A Prudence Island Ferry passenger went overboard during the final crossing of the day between Prudence Island and Bristol. more

Crescienzo “Chris” Malafronte, 100, of Bristol, R.I., passed away, Saturday, Dec. 4, 2021. He was the husband of Claire Irene (Belmore) Malafronte, who Chris fondly called … more

Russell A. Racette Jr., 81, of Little Compton, R.I., passed away on Nov. 26, 2021, after a valiant battle with cancer. Russell was born on Aug. 10, 1940, to Russell Racette Sr. and Gertrude (Kane) … more

Sigrud Birkin Mahl Hommeyer was born on Jan. 18, 1935, in San Francisco, Calif. She and her three siblings were first generation Americans, the children of a Swedish engineer and a German surgical … more

PORTSMOUTH — Here are some recent highlights from the Portsmouth Police report: Tuesday, Nov. 30 Lilly L. Faulkner, 21, of 22 Botelho Drive, was charged with domestic assault and … more

Monday, Nov. 22 Police assisted several motorists with disabled cars on Route 24. Police investigated a burglar alarm at a Main Road donut shop. All was clear. Tuesday, Nov. 23 Eric R. … more

John Carnochan Farr died peacefully on Dec. 3, 2021, after a battle with Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases; he was 81 years old. Born on Feb. 16, 1940, in Glen Cove, N.Y. and … more

Crews from Barrington, East Providence, Seekonk, Warren, Bristol, Swansea and Providence joined forces to attack a fire in a large historic home on Alfred Drown Road on Saturday … more

To the editor: Last week we learned that Kyle Rittenhouse, a white man who carried a weapon of war into a neighborhood that was not his own, will face no legal consequences for killing two people … more

To the editor: Rarely is a letter published that so misinforms as Peter Bilderback’s letter regarding the Rittenhouse verdict in the December 1st Barrington Times.    Jacob … more