As Tiverton continues to debate the right of oyster farmers versus the use of open waters for recreational purposes, Sakonnet-area legislators have submitted a bill that would make aquaculture off …
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By Ted Hayes
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6/7/22
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Mt. Hope fielders are used to seeing strikeouts from ace Reily Amaral, but against Toll Gate, the Huskies saw hits and lots of them as The Titans thrashed Mt. Hope 11-7 in the winner’s bracket quarterfinals at Mt. Hope High School on Monday evening. Mt. Hope will host Narragansett in a losers bracket playoff game on Tuesday at 3:45 p.m.
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Story and photos by Richard W. Dionne, Jr.
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6/7/22
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PORTSMOUTH — Catherine O’Hara told her fellow graduates at Portsmouth Abbey that she had “failed a lot” over her four years of high school, but nearly every time one of …
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6/7/22
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Representative Liana Cassar will not be running for re-election.
The Barrington resident is in her second term serving as the District 66 Representative (Barrington/Riverside).
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6/6/22
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Morgan Casey was the only East Bay competitor, girl or boy, to win a gold medal at Saturday’s Rhode Island high school outdoor track and field championships at Brown University.
Casey, …
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6/6/22
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CRANSTON — A semifinal scare may have been the motivation the Portsmouth High School girls’ lacrosse team needed Sunday afternoon to get back to what it did all season long: …
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By Jim McGaw
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6/6/22
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The Fourth of July festivities are well underway, with family and friends filling the Mt. Hope High School auditorium on Saturday night for the coronation of Miss Fourth of July and Little Miss …
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By Jen Campisi
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6/6/22
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PORTSMOUTH — After joking about why anyone would want a math teacher to share inspirational and philosophical wisdom with graduating high schoolers entering their next journey in life, …
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By Jim McGaw
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6/6/22
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CRANSTON — As expected it wasn’t easy, but the East Providence High School girls’ lacrosse team avenged its only loss this spring en route to capturing the 2022 Division III …
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By Mike Rego
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6/5/22
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The Town of Tiverton is reviewing multiple property assessments completed by the town's former revaluation firm, after several property owners on the east side of Seapowet Avenue complained that …
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By Ted Hayes
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6/3/22
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The students and faculty at Tiverton High School have reason to feel proud lately. Since being designated a Special Olympics National Unified Champion School last month, the high school is proving it …
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By Nicole Cosme
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6/3/22
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Westport's new 'Start Em Young' program continues to grow, with elementary school students now getting the chance to participate in flag football, basketball and journalism after school four days a …
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By Ted Hayes
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6/3/22
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measures members hope will help the town decide whether to keep the old Westport High School, whether it would be a suitable home for the town's aging municipal offices, and how much it might bring …
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By Ted Hayes
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6/3/22
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Michael Carroll is in favor of it. Jacob Brier is leaning the same way. And Rob Humm would not show his hand — at least not yet.
Members of the Barrington Town Council held a special …
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By Josh Bickford
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6/3/22
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PORTSMOUTH — The Portsmouth High School golf team qualified for the state team championships at Cranston Country Club earlier this week and had its first chance to play an 18-hole competitive …
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6/3/22
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The Coastal Resources Management Council (CRMC) is considering an application from Roger Williams University, seeking to establish an experimental aquaculture farm just off the shore of their campus, on the western side of Mt. Hope Bay.
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By Christy Nadalin
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6/3/22
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A Providence woman who police say attempted to scam an elderly Tiverton resident out of $16,000 has been charged with felony obtaining money under false pretenses and felony conspiracy.
Luz …
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By Ted Hayes
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6/3/22
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Although the numbers are not yet technically official, the sentiment of the program was to heap praise upon the kids and the teachers who rose up to principal Dr. Deb DiBiase’s challenge to reach 70 percent proficiency for this school year.
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By Ethan Hartley
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6/3/22
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Warren Rensehausen, a Certified Parks & Recreation Professional (CPRP), began his distinguished 30-year career in the recreation field here in Bristol, as Assistant Director of Parks of Recreation in June of 1990. He will return to Bristol as its newest Director of the Parks and Recreation Department.
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By Christy Nadalin
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6/3/22
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PORTSMOUTH — Down six goals with under 20 minutes to play? No problem for the Portsmouth High School girls’ lacrosse team, which came back to beat Cranston West in a wild semifinal …
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6/3/22
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The Barrington High School girls lacrosse team will battle for the Division I State Championship this weekend.
The Eagles entered the playoffs as the second seed and will square off against Moses …
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6/3/22
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As I watched our middle school students and teachers perform beautifully at the Spring Band concert yesterday evening, I have to admit that I was profoundly distracted; distracted …
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By Thomas Aubin
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6/3/22
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Five publicized developments occurred during the pandemic period in Bristol County that are worthy of reiteration and public attention.
First and foremost the Department of …
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6/3/22
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The biggest problem in getting access to our seashore is the inability to even get to the seashore. Obviously, you have to get to a beach before you can even find the …
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6/3/22
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I'm proud of the United States flag.
My dad was in the US Army, 1st Cavalry Division. He took two flags very seriously - the United States flag and the POW-MIA flag. He displayed them at …
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6/3/22
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