EAST PROVIDENCE — East Providence High School teacher and Unified League/Special Needs sports mentor Kristen Coutoulakis was recently chosen as a recipient of a Cox Communications "Outstanding …
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8/14/23
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The ultimate fate of Westport’s old high school building remains unknown, three months after voters approved $200,000 for a consultant to help the town determine what should be done with the …
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By Ted Hayes
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8/11/23
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The organization will sponsor an event in Independence Park on Wednesday, Aug. 23, at 6 p.m., commemorating the International Day for the Remembrance of the Abolition of Slavery.
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8/11/23
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PORTSMOUTH — It will take you longer to read this article than to view the video of the Town Council’s most recent meeting.
On Thursday night, Aug. 10, the council called a …
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By Jim McGaw
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8/11/23
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Barrington officials are enacting new restrictions at the town beach, following an overcrowded parking situation last Sunday.
Barrington Recreation Department Director Michele Geremia …
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By Josh Bickford
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8/11/23
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The Barrington Land Conservation Trust is conducting a citizens science project in an effort to collect information about changes in the environment.
The citizens science project is called …
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8/11/23
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Monday, July 31 A man on Railroad Avenue reported that another man had harassed him while driving by in a vehicle at 1:31 p.m. A Kathleen Drive resident reported at 7:11 p.m. that sunglasses had been …
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8/11/23
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Actors aged 7-18 performed at St. Philomena's School in Portsmouth for multiple shows between Thursday, Aug. 3 and Sunday, Aug. 6.
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8/10/23
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Nicholas Campbell is one of just 116 known participants in the Boston Tea Party. His grave, located in Warren, will be commemorated during a ceremony on Aug. 14.
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8/10/23
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The event featured authentic drumming, dancing, craft making, and invited people to undergo a traditional spiritual smudging.
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8/10/23
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The Warren Police Department announced the arrest of a Tiverton police officer following an investigation into potential child abuse.
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8/10/23
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The full schedule of events includes the Blessing of the Fleet at 1 p.m.; a stuffie competition at 2:30 p.m.; and a traditional native littleneck boil from 5 to 7 p.m.
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By Christy Nadalin
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8/10/23
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The Barrington High School Cross Country team recently announced the launch of its first-ever "Barrington Woods Trail Race,” a 5K fund-raising event that will support the Barrington High School …
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8/10/23
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According to Jordan Day, associate director of the R.I. League of Cities and Towns, this law could be a financial disaster for municipal budgets already straining under the pressure from, well, everything else.
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By Christy Nadalin
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8/10/23
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A Tiverton man will serve life in prison for a series of first degree sexual assaults of which he was found guilty earlier this year.
On Wednesday, Aug. 9, Rhode Island Superior Court Justice …
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8/10/23
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Most baseball fans in these parts look forward to October or February, when the Red Sox pack up their trailers and head south to Fort Myers, Fla., for spring training.
Jason Methia isn’t …
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By Ted Hayes
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8/10/23
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The Barrington Town Council will tour six athletic venues on Saturday morning, Aug. 12.
The tour begins at Barrington High School at 8 a.m. — people should meet at the circle driveway in …
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8/10/23
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An offshore wind developer wants a state supreme court justice to vacate a decision by state regulators to suspend their review of a Sakonnet River transmission line for the project.
In a …
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By Nancy Lavin/Rhode Island Current
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8/10/23
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A group of 11 Rhode Island high school students — including three from Barrington High School — performed at the renowned Newport Jazz Festival last weekend.
Barrington’s Jason …
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8/10/23
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The School Committee, at its Tuesday, Aug. 8, meeting approved an operational budget for Fiscal Year 2023-24 in the amount of $97,024,640 with an increase year-over-year in city aid of $1,912,531 or …
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By Mike Rego
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8/10/23
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Hypodermic needles have been washing up on Barrington Beach.
Barrington Recreation Department Director Michele Geremia said people have found nearly two dozen needles on Barrington Beach …
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By Josh Bickford
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8/9/23
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Warren DPW Director Brian Wheeler said last week that the town was still trying to secure an estimate from a third party contractor about how much the field would cost to repair, and who should be held responsible for paying.
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By Ethan Hartley
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8/9/23
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A few years ago Ashley Ernest and her husband Matthew Werkmeister headed out on an adventure.
Ernest and her husband decided to try living the “camper life” — spending …
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By Josh Bickford
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8/9/23
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Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced that a Fall River man and woman have been charged in Providence County Superior Court with stealing multiple catalytic converters following their arrest by the Rhode Island State Police (RISP) on November 28, 2022.
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8/9/23
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Friday, July 28
A caller from Main Road reported shoplifting just before 12:30 p.m.
Larceny, forgery or fraud was reported by a Hix Bridge Road resident at 2:18 p.m.
Police served a …
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8/9/23
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