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According to Town Administrator Steven Contente, the purchaser, 151 State St. LLC and Louis A. Cabral, currently a resident of Tiverton, intends to renovate the property to serve as residences. more
Following pushback from two residents who proudly espoused their enjoyment of twilight swims in local waters, the Warren Town Council agreed to roll back a proposed amendment to the local swimming ordinance that would have prohibited night-time dips. more
A hundred years ago, a battle raged in the waters of Narragansett Bay. The adversaries were the crew of U.S. Coast Guard ships and the captains of rum-running boats smuggling illegal liquor to piers … more
PORTSMOUTH — The Newport County Grand Jury earlier this month returned an indictment charging Jacob Morrill, 25, of Portsmouth with one count of first-degree murder stemming from death of Xue … more
EAST PROVIDENCE -— The Rhode Island Foundation is sending an East Providence teen off to college with a scholarship through its Carter Roger Williams Initiative, which was launched by … more
EAST PROVIDENCE — It was a typically active and successful spring and summer run of results for competitors from the East Providence-based Rhode Island Fencing Academy & Club, culminating … more
Step back in time to see what life was like for Revolutionary War soldiers and militiamen in Rhode Island during “Drill Day” this Saturday, Aug. 19, at Coggeshall Farm Museum. Camp … more
On Thursday August 17, Gallery Night Providence will offer five free guided tours of Providence art spaces. Four tours (at 5, 5:15, 5:45, and 6:15 p.m.) depart from the Graduate Hotel on … more
PORTSMOUTH — A 33-year-old Middletown man was arrested Monday, Aug. 14, and charged with violating a no-contact order, police said. The arrest of Michael D. Vierra , of 17A Woolsey … more
We've seen the recent headlines in the Sakonnet Times about “Keeping it Local.” The Little Compton Food Bank proudly supports that sentiment . The board of directors of the food … more
Automobile speedometers are not marked STOP or GO; nor are they marked SLOW or FAST.  They have gradations — in MPH or KPH — from 0 to 150 or so.  We use common sense, road … more
STORY OF THE WEEK: With a little more than three weeks until the Sept. 5 primary in Rhode Island’s 1st Congressional District, the race has entered a more combative phase. A case in point was a … more
Be transported to the streets and taverns of Lisbon at an intimate evening of live fado music. Enjoy Portuguese-inspired food and wines in the tented courtyard and then music in the ballroom. Fado, … more
The Four Corner Arts Center invites all to wander through the 29th annual Outdoor Sculpture Park Exhibition featuring installations by visiting artist Casey Figueroa, “Hybrid Objects,” as … more
AAfter a slow and rainy start to Westport’s summer season, Westport Point has become a very busy place. One recent weekend day, local officials counted as many as 70 pleasure vessels lined up … more
The seventh annual festival is a free day of music, art and food from local restaurants to benefit The Collaborative, a nonprofit arts organization. There will be art and wares from over 30 area … more
“The Woman They Could Not Silence” By Kate Moore In this riveting masterpiece of non-fiction, the author focuses on Elizabeth Packard, who in 1860, was declared insane by her … more
NOAA Fisheries has established recreational fishing measures for Gulf of Maine cod and haddock and Georges Bank cod for the 2023 fishing year. All measures are effective Aug. 14, 2023, through … more
Weeks after an Old Main Road woman first complained about the noise made by crop cannons near her home, members of the Little Compton Town Council on Thursday directed the town clerk to send a … more
Officials are moving closer to presenting the potential scope of school construction work in Barrington.   School Committee members Patrick McCrann and TJ Peck attended the Barrington Town … more
PORTSMOUTH — The property where the largest remaining Revolutionary War fortification in southeastern New England now sits could have easily become house lots if a certain someone didn’t … more
It has the look and feel of yesteryear, but to those who frequent the inside the Union Commercial Hardware store at 479 Wood St., there is no other place like it, plain and simple. more
Celebrating its 60th anniversary this past Saturday afternoon, the annual Pare Clambake on Long Lane was everything it was cranked up to be, and then some. As one bystander pointed out, “It hasn’t lost its flavor.” more
PORTSMOUTH — Beth Shumway and Virginia Lowney didn’t want to give away their favorite swimming spot or neighborhood, which is somewhere along the Sakonnet River. more
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