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Stuart Solberg (center) participates in a race at the regional championship in Apollo, Pa. this past weekend.
Warren BMX brothers among best in nation
Stig and Stuart Solberg are not your typical 9- and 6-year-olds. They are already competing in high-level BMX championship races — and winning. more
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Staff from the Rhode Island Coastal Resources Management Council (CRMC) spent 90 minutes talking aquaculture before the Tiverton Harbor Commission Monday evening. Representatives included (from left) executive director Jeffrey Willis, deputy director James Boyd and aquaculture specialist Benjamin Goetsch.
CRMC, wary audience talk oyster farms in Tiverton
Representatives from the state's Coastal Resources Management Council got an earful Monday evening when they appeared before the Tiverton Harbor Commission to talk about the changing face of … more
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Aseel Al-Sinayyid brings food to customers at Prince Ali’s Kabob on Sowams Road in Barrington. Council member Carl Kustell worked with the owners of Prince Ali’s Kabob and the Montessori School, helping them find common ground over the issuance of a liquor license.
Common ground found on Sowams Road in Barrington
A member of the Barrington Town Council served as a negotiator for two local businesses recently.   Carl Kustell worked with the owners of Prince Ali’s Kabob and the Montessori … more
Running back Brock Pacheco runs for a first down in the second quarter of the team's home game against Westerly on Friday night. Pacheco ran for 23 yards and also had 23 receiving yards.
Mt. Hope football team loses to Westerly, 28-7, falls to 1-2
The Mt. Hope football team lost to Westerly, 28-7, at Vendituoli Field in front of a packed crowd on Friday night. The loss dropped the Huskies record to 1-2 in Division II and 2-2 overall. The … more
Midfielder, Nick Andreozzi, boots a shot on goal in the first half of the team's game against East on Friday night. Mt. Hope won, 4-1. Andreozzi is sixth in scoring in Division II, with 3 goals and 3 assists for 9 points.
Huskies overpower East, 4-1, stay on top of Division II
The fall sun slid beneath the trees creating shadows on Vendituoli Field as the Mt. Hope soccer team overpowered Cranston East, 4-1, during a home game on Friday afternoon. The Huskies are currently … more
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Ceramist Daphné Verley's work in her TOTEM series is characterized by both its intense and vibrant color, as well as its intricate detail.
Warren-based artist creates one-of-a-kind ceramics for an international audience
Art and culture have always been central to the life and work of ceramist Daphné Verley. She was born into a family of designers and makers — among her 8 siblings are painters, … more
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Kristin Read, Director of the Warren Health Equity Zone, a Warren native and former Director of the Providence Children's Museum.
New Warren Health Equity Zone seeks community priorities
The newly-established Warren Health Equity Zone (HEZ) is in the process of establishing health-related priorities and inequities located within the community. more
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The Rhode Island Department of Transportation closed the bike path bridges in Oct. 2019. A Barrington resident said it's time the bridges were reopened.
Barrington man asks DOT to reopen bike path bridges
Where was the risk analysis? That is the question Barrington resident Peter Shinkle is asking town and state officials in regards to the closure of the East Bay Bike Path bridges. Mr. Shinkle … more
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Part maker Sonia Borges, with Jade President Steve Holland, pose for a photo on the main floor.
Jade Engineered Plastics has grown, invested in the East Bay
From a 600-square-foot building in Bristol to its new 66,000-square-foot facility in Warren, Jade Engineered Plastics has shown that prosperous, local manufacturing is still alive on the East Bay. more
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Jonathan and Erin Chapman relax on the small deck on the north side of their home, overlooking Mint Water Brook. “It’s funny,” Erin said. “Jonathan’s parents’ house is on a rushing river and my parents are on a brook, so I think for both of us, that was always a part of what we grew up with.”
In Portsmouth: From historic mill house to ‘a fun place to live’
PORTSMOUTH — After stepping out of your car in Erin and Jonathan Chapman’s driveway that sits at the edge of the woods on Glen Farm Road, the first thing you hear is the peaceful … more
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New interim superintendent Ed Mara and Assistant Superintendent Dianne Sanna at Monday night's meeting of the Bristol Warren Regional School Committee.
Schools accept money to begin their own testing program
Bristol Warren district welcomes outside grant to begin conducting in-school PCR tests more
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Members of the team “Bulldawgs,” with sailors from Florida, the Virgin Islands and California, slice through Bristol Harbor during racing last Friday. The U.S. Sailing Team Racing Championships took places over three days, with 204 races.
Bristol hosts national team sailing championship
It was a real community effort last weekend, as Bristol hosted the U.S. Sailing Team Racing National Championship. Over three days, 144 sailors on 24 teams battled for the Hinman Cup, sailing in 204 … more
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Louis Calcagni III, Christopher Anderson (partners at HUS Companies, Warren Town Planning Board member Frederick Massie, HUS Partner EJ Lanni, Warren Director of Planning and Community Development Bob Rulli, and Tom Ouellette, regional account executive for Lowes, break ground for the construction of The Lookout on Main.
HUS Companies breaks ground on Main Street condos
A 15-unit condominium building at 300 Main Street will feature two commercial units and four affordable housing units priced at 80 percent of the median income for the area. more
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A short term rental in Tiverton, from the Air BnB website.
Tiverton modifies proposed short term rentals ordinance
  Head Tiverton council amends short term rentals plan   Subhead Council continues work on short term rental ordinance; planning board to review prior to council … more
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Barrington’s Leigh Payne will represent Rhode Island in the Miss America Competition this December. The event will be held at Mohegan Sun.
Here she is, Miss Rhode Island
It is not the talent portion of the competition that concerns Leigh Payne — she is an accomplished pianist. And she is very comfortable speaking in public. No, Ms. Payne, who recently won … more
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Student participants of the think tank event gather for a group photo after the brainstorming session wrapped up on Thursday morning.
Think tank seeks bridge between high school and professional world
Students from Mt. Hope High School and Highlander Charter School teamed up with local commerce and education leaders to discuss ways to better collaborate and prepare future generations of workers. more
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East Providence agrees to sell long-dormant Union Primary School property
EAST PROVIDENCE — Some 30 years since it stopped being an active academic site and after repeated attempts to either sell or convert it into other uses, an acceptable buyer has finally been … more
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Police taping off the Italo-American Club following the events of Sept. 2, which claimed the life of Asst. Fire Chief Brian Remy and the perpetrator, former club president, Michael Ouellette.
Italo-American Club gets liquor license back, for now
The Italo-American Club in Warren received a stay of its liquor license revocation, but with some strings attached. more
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Parents’ pleas heard — busing changes on the way in Barrington
Changes are coming to the school busing situation in Barrington. Late last week, Barrington School Committee Chairwoman Gina Bae said the district will be reducing the bus ridership eligibility … more
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Selahattan Sep is keeping alive a centuries-old Kurdish craft from his home in Bristol with his shoemaking enterprise, Tigris Handmade. He’s show here with leather shoes in Grenada Red and Tigris Yellow; multicolored styles in the background are made from fabric imported from his business partner in Diyarbakır, a Kurdish-majority city located in Southeastern Turkey.
An ancient craft, now made here
Handmade of suede, intricately woven fabric, or leather in a variety of colors from the sedate Sequoia Brown to the eye-popping Yia Yia Green, the shoes hand-crafted by Bristol resident Selahattin … more
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The Hunt Ocean 63 was named the Best New Powerboat Over 40 Feet at the 2021 Newport International Boat Show Newport.
Portsmouth’s Hunt Yachts wins for best new powerboat over 40'
PORTSMOUTH — Hunt Yachts has a winner. The Portsmouth company’s Ocean 63 was named the best new powerboat over 40 feet at the 2021 Newport International Boat Show. Newport … more
Pennfield School eighth-grader Spencer Mazur works on a drawing during an outdoor art class.
These schools opened — and stayed opened
When The Pennfield School in Portsmouth recently held an assembly on their front lawn celebrating the 50th anniversary of the start of classes, students and staff, all masked and spread out, were … more
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Ela Pirri poses with her custom-designed sneakers.
A unique and charitable sole
Ela Pirri has grown up a lot since she first started raising money for Boston Children’s Hospital through the “Miles for Miracles” effort back in 2018. She’s a poised … more
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“Part of the goal is to champion the youth — that they can actually make a difference,” said Capt. Ann Ford of Youth With a Mission, here on the deck of the 98-foot, sloop-rigged Pacific Star, which is being restored at Hinckley Boat Yard for a mission trip to Micronesia later this year.
In Portsmouth: Crew prepares boat for long service journey
PORTSMOUTH — There are holes in the hull, rotted wood, a mess of equipment in the cabin, and patches of rust everywhere. After a cursory inspection of the 98-foot, sloop-rigged Pacific … more
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Russell Goyette, owner of Trafford Restaurant (285 Water Street), and his fiancèe, Sherri Miles, inside the newly-renovated restaurant overlooking the river.
Trafford hopeful for October opening
After a fire in 2019, COVID hitting in 2020 and now facing hiring difficulties, the popular Trafford Restuarant has defied odds and is looking ahead to a fall reopening with a warm new aesthetic inside their Water Street building. more
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