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Dee Proulx and Wendy Baker of the St. Mary of the Bay Food Pantry, alongside Kim Wetherald, Director of Volunteer Services at EBCAP, and Nicole Giroux, coordinator of the mobile food pantry program for EBCAP, after discussing the program at the food pantry in Warren on Monday.
This food program, born amidst Covid, is still delivering the goods
With food insecurity rising amid increasing inflation, a mobile food pantry program from the East Bay Community Action Project that began in Warren is appearing more and more useful to other communities. more
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Blaise Rein (left) and Elizabeth Grieser (right) wait for their turns to speak during a Planning Board workshop focused on the monastery property.
Barrington residents push back against monastery plans
More than a dozen people voiced their opposition to the development plans for the former Carmelite monastery property during a special Barrington Planning Board workshop on Tuesday night, March … more
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Kelsey Gosch has been appointed director at East Bay Rowing, replacing co-founder Deb Sullivan.
Spring brings new direction for East Bay Rowing
As East Bay Rowing embarks on its 13th year on the Barrington River, new beginnings are guiding the future of the rowing club.   Kelsey Gosch has been appointed club director, replacing … more
R.I. Home Show comes to Providence all weekend
The 73rd annual Rhode Island Home Show takes place this Thursday to Sunday, March 30 to April 2, at the R.I. Convention Center The largest home improvement and idea show in Southern New England, … more
Po Menuhkesu Menenok, Historian of the Pokanoket Tribe/Pokanoket Nation; Richard Pickering, Deputy Executive Director of Plimoth Patuxet Museums; and Roger Williams University Associate Professor of History Charlotte Carrington-Farmer, presented a rich historical depiction of the bond formed between Edward Winslow and Massasoit Ousamequin.
Exploring the 400-year-old friendship that made America possible
This year marks the 400th anniversary of the friendship and pact formed between Plymouth Colony's leader Edward Winslow and the Massasoit Ousamequin, which enabled America as we know it today to be formed. more
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Opening ceremonies for Newport's 'Daffodil Days'
Historic Clarke Cooke House on Bannister’s Wharf in Newport will be the scene for a dazzling daffy musket salute by the Artillery Company of Newport that signals the beginning of … more
'Sips for the Sea' Thursday night at Greenvale
Clean Ocean Access is hosting "Sips for the Sea" at the newly renovated Greenvale Vineyards on Thursday, March 30, for a night of fundraising and conversation. Guests will enjoy a wine tasting with … more
Easter specialty market in Tiverton on Sunday
This Sunday, April 2, the Tiverton Farmers Market will be celebrating its third annual Easter Specialty Farmers Market at Tiverton Middle School! There will be no market the following weekend on … more
Camouflaged Easter egg hunt at Audubon on Saturday
The annual camouflaged Easter egg hunt is a fun alternative to the same old Easter egg hunt! At the Audubon Society of Rhode Island’s Nature Center, children hunt for brown eggs in a … more
'Night of the living guitars XVII' on Friday night
Night of the Living Guitars XVII, a Rhode Island guitar festival that has taken place for 17 years, will be sponsored by Mt. Hope High this year. Featured will be players … more
Little Compton Historical Society hosts 'Spies in Revolutionary Rhode Island'
This coming Tuesday, April 4, join the Battle of Rhode Island Association as they collaborate with the Historical Society of Little Compton to host Rhode Island author and historian … more
An architectural rendering of what the new Diman regional vocational school would look like.
Diman vote has costly implications for Westport
Westport could be forced to scale back town services and cut the already-tight annual operating budget for the foreseeable future, if a vote on funding for the Diman regional vocational school … more
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In Portsmouth: Fierce debate over 'closed' pension plan
PORTSMOUTH — After several years of nagging questions over the town’s supposedly closed pension plan, the matter came to head Monday night during a Town Council discussion of the R.I. … more
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Letter: For town's sake, vote 'Yes' to Diman on April 11
At the Town election on April 11 there will be an important ballot question relating to the Diman Vocational Regional School new building project. The ballot question will decide if the payment of … more
Longplex owner Jim Long (right) and Rhode Island Gov. Dan McKee go over original blueprints from the complex's construction, at a tour of the Tiverton facility last month.
Feud between Longplex, Town of Tiverton simmers over
A long simmering feud between the Town of Tiverton and Jim Long, owner of the Longplex Family & Sports Center, escalated Monday night when the town council delayed taking action on two special … more
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Barrington High School seniors Ryan O’Connell (left) and Harrison Cooley organized a youth flag football tournament for their Senior Projects. Here they are surrounded by children who participated in the tournament.
In Barrington, Senior Projects ‘can be life-changing’
The small cafeteria is filled with well-dressed students, a therapy dog, and a feeling of nervous excitement. There is also a table covered with all sorts of snacks. The small cafeteria has … more
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Tax assessor says Warren department heads are 15-25% underpaid
Warren’s Tax Assessor, Kristopher Leadem, brought lively discussion to an otherwise humdrum preliminary budget meeting last week at Warren Town Hall by doing something many of us have probably wanted to do at some point — he pointedly asked for a raise in his salary. more
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The Ming Nie Global Change and Ecosystem Lab in Shanghai invited Mark Bertness (center) to study saltmarsh degradation in their region.
Endangered species: Saltmarshes — and what to do about it
The Barrington Land Conservation Trust kicks off its 2023 Land Trust Learning Series on Monday, April 3, at 6:30 p.m. with a presentation on saltmarsh degradation by Mark Bertness at the Barrington … more
A group of theater advocates, including former actors and actresses of 2nd Story Theatre, came together at the Cutler Mill event room on Monday night to discuss any possible course of action that could be taken to bring theater back to the Market Street building, which is currently privately owned and for sale.
A second chance for Warren's 2nd Story Theatre?
A group of more than two dozen local advocates for youth and community theater gathered to advocate for the future use of 2nd Story Theatre, which currently sits in private hands and is up for sale. more
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Reigning champ Townies vie in reconfigured girls' lacrosse group
EAST PROVIDENCE — The East Providence High School girls' lacrosse team begins the 2023 season this week as the reigning champion of its league, though the composition of which being … more
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Veterans often charter River Rebel Charters of Bristol to fish for free as part of the Veteran Angler Charters program.
Trout fishing is the ticket this month
Rhode Island lakes, ponds, rivers, and streams designated as trout-stocked waters are currently closed for fishing. However, the season opens Saturday, April 8, and runs through Feb. 29, … more
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Norman Dudziak photographed this Tusukuru hartlandianus dwarf tree spider during “The Search for Neodietrichia” citizen science project. This is now the iconic photo for this species on iNaturalist.
Welcome to Citizen Science Month – see what a difference you can make
April is Citizen Science Month! You can join a growing community of “citizen scientists” who help to expand our body of scientific knowledge by crowdsourcing data collection. … more
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Some ideas for your spring reading lists
I’ve been bingeing books lately. As the weather warms and the yard and garden call, reading will take a backseat for a month or two, so I’m trying to catch up on my reading list. Here … more
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Symphonic wind ensemble director Ted Rausch leads the band on “Themes from Jurassic Park.”
Portsmouth High hosts 2023 Scholarship Concert (photos)
PORTSMOUTH — The Portsmouth High School 2023 Scholarship Concert, featuring the chorus ensembles, jazz ensemble, wind ensemble and the symphonic band, took place Wednesday night, March 22, in … more
Letter: O'Dell missed the mark on housing cost letter
This letter is in response to Ms. O’Dell’s Letter last week regarding affordable housing here in Little Compton. I was truly jaw dropped by reading her editorial. I had no idea that … more
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