The second annual Ocean State Artisans Craft Show takes place at Linden Park in Middletown on Saturday, June 25 (rain date June 26) from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The show will have crafts, art, food trucks, …
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6/22/22
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Members of the Barrington Town Council will be meeting this summer to talk about flags.
Toward the end of the June 6 meeting, councilors took a moment to discuss what items they planned to …
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By Josh Bickford
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6/22/22
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In an email sent out to the Mt. Hope community Wednesday morning, Dr. Deb DiBiase announced that she would not be returning as the principal of Mt. Hope High School, and would instead be accepting a …
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By Ethan Hartley
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6/22/22
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By now, Chris Leonard has gotten used to the nearly daily calls from boaters who have run aground in the federal channel out of the Westport River, or who want to let him know how bad it's getting. …
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By Ted Hayes
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6/22/22
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Season 31 of the Newport International Polo Series continues this weekend, when Newport takes on Boston on Saturday, June 25 , at 5 p.m.
Gates open at 1 p.m. The pavilion opens …
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6/22/22
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To the editor:
Once again, I find myself writing in defense of my Tiverton neighbors, various other local and statewide stakeholders, and the underserved communities impacted by the pending …
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6/22/22
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To the editor:
As you are aware, there have been a number of conversations between my office, Harbormaster Chris Leonard, Town Administrator Michael Sullivan, Senator Michael Rodrigues and …
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6/22/22
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The Sakonnet area’s legislative delegation should hit the brakes on bills that would severely restrict oyster farms along the Sakonnet River. With the legislative session expected to adjourn …
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6/22/22
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With the legislative session set to adjourn at the end of the week, the clock is ticking on legislation that would restrict aquaculture along the Sakonnet River, banning new oyster and other …
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By Ted Hayes
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6/22/22
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The American Mandolin & Guitar Summer School (AMGuSS) will present two concerts. On Tuesday, hear Marilynn Mair, mandolin, and Enigmatica, a plucked string ensemble, with music from Bach to …
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6/22/22
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As part of Bristol’s Fourth of July festivities, a children’s show will feature Davey the Clown on Sunday. It’s an hour of stellar, but silly juggling, magic, unicycle tricks, wacky …
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6/21/22
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Barrington’s Maude Smith-Montross and Gianna Vigliotti won silver medals at the US Rowing Youth National Championships in Sarasota, Fla. earlier this month.
Smith-Montross and Vigliotti, …
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6/21/22
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PORTSMOUTH — Kaden Kluth continued his historic running season on June 11 when he became the first-ever Portsmouth High male track athlete to be crowned New England champion.
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6/21/22
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Linden Place Museum in Bristol, RI invites the community to join a live reading of Frederick Douglass’ iconic 1852 speech “What to The Slave Is The Fourth of July” on Thursday, July …
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6/21/22
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The free Backyard Sessions Music Series returns Thursday. The featured band is The Persisters, a rock band that performs covers and originals. Opening will be Sometimes Celtic, playing guitars, …
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6/21/22
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PORTSMOUTH — There apparently will be a Democratic primary in the race for the Rhode Island Senate in District 11 which is being vacated by James Seveney due to retirement. This week Matt …
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6/21/22
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EAST PROVIDENCE — The Rhode Island SPCA is scheduled to receive a transport of 40 beagles (15 puppies and 25 adults) today from the Humane Society of the United States.
The beagles were …
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6/21/22
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To the editor:
The Portsmouth Town Council's approval last week of a plan to put license plate reading cameras at the Mt. Hope Bridge is fatally flawed, and if they are at all concerned about the …
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6/21/22
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Two Barrington residents woke up Monday morning, June 20, and discovered that their vehicles had been stolen.
Barrington Police said a Governor Bradford Drive resident and a Chapin Road …
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6/21/22
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To the editor:
During the last 30 years of my residency in Portsmouth, my taxes have gone up every year but one. That year, a Republican council majority existed.
What is it about …
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6/20/22
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PORTSMOUTH — Fido will soon have more room to roam at the Portsmouth Dog Park — a lot more.
Thanks to a grant from the van Beuren Charitable Foundation (VBCF), the off-leash …
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By Jim McGaw
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6/20/22
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To the editor:
A few years ago, I started a project to replace the unreadable, scratched-up historic signs at Lehigh Park and Heritage Park. I raised money from the citizens of Portsmouth, some …
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6/17/22
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PORTSMOUTH — A 47-year-old Massachusetts man was arrested Thursday, June 16, and charged with distributing fentanyl within Portsmouth, police said.
This month, members of the Portsmouth …
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6/17/22
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Barrington Police are investigating a suspicious condition at the Shaw’s Supermarket in the Barrington Shopping Center.
On Monday, June 6, a caller told police that a short, stocky, …
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6/17/22
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Barrington Police responded to Barrington Beach on Wednesday, June 8, after receiving a report about a dog wandering around the beach off-leash.
Police located the dog and eventually discovered …
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6/17/22
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