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General Assembly passes amended assault weapons ban bill

PROVIDENCE — Following approval of an amended version of the legislation in the State Senate earlier in the day, the House of Representatives followed suit to pass an assault weapons ban bill …

Full Rhode Island Senate passes amended assault weapons ban bill

PROVIDENCE — By a vote of 26-11 and after some two hours of debate Friday afternoon, June 20, the Rhode Island Senate passed an amended version of an assault weapons ban bill. The bill, …

"Good Morning, Riverside" — a podcast by Townies, for Townies

Bill Hurley (left) and Tony Ottone, Jr. pose inside McShortagees Deli in Riverside, the spot formerly occupied by the beloved Schroder's Deli, which opened in May of 2024. The duo now use it as a home base to store vast amounts of beloved Townies artifacts, and record their own podcast with local people of interest.

Bill Hurley and Tony Ottone, Jr. have figured out the most important truth to starting a podcast: everybody has a story worth telling.

Senate Judiciary Committee passes DiPalma's amended assault weapons ban bill

PROVIDENCE — By an 8-6 vote Wednesday, June 18, the Judiciary Committee of the State Senate passed an amended bill, 2025-S359, … Read More

Second round of grants for East Providence businesses exceeds $500,000

The City of East Providence is launching a second round of grant funding for those businesses that did not have the opportunity to … Read More

East Providence is first in the nation to axe toxic firefighting gear

Just one day after Governor Dan McKee signed a bill to make all firefighting turnout gear in Rhode Island PFAS-free by January of … Read More

Trespassing, DUIs, domestic incidents top police report

PORTSMOUTH — Here are some recent arrests reported by the Portsmouth Police Department: Tuesday, June 10 Alexander M. … Read More

CRAFT bill would cut hundreds of thousands in expenses for East Providence

After factoring in state aid received, the City of East Providence has spent a total of $1,165,415 to send children to Bradley … Read More

East Providence Deputy Chief graduates from FBI training academy

The East Providence Police Department recently announced that Deputy Chief Michael Rapoza has graduated as a member of the 294th … Read More

Things To Do ...

‘Walking Through Wildflowers’ with Audubon

Audubon Caratunk Wildlife Refuge, Seekonk, MA June 22, 2025; 8:00-10:00am Start your day with a morning walk through Caratunk Wildlife Refuge’s beautiful meadows and learn how to identify …

PrideFest Celebration and Night Parade are Saturday in PVD

Rhode Island’s annual PrideFest Celebration & Illuminated Night Parade happen this Saturday, June 21, in downtown Providence. The festival begins at 11:30 a.m. at District Park. A main …

Cars & Coffee in Portsmouth

The Audrain Automobile Museum hosts a “Cars & Coffee” event at the Gardner Seveney Sports Complex in Portsmouth this Sunday, June 22, from 8 to 10 a.m. Admission is free. For more …

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Obituaries

Paul Virgadamo Jr. Paul R. Virgadamo Jr. was born on October 27, 1971 to Ruth Virgadamo (née Ploettner) and Paul Virgadamo Sr. He attended Dighton-Rehoboth Regional High School, began college at RISD (Rhode Island Schoo

David Costa David Andrew Costa, age 77, of Swansea, passed away peacefully at home on June 18, 2025. He was the loving husband of Judith A. (Menard) Costa, with whom he shared 54 years of marriage rooted in famil

Stephen Bonniol Stephen R. Bonniol, age 69, of Riverside, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, June 9, 2025. Born in Providence, he was the son of the late Louis and Emily (Burr) Bonniol and brother to two sisters. ...

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Sports

First pitch for annual vintage baseball game is June 21 Once upon a time, long before many of us reading this article were even born, the game of baseball was king of all sports, especially at this time of year, when ball clubs from Bristol and …

Northeast Amateur Invitational features another outstanding field of golfers for 63rd playing If you're a fan of golf and you've never had occasion to do so, head over Wannamoisett Country Club in East Providence sometime before the end of the week to take in the 63rd Northeast Amateur …

Townies cap perfect season, capture D-III title in girls lacrosse Perfection has been achieved by the 2025 East Providence High School varsity girls' lacrosse squad.

East Providence girls lacrosse will play for undefeated season, D-3 title Other Townies teams also had impressive playoff performances, including baseball, softball, and volleyball.

Opinion

Letter: An open letter to the RI Congressional delegation, on Israel

The verdict is in on what Israeli apartheid is doing to the Palestinians – ethnic cleansing since the 1948 Nakba and permanent occupation in Gaza and the West Bank since …

Letter: Support those being illegally targeted for deportation

To the editor: The League of Women Voters (LWV) Newport County stands in solidarity with those who are heartbroken and outraged by the forceful removal of citizens of Newport County by trickery …

Letter: Housing affordability requires local action

The Northeast is not making any measurable progress in addressing the demand for housing. Meanwhile, the South is only three years away from closing their housing gap.

Letter: In support of an assault weapons ban

To the editor: I never know day to day if another community will be devastated by gun violence once again. Even more worrisome is if I turn the news on and hear one of those communities is right …

Letter: ‘No Kings’ in the USA — Join us June 14

To the editor: I had intended to write a much different letter this week with information on No Kings Day. I will get to that, but first I feel the need to express my horror and heartbreak at …

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