To the editor: At the July 11 meeting, the Portsmouth Town Council voted 7-0 to rescind their approval of the pilot program to place Automated License Plate Readers at the approaches to the Mt. Hope …
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7/14/22
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To the editor: I miss my town. And surely there are many like me who have experienced this same feeling after moving away from such a wonderful place. After graduating from BHS in 1987, I went …
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7/14/22
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Warren’s trees got plenty of water this spring, thanks to all the rain. But lately, we have had very little rain, and with July temperatures, trees are transpiring more in the heat. When it …
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By Anne Raver
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7/14/22
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“We’re both worried we won’t be able to bring enough toilet paper,” Thomas Dawson, a Burton Street resident, said with a laugh.
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By Ethan Hartley
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7/14/22
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Four weeks after approving a pilot program that would have put automatic license plate recognition (ALPR) cameras on the Mt. Hope Bridge to assist police in suicide prevention, the Town Council Monday night voted unanimously to rescind its previous vote.
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By Jim McGaw
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7/14/22
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Someone called Barrington Police on Saturday, July 9 to report teenagers drinking alcohol at the town beach at about 6 p.m.
Police responded and located a group of about a dozen teens. Police …
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7/14/22
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PORTSMOUTH — The town is moving ahead with plans to turn the shabby Stone Bridge abutment and adjacent Teddi’s Beach into a waterfront spot that residents can proudly call their …
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By Jim McGaw
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7/14/22
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Two Barrington sisters placed in the top-five in their respective divisions at the USA Fencing National Championships in Minneapolis, Minn. earlier this month.
Alexandra Smuk and her older …
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7/14/22
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The Bristol Police Department is investigating the origin of fliers found along the Bristol 4th of July parade route that advertise a self-proclaimed “pro-white” New England nationalist social club.
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By Ethan Hartley
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7/14/22
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Historic Fort Adams State Park is the site for the 2022 Craft Brew Races Newport, taking place this Saturday, July 16. The event is from 12 to 3:#0 p.m. A fun walk/run 5K is followed by an …
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7/14/22
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Live music, food trucks, and dozens of vendors: Welcome to the first-ever Barrington Street Fair.
The event will be held this Sunday, July 17, from 3 to 6 p.m., and promises something for just …
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By Josh Bickford
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7/14/22
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Aquidneck Community Table's (ACT) summer market is held on Saturday mornings at Embrace Home Loans Campus at 25 Enterprise Drive in Middletown. The market hours are 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. …
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7/13/22
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The temporary closure will allow the Department to replace old drainage pipes under the road with culverts.
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7/13/22
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The town manager wants residents to know that the renovation of athletic fields at Haines Park is just one piece of the work that officials would like to see completed there.
Phil Hervey …
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By Josh Bickford
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7/13/22
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For the first time since 2019, Bristol’s bravest will hold their spirited competition.
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By Christy Nadalin
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7/13/22
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Westport has closed town beaches to swimming, following a near-shore shark spotting at Horseneck Beach Wednesday morning.
Horseneck was the first to close following the sighting Wednesday morning. …
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7/13/22
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To the editor:
The roads are filled with cyclists as we reach mid-summer. Bicycling has been an enormously popular outdoor exercise during Covid restrictions and even more now in warm weather …
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7/13/22
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To the editor:
I find it amusing that after more than 14 years, this town still has public debates about the need for more town athletic fields.
It’s amusing that a few people …
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7/13/22
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