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Gabby Randazzo, Madison Both, and Kayla Oliveira wrap Caitlyn Wordell with a hug after her floor performance during the R.I. Gymnastics State Championship at Rhode Island College on Saturday.
Portsmouth takes 2nd in D-2 gymnastics championship
PORTSMOUTH — The Portsmouth High School gymnastics team came in second in the Division II state gymnastics championship on Saturday, narrowly losing the top spot by just one point. The … more
Portsmouth High’s Morgan Casey clears the bar en route to winning the girls’ high jump with a leap of 5 feet, 4 inches at the R.I. Indoor Track State Championship held at Providence Career & Technical Academy on Saturday.
Portsmouth’s Morgan Casey wins state title in high jump
Portsmouth High senior Morgan Casey was crowned state champion in the girls’ high jump at Saturday’s R.I. Indoor Track State Championship. more
The property is located within the St. Mary’s Pond and Sisson Pond drinking water supply watershed and has 100-percent prime farmland soils.
Aquidneck Land Trust conserves farmland in Portsmouth
PORTSMOUTH — The Aquidneck Land Trust (ALT) has announced the conservation of 11.48 acres of farmland across two parcels on Moitoza Lane in Portsmouth.   The property is located … more
Shaye Robinson swings around the high-bar. She earned an 8.825 for her performance.
Eagles win silver at gymnastics states
The Barrington High School gymnastics team just missed out on winning a state title on Saturday, Feb. 18. The Eagles scored 141.125 in the all-around, about a half-point behind first place … more
Max Morotti preps to go hard to the hoop with a teammate looking on.
Wildcats three-spree sinks Bishop Connolly 78-73
It was bombs away for the Westport basketball team as they sank Thirteen 3-pointers to beat Bishop Connolly 78-73 in Fall River on Friday night. The Wildcats went 3-0 away from Westport this week, … more
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Captains Korynne Holden (left) and Sarah Perry give flowers and gifts to senior Leah Sylvain as family members look on.
Westport girls celebrate seniors, then blast Cougars 70-18
The Westport girls basketball team celebrated their seniors by blasting Bishop Connolly 70-18 at the high school on Friday night. The Wildcats went 2-1 this week, losing to Case 63-50 on Monday and … more
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East Providence High School sophomore Carter Bessette performs her floor routine at the 2023 state championship meet Saturday, Feb. 18.
Bessette represents East Providence High School at gymnastics states
PROVIDENCE — Carter Bessette was the lone member of the Rogers/East Providence High School co-op club to qualify to compete at the 2023 Rhode Island Interscholastic League Gymnastics State … more
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East Providence High School's Kit Ruddock rounds a turn en route to winning the boys' 300 meter title at the 2023 state indoor track and field meet Saturday, Feb. 18.
East Providence’s Ruddock reigns as boys’ 300 indoor state champ
PROVIDENCE — Kit Ruddock capped a steady rise from novice to titleist after the East Providence High School senior won the boys’ 300 meter race at the 2023 Rhode Island Interscholastic … more
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Coaches Mike Constantino and Kate Farrington (middle) of the PCD/St. Ray's Swim Co-op celebrates after winning the 2023 Division IV championship by both its boys’s and girls’ swim teams.
Providence Country Day/St. Ray's co-op sweeps D-IV swim titles
BRISTOL — The Providence County Day/St. Raphael Academy co-op recorded a pair of impressive doubles Friday night, Feb. 17, in the Division IV Championships held at the Roger Williams University … more
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Max Collins had a game-best 24 points to lead EPHS by Woonsocket in a Division I championship tourney preliminary round game Friday night, Feb. 17.
Townies nail Novans, advance to D-I boys' hoops tourney quarters
EAST PROVIDENCE — It took a bit longer, but much like in their regular season meeting almost a month to the day prior the East Providence High School boys’ basketball team once again … more
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Sam Bettencourt drives in for a layup. The senior point guard scored 26 points as the Tigers beat Mt. Hope 42-29 in a Division II preliminary playoff game on Thursday.
Bettencourt scores 26 as Tigers best Huskies 42-29 in D-II playoffs
Sam Bettencourt scored 26 points to lead Tiverton past Mt. Hope 42-29 in a preliminary playoff game in Bristol on Thursday night. The Tigers will move on to play at Mt. St. Charles in the Division II … more
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Portsmouth High’s Maeve Tullson knocks a rebound away from a pair of Cranston West opponents during Thursday’s Division I preliminary playoff game at home. She led all scorers with 14 points.
Portsmouth girls come from behind to win preliminary game
Maeve Tullson scored 14 points to lead the Portsmouth High girls’ varsity basketball team to a 58-46 victory over Cranston West in the preliminary round of the Division I playoffs. more
This 'ghost gun' was seized by Tiverton police last Wednesday.
Tiverton police seize 'ghost' gun, drugs
Tiverton police have charged a Pawtucket man with possession of a 'ghost' handgun — one without serial numbers or other markings — as well as numerous other offenses, following a car stop … more
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Brian Lally is the new HR director for Barrington schools.
Barrington schools hire HR director
There is a desk, a table and some chairs, and a small team of bobblehead dolls inside Brian Lally’s office. The new director of Human Resources for Barrington Public Schools is a big fan of … more
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Clockwise from top left: Rep. Michelle McGaw (D-Dist. 71), Rep. Susan Donovan (D-Dist. 69), Sen. Linda Ujifusa (D-Dist. 11), and Rep. Terri Cortvriend (D-Dist. 72).
Here's what Portsmouth's legislators have been up to
PORTSMOUTH — Here's a rundown on what state legislators representing Portsmouth have been up to lately at the State house: more
Barrington's Eli Terrell lands a long jump during a recent indoor track meet.
Barrington High School teams eye postseason glory
The Barrington High School boys and girls indoor track teams will compete in the state championship meet on Saturday, Feb. 18.   The BHS boys indoor track team has already won division and … more
East Providence admins expect decrease in state school aid to stick
EAST PROVIDENCE — Call it a case of “good news, bad news.” Call it a “Catch 22.” Or maybe, as we get closer to St. Paddy’s Day, chalk it up to … more
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O'Brien's bill would arm all public college campus police
PROVIDENCE — Whether it was prescience or presumption of another sinister act about to take place, a state legislator recently submitted a bill to arm police on two college campuses. In … more
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Winners in the Saturday's St. Elizabeth’s Church Holy Rosary Sodality Tea Party Hat Contest were (left-right): Belle McGowan, Jorgina Lombardo, and Sue Carinha.
‘Hat’s off’ to the return of jovial contest at St. Elizabeth’s
It had been four years since St. Elizabeth's had conducted its Spring Hats Contest, but this time around it was a full go, and everyone enjoyed the moment. more
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Primrose Hill School teacher Mark Vadnais (middle) receives a Golden Apple Award during a special ceremony on Tuesday, Feb. 14. Here he poses for a photo with (from left to right) Barrington Superintendent of Schools Michael Messore, NBC’s Patrice Wood, Primrose Hill Principal Coleen Smith, and RIDE Deputy Commissioner of Education Lisa Odom-Villella.
Barrington music teacher honored with Golden Apple Award
A longtime Barrington teacher received a Golden Apple Award from the Rhode Island Department of Education and NBC 10 this week.  On Tuesday, Feb. 14, RIDE Deputy Commissioner of Education … more
Little Compton: Move offshore power cables to Westport
Move the cables to Westport. That was the word from the Little Compton Town Council last Thursday, which unanimously passed a resolution calling for the "exploration" of a plan to move offshore … more
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Barrington does not qualify for grant to combat underage drinking
A new anonymous text-a-tip line is aimed at reducing underage drinking in the East Bay. The program exists in Bristol, Warren and East Providence, and has yielded more than a thousand tips. The … more
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Resident objects to Barrington Town Council’s ‘Land Acknowledgement’
Barrington resident Janine Wolf objected to the reading of the “Land Acknowledgement” statement at the beginning of the Feb. 6 Town Council meeting. Shortly after everyone recited the … more
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Karen Binder approaching the windward mark on day 2 of the DN Worlds, boat #DN5630. She would finish 32 of 105 racers, and the top female finisher.
Bristol resident is the fastest woman on hard water
As the top female iceboater, Bristol’s Karen Binder is now ranked 13th overall in the world. more
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The Barrington Town Council recently denied a request to abandon a paper street that rests near the intersection of Smith Street and Crown Avenue.
Request denied — Council will not abandon paper street in Barrington
Members of the Barrington Town Council recently denied a request for the town to abandon a paper street in West Barrington.   Months ago, two property owners on Crown Avenue wrote to the … more
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