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PORTSMOUTH — Participants in the annual New Year’s Day Island Park Polar Dive usually run out as fast as they ran in, but not this year.
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1/3/25
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Otto the Dog is alive and well this New Year, after Little Compton fire fighters plucked it from Long Pond after it fell through the ice while chasing ducks on Christmas day.
Otto was taking a …
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By Ted Hayes
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1/3/25
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The development of the Bristol Middle Passage Port Marker memorial, a substantial artwork featuring a Pokanoket woman, an African man, and their child, has taken about 9 months from tabletop model to …
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By Christy Nadalin
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1/3/25
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Do you have a story to tell about Barrington Public Library? If so, the town wants to hear from you.
Town officials are currently seeking residents who are willing to share their stories …
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1/3/25
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A single snowflake lands on the windshield, stirring memories of childhood excitement over the season's first snow — whirling around in the mind as if a snow globe has been shaken. The …
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By Michelle Mercure
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1/3/25
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PORTSMOUTH — It wasn’t her passion for the New England Patriots — or the NFL in general, for that matter — that brought Karyn Jimenez-Elliott to Gillette Stadium over the …
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By Jim McGaw
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1/2/25
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The Mt. Hope High School wrestling team spent part of its Christmas break participating in the Marshfield (Mass.) Holiday Tournament, where the locals finished fourth overall among 37 competitors.
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By Mike Rego
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1/2/25
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More than 150 people greeted the start of 2025 with a New Year’s Day Dip in the Bay in Barrington.
The third annual event, which is organized by the Barrington Business and …
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1/2/25
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As 2024 began, what were thought to be the two most pressing issues facing Warren over the next 12 months, the town's finances and matters surrounding housing developments, proved to be just that.
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By Mike Rego
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1/2/25
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Two environmental police officers were recognized last week for saving the life of a suicidal person in Westport last summer.
Lt. Robert Akin and Environmental Police Officer Kyle Gorham of the …
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1/2/25
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Little Compton plunged into its 350th year in dramatic fashion Wednesday, ushering in the New Year with a first — an organized polar plunge at Sakonnet Harbor. The plunge attracted a crowd of …
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By Christian Silvia
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1/2/25
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Located at the epicenter of the Washington Bridge closure crisis, East Providence's first and only brewery has weathered a storm unlike any other, and come out the other end smiling.
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By Ethan Hartley
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1/2/25
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It was an election year. It was an eclipse year. And it was an aurora borealis year. Barrington residents were treated to plenty of interesting news in 2024, and maybe a few weeks where people spent …
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1/2/25
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It was a busy year.
Storms battered the coast. A massive infrastructure was widely rejected. And meanwhile, life went on. Old baseball players, years following their youth, thanked a coach and …
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12/31/24
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Political issues. Public water use rights. Housing, money and the environment. All took center stage in 2024 — Here's a quick look back at some of the stories that captured the Sakonnet area's …
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12/31/24
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PORTSMOUTH — Here are some recent arrests made by the Portsmouth Police Department:
Monday, Dec. 23
Jermaine D. Burks, 30, of 40 Cotter St., East Providence, turned himself in at …
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12/31/24
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East Providence resident Brady Vieira has been recognized as a local hero for his fundraising holiday hot chocolate stand.
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12/31/24
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Though there hasn’t been an organized New Year’s Day swim at Sakonnet Harbor in many years, if ever, hardy souls including members of the ‘Mermazons’ daily swim group shown …
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By Ted Hayes
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12/31/24
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The sound of a thud, followed by a series of clinks and clacks as blocks crash one by one onto the lunch table, some falling to the floor, are some of the new sounds heard in the cafeteria as …
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By Michelle Mercure
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12/31/24
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The Mt. Hope High School boys' and girls' swim squads enter the 2024-25 season bullish about where the Huskies are overall as a program even as the roster sizes for both teams aren't quite what they …
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By Mike Rego
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12/31/24
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The East Providence City Council voted unanimously during their Dec. 17 meeting to transfer $552,200 from its new revolving capital fund to finance the replacement of four intercom systems at elementary schools across the city.
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By Ethan Hartley
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12/30/24
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The Westport girls' basketball team thrash Bishop Stang 40-27 in a non-league home game on Friday night. The win is the Wildcats third in a row as they improved their record to 3-1.
“We are getting better,” said Senior center Jenna Egbe. “I feel like our team chemistry is getting so much better and we’re doing really good so far.”
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Story and photos by Richard W. Dionne, Jr.
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12/30/24
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The Mt. Hope High School basketball teams each split a pair of outings competing in tournaments during the Christmas break.
The boys edged Middletown, 59-55, then dropped a 61-33 decision to …
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By Mike Rego
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12/30/24
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One of the last events on the local arts scene of the calendar year took place Sunday night, Dec. 29, when the arc{hive} book + snackery on Market Street hosted a well-received holiday variety show, …
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By Mike Rego
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12/30/24
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Bryan Hoffman is hoping there is a big turnout for this year’s New Year’s Day Dip in the Bay in Barrington.
The third annual event, sponsored by the Barrington Business and …
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12/30/24
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