/22
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Barrington native and tennis standout Jamie Gresh will be inducted into the Rhode Island Interscholastic League’s High School Athletic Hall of Fame during a special ceremony on Wednesday, Oct. …
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9/19/22
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EAST PROVIDENCE — Mirroring the process its predecessor followed four years earlier with the proposed new high school at the time, the current council, at its September 7 meeting, …
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By Mike Rego
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9/19/22
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The Westport soccer team crushed a young Diman team 5-0 on Monday, steam rolled Southeastern Regional Voc 4-2 at home on Wednesday and shut out Bristol-Plymouth 3-0 in their first league game on …
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Photos and story by Richard W. Dionne, Jr.
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9/17/22
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PORTSMOUTH — Visiting Nurse Home & Hospice has been recognized by Strategic Healthcare Programs (SHP) as a “Superior Performer” for achieving an overall patient …
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9/16/22
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The state Department of Environmental Management (DEM) officials are giving prospective partners two more weeks to submit informal plans for the redevelopment of the former Chase Marina on Riverside …
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By Ted Hayes
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9/16/22
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Jensen, a three week old Holstein Friesian dairy cow, has recently joined the family of rescued and rehabilitated animals at West Place Animal Sanctuary in Tiverton.
Jensen was rescued after …
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9/16/22
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Team C.O.W. (Clean Our Westport) will hold its fall cleanup Saturday, Sept. 24 (above, last year's haul). The all-volunteer event runs from from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. All volunteers should meet at the old …
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9/16/22
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Welcome to Westport Health Notes, a monthly column from the Westport Board of Health (BOH). The goal is to share information with our community about local issues and projects, public health alerts, …
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By Donna Amaral
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9/16/22
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After a year's absence, Westport Monday evening hired a new town planner, the first to serve here since the departure of now-town administrator James Hartnett.
Michael Burris, who works in the …
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9/16/22
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The following letter was sent to Mayflower Wind late last month by Tiverton resident Greg Vespe, executive director of the Rhode Island Saltwater Anglers Association:
The Rhode Island Saltwater …
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9/16/22
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Seven scouts in Westport Troop 3 were recently celebrated with an Eagle Court of Honor.
Shawn Landry, Tyler Resendes, Aidan Morley, Cameron Arruda, David Abgrab, Jacob Hall and Dylan Metivier, …
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9/16/22
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Whenever Sheriff Thomas Hodgson needs an infusion of media attention, or feels his job or popularity is at risk, he gloms onto a person or issue that will satisfy his ego need, or as …
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9/16/22
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A candidate for the Little Compton School Committee said she is not intimidated by an anonymous letter she received last week that called her character into question and warned her to withdraw her …
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9/16/22
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On September 1, as I was driving my youngest son to the bus stop, we witnessed something so emblematic of our times. Passing a recently cleared lot on Lake Road, we observed a lone coyote standing in …
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9/16/22
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Your story in the Sept. 8, 2022 Shorelines about how “Little Compton fights to intervene in Mayflower proceedings” raises a number of issues that deserve comment. In essence the protests …
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9/16/22
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A packed house gathered at the Dedee Shadduck Gallery Friday evening to see the first public preview of “Paul Cuffe: In Search of a New Land,” a work by New York playwright Samuel Harps …
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By Ted Hayes
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9/16/22
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Barrington High School has earned the highest honor from the U.S. Department of Education … again.
On Friday morning, Sept. 16, U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona announced the list …
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By Josh Bickford
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9/16/22
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Tiverton's Fort Barton School, which has seen significant improvement in its ELA and math scores over the past year, has been named one of only three Blue Ribbon schools in the state for 2022.
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By Ted Hayes
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9/16/22
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It pays to be energy efficient.
Barrington Middle School has been selected for a Green Ribbon award from the U.S. Department of Education, a special honor acknowledging sustainability practices. …
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By Josh Bickford
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9/16/22
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In the mid 1960’s, when Bill Russell wanted a line of sneakers designed just for him, he looked to Bristol and Bristol Manufacturing on Buttonwood Street.
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By Christy Nadalin
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9/16/22
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The Bristol Town Council agreed unanimously to look into the possibility of joining a consolidated energy program to decrease electrical bills for residents and boost the amount of renewable energy utilized for its electrical needs.
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By Ethan Hartley
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9/16/22
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Police have arrested a Fall River man suspected of running over and critically injuring a man during a road rage altercation in Tiverton earlier this month.
Tiverton police, with help from the …
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9/16/22
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EAST PROVIDENCE — After several twists and turns throughout much of the game's 48 minutes, the East Providence High School football team opened up its 2022 Division II regular season schedule …
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By Mike Rego
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9/15/22
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