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Head of Westport landmark hits the market
The owners of the Head Town Landing Country Store at 488 Old County Road have put their landmark riverside spot up for sale. The asking price: $1.25 million. Kathy and Rory Couturier have owned the …
It’s been over 17 years since Nathan D. Crowell passed away — but nothing has stopped his family from turning that loss into a … Read More
On Thursday, Dec. 12, United States Attorney Zachary A. Cunha announced the indictment of Alec Tahir Baker, 60, of Corona, Calif., … Read More
PORTSMOUTH — The Town Council’s next meeting won’t happen until after the new year, when the panel will gather at Portsmouth … Read More
The Mt. Hope High School wrestling team continued taking steps towards regaining its once-held spot among the state's elite a year ago … Read More
A person called police on Sunday morning, Dec. 8 to report that while she was walking her dog through Veterans Park she spotted a tent … Read More
The R.I. Department of Environmental Management (DEM) has closed several shellfish areas in Narragansett Bay and the coastal salt … Read More
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Take a musical journey through time with The Platters
One of the most commercially successful groups of the early Rock N' Roll era are coming to East Providence on Dec. 20.
Christmas concert benefits Lucy's Hearth
The Newport Navy Choristers present “Christmas in Song” on Friday, Dec. 13, at 7:30 p.m. at St. Barnabas Church in Portsmouth. This special event brings together wonderful people with a …
Historical Society hosting traveling exhibition on Wampanoags
A traveling exhibit created by SmokeSygnals tells the story of Wampanoag Native America. The exhibit uses images, ideas and wampum by contemporary Wampanoag artists and educators, and examines and …
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On behalf of the Tiverton Historical Society, I would like to thank all those who came to our annual Veterans Day Tribute at the World War I Doughboy monument by the old Stone Bridge - all fifty of …
Letter: Thanks in order for recent Tiverton re-paving work
Complaining about our government has become the new national pastime. But I write to do the opposite! Like most of us in Tiverton, I was caught in the one-lane delays all summer long along the …
Letter: Sad to see the divisiveness in Gonzalez’s letter
I would like to submit the following for consideration in the “Letters to the Editor” section published in EastBayRI. It is very rare that I will reach out to an entity and …
Letter: Hoping for tact, maturity and civility in Little Compton
I felt I couldn’t stay silent after reading “Listen, Rocha and Kinnane: Little Compton voters have spoken.” To accuse two people who needed to step down of back door …
Letter: Colleges helping out with field work at Butts Hill Fort
To the editor: Are you interested in history and archaeology in your community? If you are, then read below on developments that are taking place in Portsmouth! This past summer, students …