PORTSMOUTH — With wins over Prout and Chariho Friday night, the Portsmouth High School boys’ indoor track team made school history by posting its first undefeated regular season in …
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1/22/23
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Rep. Michelle E. McGaw (Democrat, District 71 Tiverton, Little Compton, Portsmouth) has re-introduced legislation that would bar high-heat waste processing facilities in Rhode Island, after it …
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1/20/23
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Senior year of college is typically a heavy lift. That description takes on new meaning in the case of University of Rhode Island senior Arianna Helger, who not only carries a full-time …
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1/19/23
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Eva Touhey thinks about trash a lot. At times, she finds joy in it. Touhey doesn’t necessarily want to pick through your trash, but she enjoys telling you where to put it — …
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By Scott Pickering
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1/19/23
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In a four-hour marathon session last week, the Tiverton Planning Board continued its focus on anticipated growth in the north end of town as it reviewed four commercial …
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By Ruth Rasmussen
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1/18/23
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PORTSMOUTH — Portsmouth High senior Emily Maiato scored 17 points in leading the Patriots to a 49-46 victory over Barrington in a Division I contest at home Monday night.
The win improved …
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1/17/23
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What started as a prank by seniors at Tiverton High School has led to the removal of School Resource Officer Jacob Rapoza, following comments made on social media that have since been deleted.
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By Jen Campisi
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1/17/23
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PORTSMOUTH — The Portsmouth High boys’ indoor track and field team picked up two more wins on Thursday, Jan. 12, to remain undefeated with a 7-0 record.
The Patriots beat Narragansett, …
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1/16/23
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PORTSMOUTH — Morgan Casey, the 6-foot-tall senior middle hitter who led the Portsmouth Patriots to a 13-7 record and a berth in the Division 1A semifinals this past season, has been named …
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1/16/23
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East Bay real estate values increased exponentially during the past five years. The increases were similar to what happened in the rest of New England and nationally, but like politics, all real …
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By Douglas Gablinske
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1/13/23
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EAST PROVIDENCE -— The Providence Country Day School in city recently announced the honor roll of students from the first trimester of the 2022-23 term.
High Honors
Class of 2030: Maja …
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1/12/23
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PORTSMOUTH — Even after a five-minute overtime period, a winner could not be decided between the Barrington/Mt. Hope/Portsmouth and Toll Gate/Pilgrim/Chariho high school girls’ co-op …
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1/9/23
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Rescuers tried, but ultimately were unable, to save a deep-water long-beaked dolphin that was found beached along the rock Chace Point shoreline Saturday afternoon.
Little Compton resident Emily …
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By Ted Hayes
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1/9/23
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PORTSMOUTH — The Portsmouth High School boys’ varsity hockey team continued its fine season with a 10-3 win over Mt. Hope on Wednesday, Jan. 4, at the Portsmouth Abbey rink.
The …
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1/6/23
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We reached out to dozens of people of influence to ask what story or stories they will be watching in the new year. Here’s what they had to say, in their own …
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1/6/23
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PROVIDENCE — The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) will be stocking the following 10 lakes and ponds with rainbow trout, Sebago Atlantic salmon, and new this year, lake …
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1/6/23
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PORTSMOUTH — When Linda Ujifusa, Terri Cortvriend, and Michelle McGaw raised their right hands to take the oath of office at the Rhode Island State House on Tuesday, besides swearing to …
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1/5/23
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The Tiverton Zoning Board has sent the Seasons convenience store project back to the planning board, after that board rejected the plan last September. Though they were not allowed to speak, several …
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1/5/23
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More than 100 people flocked to Grinnell’s Beach Sunday to ring in the new year in a special way, by taking a cold dip in the Sakonnet River for the 11th annual Penguin Plunge.
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By Jen Campisi
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1/3/23
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PORTSMOUTH — The Portsmouth High School girls’ varsity basketball team continued its fine season with an impressive come-from-behind win over South Kingstown Monday night at home, …
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1/3/23
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A Fairhaven couple has purchased the former Gray's Grist Mill on Adamsville Road, long known as one of the oldest continually operating grist mills in the country.
Sarah and Bruce Delano of …
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By Ted Hayes
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12/30/22
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Last week's storm wreaked havoc up and down the coast, with exposed Little Compton and Westport coasts taking the worst of the beating. But Winter Storm Elliot also provided much beauty. Photographer …
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12/26/22
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Tiverton Middle School's sixth grade band and concert band hosted a holiday concert for the town’s seniors last week, playing Christmas Carols and other holiday favorites at the Tiverton Senior …
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By Jen Campisi
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12/22/22
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Almost every municipality in this region has either regulated short-term rental properties or is debating whether to regulate them. Barrington, East Providence and Portsmouth all have rules on the …
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By Scott Pickering
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12/22/22
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The East Bay Community Action Program, known to most by its EBCAP acronym, recently announced a series of changes in upper management spurred by the retirement of long-time president and Chief …
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12/22/22
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