On Sunday, the Barrington High School girls lacrosse team exploded for a 23-8 win over South Kingstown.
BHS Coach Selina Dacey is hoping that the victory will serve as a boost to the …
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By Josh Bickford
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5/1/24
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PORTSMOUTH — It was a fine day to run the bases as Portsmouth Little League Baseball & Softball hosted its Opening Day ceremony Friday at Glen Park.
Dozens of players in uniform …
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4/30/24
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An internal investigation by the Little Compton Police Department has “sustained” a complaint from a former resident who claimed last year that a lieutenant had an inappropriate …
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By Ted Hayes
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4/30/24
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Warren’s share of the funding, which is financed by a $50 million Green Bond passed by Rhode Island voters during the 2022 election, amounts to $72,445, and will go towards the creation of a community garden located at the corner of Kinnicut and Schoolhouse Roads.
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By Ethan Hartley
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4/30/24
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PROVIDENCE — The administration of Governor Dan McKee and the Department of Environmental Management announced the most recent awarding of $2 million in matching grants to 11 municipalities to …
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By Mike Rego
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4/30/24
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Barrington Police charged two more teenagers in connection with a fight that left an 18-year-old Barrington resident seriously injured. Five teenagers have now been charged, police said.
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4/30/24
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PORTSMOUTH — If you’re dog owner who has always wanted to take your pooch for an unleashed hike at the Melville Recreation Area, you’ll soon be in luck.
Works recently began …
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By Jim McGaw
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4/30/24
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Opening Day for Warren Little League couldn’t have come at a better time in the midst of what has been a consistently rainy and windy spring.
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4/30/24
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Barrington Little League held its Opening Day ceremony on Saturday morning, April 27, at Sherwood Field.
The annual event offered a wide variety of activities — there were bouncy …
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4/30/24
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Outfielder Bella Babb hit an inside the park home run in the third inning of their first game played on the new field behind the high school as Westport fell to Diman 9-4 in a non-league game on …
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Photos and story by Richard W. Dionne, Jr.
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4/30/24
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Residents across Barrington reported car break-ins last week.
On Monday, April 22, a Whipple Avenue resident told police someone entered her vehicle and her husband’s vehicle during …
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4/30/24
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Sophomores Charlie Knapman and Ben Browne each scored 4 goals as the Mt. Hope lacrosse team buried Burrillville 11-2 in a home game on Friday. The win halted a two game skid and evened their record …
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Story by Richard W. Dionne, Jr. Photos by Julie Furtado
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4/30/24
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The East Providence High School outdoor track and field teams got their first true glimpse at the overall competition around Rhode Island by participating in the annual Classical Classic in …
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By Mike Rego
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4/30/24
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‘After Annie’ By Anna Quindlen
I have been reading Pulitzer Prize winning columnist Anna Quindlen since 1981, when she wrote the Op-Ed page for the New York Times. Her first novel, …
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By Donna Bruno
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4/30/24
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STORY OF THE WEEK: State-mandated disclosures about the deaths and near-deaths of Rhode Island children have become increasingly frequent over the last year. Twenty-eight fatalities and an identical …
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By Ian Donnis
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4/30/24
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The Better Bay Alliance held a public workshop on April 25 with Ørsted and their Revolution Wind project, which is being built this year along with a cable installation in the West Passage of …
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By Capt. Dave Monti
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4/30/24
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Let me get my bias out of the way when I talk about homelessness. More than 45 years ago, I was privileged to be the executive director of McAuley House, the first soup kitchen in Providence, founded …
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By Arlene Violet, Esq.
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4/30/24
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The Little Compton Grange recently held its Annual Awards Night at the Grange Hall at the Commons, honoring a teacher, police officer and private citizen for their service to the community.
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4/30/24
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Until last week, Tiverton residents Daniel Perry and Madeline Dessert would likely have laughed if anyone had referred to them as activists. That was before they woke one morning and discovered that …
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By Ruth Rasmussen
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4/30/24
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I think that the Westport Select Board has a serious challenge before it. The board needs to publicly address the effect of the failure of the override last year. Both the board and the private …
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4/30/24
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Scarred and scoured by one of the toughest winters in recent memory, East Beach welcomed its latest yearly migration of summer residents Friday, when the town began allowing lot owners to move …
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By Ted Hayes
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4/30/24
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Rather than let the online rumor mill dictate the conversation, the owner of Imagine Gift Store in Warren had another idea: announce their plans to renovate the store loud and proudly.
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By Ethan Hartley
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4/30/24
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It was a slightly disappointing start to a condensed 2024 regular season home schedule for the East Providence High School golf team as the Townies welcomed Mt. Hope to the Agawam Hunt Club in …
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By Mike Rego
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4/29/24
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Three Barrington teenagers are facing felony assault charges following a fight on Wednesday, April 24.
Barrington Police Chief Michael Correia said an 18-year-old Barrington High School student …
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4/29/24
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PORTSMOUTH — Police arrested two people following a report of a domestic disturbance at a Glen Road home on Sunday, April 28.
Shortly before 7 p.m., officers responded to 62 Glen Road …
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4/29/24
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