Westport junior striker has the knack for scoring
East Bay Rowing competes in Head of the Charles
12 hours ago
The Head of the Charles. The Super Bowl of head racing in the United States features more than 11,000 athletes and attracts more than 220,000 spectators. Since 1965, clubs from all over the world …
Portsmouth Town Council Notes
In Portsmouth: Vaccines coming for ages 5 to 11
Yesterday at 12:50 PM
PORTSMOUTH — With COVID-19 vaccines anticipated to be authorized soon for children ages 5 to 11, the town expects the R.I. Department of Health and the School Department to provide them in …
Mayor appoints Francesconi new chief East Providence Police
Yesterday at 10:34 AM
EAST PROVIDENCE — As he indicated in recent weeks, Mayor Bob DaSilva has chosen Christopher Francesconi as Chief of the East Providence Police Department. Francesconi, most recently the Deputy …
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Westport dairy farm rebounds after devastating fire
Family of Market St. assault victim pleads for ‘justice’
Barrington parents on busing issue: ‘This is ridiculous’
To the editor: I write to address the two questions that Portsmouth citizens will be asked to vote on next Tuesday, Nov. 2. As a sitting school committee member, I can testify that our schools are …
To the editor: To Portsmouth voters, vote “no” on Question 2. The yard signs that say “Save the Senior Center Vote Yes” are misleading and misrepresent the …
To the editor: The voters of Portsmouth will have the opportunity to vote in a special election on or before Nov. 2. Both issues on the ballot are important to our town and its citizens and …
To the editor:In response to Councilman Nate Cahoon’s Commentary in the October 14th issue of the Post, I offer these thoughts. Mr. Cahoon rightly notes that we’ve come a long way …
To the editor:With the Metacomet Golf Course purchase and the unimaginable vote by the city council to change the zoning from green space to mixed use, the Veterans Memorial Parkway,originally the …
To the editor: Portsmouth taxpayers have a rare opportunity this Nov. 2 to approve a bond that will accelerate much-needed deferred health and safety improvements for all of the district’s …
Celebrate the fall, learn Halloween history, and get outdoors!
The autumn is a beautiful time to enjoy the great outdoors of New England. There’s something exciting about the leaves turning and the farms harvesting their produce. Our region has a rich …
Phantoms and Fire returns to Coggeshall Farm Museum
“Believe nothing you hear, and only one half that you see.”– Edgar Allan Poe Phantoms and Fire, last year’s popular, sell out Halloween program is returning to Coggeshall …
Exercise your way to a healthy body AND MIND
Presented as a service to our local communities from Bristol Total Fitness personal trainer Tammy Bettencourt, We’ve all heard (like a thousand times) that exercise is good for your body. …