Barrington Police are crediting an alert shuttle bus driver for thwarting an attempted $70,000 scam.
Police said an elderly woman who lives at a Barrington senior living facility recently …
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3/1/23
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PORTSMOUTH — The town is the proud owner of another beach, as the Town Council Monday night unanimously approved a purchase-and-sales agreement with the state for Teddi’s Beach in …
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By Jim McGaw
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3/1/23
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EAST PROVIDENCE — East Providence High School winter sports athletes are in the final weeks of their respective seasons, including indoor track and swimming competitors.
City-based track and …
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By Mike Rego
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2/28/23
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EAST PROVIDENCE -— City resident Angel “AJ” Lewis, a 9-year-old, fourth-grade student at Waddington Elementary School, was recently sworn in as the East Providence Police …
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2/28/23
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The popular burger joint's spacious and inviting new spot on Water Street still requires a round of approval from planning and zoning, coming up in March.
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By Ethan Hartley
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2/28/23
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STORY OF THE WEEK: U.S. Rep. David Cicilline’s decision to step down to take the top job at the Rhode Island Foundation emerged as a surprise, although, with a bit of reflection, it also makes …
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By Ian Donnis
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2/28/23
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Little Compton could soon see more affordable housing.
The town council voted unanimously Thursday evening to approve the Little Compton Housing Trust’s purchase of 184 Colebrook Road from …
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By Paige Shapiro
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2/28/23
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Gina Purtell can't wait for the Spring.
After years of nurturing following decades of decline, Westport's osprey population is thriving. Purtell, who helps keep track of and care for the many …
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By Ted Hayes
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2/28/23
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Hosted by the Warren HEZ, ‘Mothers and Babies’ will teach methods on how to reduce and manage postpartum depression. It is available each Wednesday between March 1 and April 15.
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2/28/23
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Congressman David Cicilline has decided to resign from the United States Congress less than three months into his 24-month term, albeit the resignation will be effective on June 1, 2023. He says his …
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By Arlene Violet, Esq.
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2/28/23
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It’s game on for Westport as both the boys and girls high school basketball teams will host playoff games in the Division 5 state tournament brackets this week. The sixth seeded Westport …
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Story and photos by Richard W. Dionne. Jr.
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2/28/23
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The Barrington High School boys hockey team defeated Smithfield 7-3 in a Division I playoff game on Monday night, Feb. 27.
The Eagles entered the postseason as the number eight seed, and faced …
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2/28/23
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Sophomore Andrew McCarthy placed second in the state and Mt. Hope Wrestlers placed tenth out of 36 teams during the RIIL Westling State Championships at the Providence Career and Technical Academy on …
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Story and photos by Richard W. Dionne, Jr.
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2/28/23
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On Wednesday, Feb. 22, Barrington Police charged Samuel I. Lawson, 27, of Warren, with possession of a schedule I to V controlled substance-first offense.
Police said Lawson has been living …
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2/28/23
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To the editor:
The Feb. 22 issue of the Barrington Times carried an article entitled, “ Chipotle plan advancing to Planning, Zoning .” In the article, it was noted that “two …
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2/28/23
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Barrington Police will not charge anyone following the investigation into a Barrington daycare where a worker allegedly gave children melatonin gummies without their parents’ knowledge.
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By Josh Bickford
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2/28/23
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PROVIDENCE — Three East Providence High School competitors placed at the 2023 Rhode Island Interscholastic League State Championship Meet held over two days last weekend, February 24 and 25, at …
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By Mike Rego
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2/28/23
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The Warren Planning Board decided by a 4-3 vote on Monday night to deny Master Plan approval for a 12-unit development proposed at 113 and 119 Water Street.
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By Ethan Hartley
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2/28/23
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Local school districts didn’t wait until Tuesday morning to cancel classes due to forecasted snow. They made the call on Monday.
Here’s what each district has planned for Tuesday as …
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2/27/23
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EAST PROVIDENCE — With forecasts predicting somewhere in between 4-6 inches of snow to fall overnight into Tuesday, Feb. 28, city officials have implented a parking ban among other …
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By Mike Rego
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2/27/23
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For 100 years, this family-owned joint has served its neighborhood (and beyond) with a smile.
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By Manny Correira
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2/27/23
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The Town of Warren is issuing a parking ban and a delay on trash pickup ahead of Monday night's impending snow storm.
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2/27/23
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The death of a Swansea man who died in Little Compton last October is now being investigated as a homicide.
Steven Velozo, 47, died following a party at his mother's Pottersville Road home on …
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By Paige Shapiro
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2/27/23
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Local tax revenues from the sale of medical and recreational marijuana may not be as big of a fiscal panacea as some had hoped. In Westport, the difference could cost the town thousands due in large …
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By Ted Hayes
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2/27/23
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