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Jesse Oliveira (right) celebrates after scoring earlier this season. The The 12-5 Wildcats with a power ranking of 12 in Division 5, are a shoe-in to make the playoffs when the brackets come out on Wednesday.
Baseball, tennis teams make playoffs, softball awaits fate
The Westport baseball and softball teams finished up their regular seasons and now wait for to learn their tournament fates.  The baseball team beat South Shore 3-2 on Friday and … more
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Dr. Wayne C. Christiansen, who served as a Navy corpsman during the Vietnam War, was the guest speaker during Monday’s Memorial Day ceremony at the VFW Post 5390 on Anthony Road.
Didn’t ‘feel’ Memorial Day — until he served in Vietnam
PORTSMOUTH — Growing up in Iowa, Dr. Wayne C. Christiansen said he remembered Memorial Day as a day of parades, cutting flowers, picnics, the end of school in his farming community, and … more
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Brigadier General (Ret.) Richard Valente presents a bouquet to Willow Suplido after her reading of “Freedom Isn’t Free”.
Photos: Warren honors nation's fallen soldiers
The rain held off to the relief of those who gathered to commemorate Memorial Day in Warren on Monday morning. more
Zoe Peckham is pressured by a Scituate defender while running around the back of the goal. She scored 6 goals in the victory.
Tiverton girls lacrosse and softball teams win, move on in playoffs
Girls lacrosse beats Scituate 13-6, moves on to semis Peckham and Polofsky combine for 11 goals Zoe Peckham and Julia Polofsky combined for 11 goals as the Tiverton girls lacrosse team beat … more
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Colin Hope spins his stick away from a North Kingstown defender while advancing the ball.
Eagles sink Skippers in quarterfinals, 16-4
The Barrington High School boys lacrosse team defeated North Kingstown, 16-4, in a Division I playoff quarterfinal game on Friday, May 24. Barrington was scheduled to play against LaSalle in the … more
Lily O'Neil attacks the goal while battling Portsmouth, Thursday.
BHS girls lacrosse eliminated from playoffs
The Barrington High School girls lacrosse team lost to Portsmouth 17-12 in the Division I quarterfinal playoff matchup on Thursday, May 23. Captain Anna Lombardi led the Eagles (6-9 in the … more
Members of Portsmouth Abbey’s Class of 2024 pose for a photo during commencement exercises held Sunday. Fifteen students from Portsmouth received diplomas.
Portsmouth Abbey awards diplomas to Class of 2024
PORTSMOUTH — The clouds cleared and the sun shone brightly as faculty, staff and members of the Portsmouth Abbey Class of 2024 walked across the Holy Lawn at the onset of the school’s … more
Kylie Delemos hugs goalie, Molly Gersen, while celebrating a 17-12 quarterfinal win over Barrington on Thursday at Portsmouth High School.
Patriots beat Barrington, advance to lacrosse semis
PORTSMOUTH — The Portsmouth High girls’ varsity lacrosse team advanced in the Division I state playoffs with a 17-12 victory over Barrington at home on Thursday, May 23. Sophia … more
Gavin Palombo (right) is greeted by teammate Colin Roche after the former's game-winning single in the bottom of the eighth inning lifted the EPHS baseball team by Chariho in the preliminary round of the Division II playoffs Friday, May 24.
East Providence escapes Chariho's upset bid in D-II baseball playoff opener
Gavin Palombo's extra-inning base hit helped the East Providence High School baseball team avoid a massive upset by Chariho in the preliminary round of the 2024 Division II championship playoffs. … more
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EP's Nathan Thurber poaches a shot at the net while doubles mate Jordan O'Hara races to cover for the Townies during their 2024 Division II quarterfinal playoff match against Prout Friday, May 24. EP won the overall contest 4-0 to advance to the semis.
Townies cruise past Crusaders in Division II boys' tennis quarters
The third-seeded East Providence High School boys' tennis team breezed by visiting and sixth-seeded Prout in the quarterfinal round of the 2024 Division II championship tournament Friday, May 24. … more
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Portsmouth High School Division I All-Stars Nick Spaner, Cam Ruggieri, and John Mass (from left) at the Rhode Island Division 1 Baseball Coaches Association All-Star Game on May 11 at McCarthy Stadium.
Portsmouth baseball team starts playoff run today
PORTSMOUTH — A young Portsmouth High School baseball team will begin its playoff run this afternoon (May 24), with a Division I preliminary game at home against Moses Brown at 4:30 p.m. … more
Warren PD: Police called for illicit use of a porta-john
One juvenile was arrested by Warren Police between May 13-20, 2024. more
The State Traffic Commission has agreed to improve the signs at a crosswalk near the intersection of Washington Road and Lincoln Avenue, and will also lower speed limits on Washington Road.
Slow down — state aims to make Barrington road safer
The State Traffic Commission recently approved a series of safety upgrades for one Barrington road. According to a press release from the Barrington Police Department, the State Traffic … more
Letter: Musings on Little Compton's Town Meeting, and the way things were
The 2024 Little Compton Financial Town Meeting is now history. Once everyone had checked in, it was called to order at 7:22 p.m. To include extensive instructions from our Town Moderator, it lasted … more
Bristol PD: Three arrests and a pizza refund
Bristol Police made three arrests and responded to a variety of complaints between May 13-20, 2024. more
Tiverton firefighters’ union sues fire chief, town
The Tiverton firefighters’ union and its president David McGovern filed suit against Tiverton Fire Chief William Bailey and the Town of Tiverton Friday, alleging the chief and town violated … more
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This map shows the location of pump stations originally included in the town’s failed $35 million Route 6 water and sewer project. The select board on Monday deadlocked on taking land for pump station easements at pump stations one and two, shown at upper left of photo.
Westport select board deadlocks on Route 6 eminent domain
A divided Westport Select Board deadlocked Monday night on a plan to take two State Road properties west of Route 88 by eminent domain, a move the town administrator said would shore up the … more
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St. Elizabeth's Church will begin two straight weeks of religious celebration this weekend, starting with the United Brotherhood of the Holy Spirit and the Holy Trinity event.
Popular St. Elizabeth events kick off this week in Bristol
Two of the most famous and hallowed religious events will take place over the next two weekends at St. Elizabeth’s Church. more
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Blithewold gets grant for synthetic ice rink
A $50,000 infusion of cash means soon you will be able to skate at Blithewold, no cold weather needed! more
Barrington residents attend the Financial Town Meeting inside the high school gym on Wednesday night, May 22.
Budgets continue to grow in Barrington
In 2013, gas cost about $3.60 per gallon, a dozen eggs cost about $2, and the combined school and municipal budgets in Barrington totaled $59.3 million.   Eleven years later, gas is about … more
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Buyers, be crafty — Sellers, be ready
Every real estate market presents opportunities. The challenge is finding them. Today’s market, especially in the East Bay of Rhode Island and Southcoast of Massachusetts, is much the same … more
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Hooray for the open house!
The pandemic killed the open house, but that tried and true real estate sales tactic is making a big comeback. It is one of few bright spots for buyers in a market that still overwhelmingly favors … more
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A newspaper article from the day details the “fiery cross” that burned in Portsmouth.
100 years ago, the KKK burned a fiery cross in Portsmouth
PORTSMOUTH — We don’t usually picture Portsmouth as a town that would host a meeting of the Ku Klux Klan. more
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Maggie Lima (right) gets a hug from Bay View teammate Mackenna Buffery after she scored what proved the game-winning goal for the Bengals in their victory over East Providence in the Division III girls' lacrosse playoff quarterfinals Thursday, May 23.
Bengals get the better of East Providence again in D-III girls' lacrosse playoffs
For the second time in as many years in the postseason, cross-city rival St. Mary Academy-Bay View handed East Providence High School a gut-wrenching loss in the Division III girls' lacrosse … more
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248 Nanaquaket Road Prior: $1,084,400 Current: $1,655,100 Increase: 52.7 percent
Tiverton assessments up as much as 47 percent
As president of a group representing over 200 homeowners at Countryview Estates in Tiverton, Al Affonso is in a unique position to hear from many of his neighbors regarding the town’s property … more
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