Members of the Little Compton Planning Board unanimously ruled last Tuesday that a proposed new zoning district does not align with Little Compton’s Comprehensive Plan, one week before the town …
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By Paige Shapiro
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8/9/23
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First it served as the summer residence for a prominent local farming family, and then for the Town of Portsmouth as a venue for weddings and other special events.
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8/9/23
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PROVIDENCE — The Office of Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced late last week a Rhode Island man was found guilty in Providence County Superior Court of sexually assaulting a female …
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8/8/23
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WARREN — The sixth stop on the 2023 edition of the Duckpin Professional Bowlers Association Tour schedule took place last weekend, Aug. 4-6, at Dudek Lanes in Warren and featured of a couple of …
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By Mike Rego
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8/8/23
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A member of the Barrington Town Council has an idea that she hopes will expand the town’s stock of affordable housing.
At a meeting late last month, Annelise Conway suggested the …
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By Josh Bickford
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8/8/23
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Renovations originally scheduled to begin last week have been pushed off due to delays acquiring necessary materials.
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8/8/23
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Charlie Enright, the winning skipper of the 2022-2023 Ocean Race, discusses the 6-month, 7-leg around-the-world race that saw an American team win the whole thing for the first time in its 50-year history.
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By Christy Nadalin
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8/8/23
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An initial proposal for another major residential development in the north end of Tiverton was met last week with a barrage of questions from members of the Tiverton Planning Board.
A team …
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By Ruth Rasmussen
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8/8/23
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Barrington’s AA All-Star baseball team opened the Christopher Andreozzi Tournament with a 9-5 win over West Warwick and a 9-9 tie against Smithfield.
Barrington trailed by two runs …
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8/8/23
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Black bears are expanding their range east across Massachusetts and into the Southcoast region, and one was spotted last week in Westport.
Animal Control Officer Nicholas Vidmar reported …
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By Ted Hayes
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8/8/23
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PORTSMOUTH — Depending on weather and wind conditions, the R.I. Department of Environmental Management (DEM) plans on conducting low-severity prescribed burns on state lands on Prudence Island …
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8/8/23
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PORTSMOUTH — James Hitchen, Grayson Bolt and Warren Caldwell spent part of Friday inside an eighth-grade classroom at Portsmouth Middle School, but not for summer school.
Instead, they …
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By Jim McGaw
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8/8/23
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More than a dozen Barrington residents woke up Thursday morning, Aug. 3, and discovered someone had rummaged through their vehicles overnight.
Police said security camera footage shows a …
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8/8/23
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Dharma Voyage, Westport’s community rowing non-profit, is joining forces with Next Level Rowing, which has become one of the world’s top rowing programs on both the adult and junior …
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8/7/23
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A superb summer of baseball for the Riverside Post 10 Junior Division club came to an end Sunday afternoon, Aug. 6, with a 5-0 loss to Post 87 from Lowell, Mass., in the championship game of the 2023 …
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By Mike Rego
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8/7/23
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EAST PROVIDENCE — East Providence Police officers recently arrested a city man alleged to have been operating a drug ring here and in neighboring Providence.
Nicholas DaSilva, 23, was …
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8/7/23
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A Warren man died Saturday after losing control of his motorcycle just before noon on Route 24 in Tiverton.
Tiverton police said Joseph Morris, 48, was traveling north when he veered off the …
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8/7/23
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Two people were rushed to the hospital following a major collision involving a lumber truck and three vehicles that damaged a telephone pole and tied up traffic for hours on East Main Road on Saturday.
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8/6/23
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A home on Jennys Lane in Barrington sold for $2,500,000 — officials said it was the highest “off-water” home sale in Barrington since 2014, according to data maintained by the Rhode …
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8/5/23
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Barrington Police broke up two underage drinking parties last week. On Friday night, July 28, police received a tip that a group of teenagers were partying in the woods behind the Bayside …
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8/5/23
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No to the pillars. Yes to the way-finding signs.
Members of the Barrington Town Council voted unanimously on Monday, July 24, to approve the installation of some way-finding signs in …
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8/4/23
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Bristol capped off its impressive run through this summer’s District 2 Ron Silva tournament with a convincing 10-0 victory over Rumford in the Championship game held at Vets Park last Sunday in Bristol.
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8/4/23
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Barrington Town Council member Annelise Conway is calling for a community meeting to discuss the future of the Carmelite monastery property.
During the July 24 Council meeting, Conway said …
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By Josh Bickford
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8/4/23
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Bristol PD made no arrests but received multiple reports of locals being targeted by scams between July 24-31, 2023.
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8/4/23
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Warren PD made two arrests, looked for brazen weed smokers, and investigated two reports of public urination between July 24-31, 2023.
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8/4/23
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