Love Wins Coastal will host its third annual Pride Block Party this coming Saturday, June 3, from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Town Commons.
LGBTQ+ community members and their loved ones and allies are …
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By Ted Hayes
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6/1/23
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Casey Ruth Little and Charlotte Loftus will don the coveted crowns this year throughout Bristol's most festive season.
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By Paige Shapiro
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6/1/23
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The state recently broke ground on a new road construction project near Barrington Middle School.
A spokesman for the state Department of Transportation said the plan is to add a turning lane on …
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By Josh Bickford
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6/1/23
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The Barrington High School boys lacrosse team lost to Moses Brown, 15-7, in a Division I playoff semifinal match-up on Tuesday, May 30.
The Eagles entered the game with a determined …
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6/1/23
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Wendy Clark shattered a local glass ceiling last month when she became the first female firefighter ever hired by the Tiverton Fire Department. While her appointment is a significant milestone for …
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By Ruth Rasmussen
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5/31/23
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A parade down Hope Street and stirring speeches from Veterans marked the highlights of Bristol's Memorial Day 2023 commemoration.
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5/31/23
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CRANSTON — The lone East Providence High School player to make the cut, junior Billy Fitzgerald, finished the 2023 Rhode Island Interscholastic League State Championship Golf Tournament played …
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By Mike Rego
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5/31/23
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There is a new sign at the Osamequin Nature Preserve in Barrington detailing the origins of the land and the indigenous people who settled it.
The sign is titled “Osamequin, Great Leader …
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5/31/23
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A Bronze Star and Purple Heart recipient, Stephen "Mike" Siembab passed away in January after a life of serving his country and community.
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By Ethan Hartley
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5/31/23
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The Bristol Elks Veterans Committee is gifting a piece of educational, interactive playground equipment to Colt Andrews Elementary students. They made the announcement during the school's Memorial Day celebration on May 26.
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By Ethan Hartley
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5/31/23
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East Providence High School held its annual Class Night awards banquet for the 2022-23 term Tuesday night, May 30 in the Arthur Elmasian Auditorium.
Makena Petsch, President of the Student …
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5/31/23
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PORTSMOUTH — An assault or other crime that takes place on school property, but after school hours, is a police matter, the School Committee’s attorney said during a public …
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By Jim McGaw
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5/31/23
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Barrington taxpayers should expect a new town-run rebate program for any residents who purchase battery-powered leaf blowers and/or weed-whackers.
Toward the end of the May 24 financial …
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By Josh Bickford
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5/31/23
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EAST PROVIDENCE — A pitchers' duel for five-plus innings, East Providence High School scored twice in the home half of the sixth as the seventh-seeded Townies edged 10th-seeded Chariho 2-1 in …
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By Mike Rego
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5/30/23
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Barrington Police received multiple reports last weekend of white nationalist flyers scattered on nearly a dozen roads in town.
The flyers had been left inside plastic sandwich bags and weighed down with small rocks; they were located on Washington Road, Cedar …
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5/30/23
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Barrington Police responded to the wooded area surrounding Prince’s Pond at about 8:45 on Wednesday morning, May 24 for a report of a suspicious condition.
Police received a call from a …
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5/30/23
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PORTSMOUTH — Members of the Portsmouth High School varsity girls’ lacrosse team have a date with Moses Brown in the state semifinals on Thursday, June 1.
The Patriots defeated …
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5/30/23
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Barrington residents convinced a town official to withdraw a motion that would have entered the town into a long-term lease with a solar installation company.
Concerns about the lease …
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By Josh Bickford
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5/30/23
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Amidst a morning of ceremonies and renditions of historical speeches aimed at honoring veterans who died during their service, it was the words of a living soldier that brought the meaning of it all back down to Earth.
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By Ethan Hartley
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5/30/23
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EAST PROVIDENCE — The annual Post 10 American Legion Memorial Day Parade took place Monday, May 29, on and around the streets of Riverside.
The procession began at the former Oldham …
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Photos by Julie Furtado
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5/30/23
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The Barrington Memorial Day wreath-laying ceremony and parade were held on Monday morning, May 29.
The wreath-laying ceremony took place Victory Gate at Barrington High School.
The parade …
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5/30/23
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Despite losing crewman after crashing into a large mammal and losing the lead, 11th Hour Racing skipper Charlie Enright and his battered crew found a way to retake the lead and cross the finish line …
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Ocean Race report by Peter Rusch
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5/29/23
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The Westport baseball team won the Mayflower Athletic Conference division championship with a league record of 8-0 and now prepare for home playoff game sometime next week.
How they …
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Story and photos by Richard W. Dionne, Jr
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5/29/23
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Freshman track stars to compete at states
Freshman Jessica Deal and Thea Jackson will compete at the state track meet at Mt. Pleasant High School’s Conley Stadium on Saturday.
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Story and photos by Richard W. Dionne, Jr.
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5/29/23
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PORTSMOUTH — Many veterans who have been killed or died during wartime have since been honored by having streets, buildings, and schools named after them, said the keynote speaker at …
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By Jim McGaw
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5/29/23
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