Bristol’s King Philip Little League 8-year-old All Star team had an impressive run in the 22nd Andreozzi Baseball Tournament, making it to the championship game before falling to a seasoned North Providence team in a tight game, 4-3.
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9/2/22
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Thirty acres of farm land fronting Nonquit Farm will be preserved in perpetuity, thanks to conservation easements recently executed by the Tiverton Land Trust at Arrowhead Farm and the …
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9/2/22
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They're used to dealing with stray dogs, cats on walkabout and a loose cow now and then. But peach-faced lovebirds? Probably not as often. The story of the colorful bird discovered apparently …
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9/2/22
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Firefighter Samuel Hussey was promoted to Lieutenant and sworn in at last Thursday's Little Compton Town Council meeting. Town Clerk Carol Wordell administered the oath of office as …
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9/2/22
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After more than two years of waiting, a new bus for Little Compton's seniors may be coming in the near future.
With no public transportation bus route through Little Compton, and no senior …
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By Jen Campisi
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9/2/22
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PORTSMOUTH — The R.I. Department Health (RIDOH) is recommending that town-owned Sandy Point Beach be closed to swimming due to high bacteria levels.
Sandy Point is one of four Rhode …
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9/2/22
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Kim Peecher, kindergarten teacher from Hugh Cole Elementary (now at Rockwell this year), was named the Bristol Warren Regional School District Teacher of the Year for the 2021/22 school year.
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9/2/22
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Bodhi Gerlach, an eighth grader at the Pennfield School in Portsmouth, has been working on a summer service project deep within the Weetamoo Woods in Tiverton. When he's done, an often-overlooked …
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By Ted Hayes
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9/1/22
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The annual Herreshoff Classic Yacht Regatta (HCYR) took place as usual on the final weekend of August with racing on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, August 26-28.
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By Bill Lynn
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9/1/22
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The three Democratic candidates for the Barrington Town Council shared their opinions on a variety of subjects during a recent online forum.
Anthony Arico, Kate Berard and Braxton Medlin, who …
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9/1/22
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PORTSMOUTH — Portsmouth Imaging Center at 69 Turnpike Ave. has acquired what Newport Hospital is calling the only open MRI machine in Greater Newport County.
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9/1/22
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Westport's old high school, which apart from housing the Westport Community School's offices has lain vacant for several years, is worth $11 million on the open market, an appraiser recently reported …
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By Ted Hayes
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9/1/22
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The final forum co-sponsored by the League of Women Voters-Rhode Island and the East Bay Media Group, owner of The Post, for candidates from East Providence involved in the September 13 Primary …
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By Mike Rego
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9/1/22
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The mobile office allows first responders to coordinate with confidence — and save time — reducing and eliminating time spent traveling to the office for reports, or performing video uploads and other office functions that can now be performed directly from the first responder vehicle.
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By Christy Nadalin
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9/1/22
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A celebration of his life will be held on Sunday, Sept. 18 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Mount Hope Farm, which generously donated the space to host this event. This will be a fun family day, with cornhole, face painting, kids games and more.
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9/1/22
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Collisions with deer cost, on average, about $6,000 each time. In the past year alone there have been nearly 40 such collisions. That puts Bristol in the top 5 communities in the state, per square mile, for deer collisions.
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By Christy Nadalin
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9/1/22
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The lawn signs lining roadsides all over the Hampden Meadows section of town plead with school officials to “Save Sowams School.”
The parents have formed groups and started attending …
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By Josh Bickford
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9/1/22
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Below are complete school bus scheduels for the East Providence public schools. Click below to see schedules for the High School / middle schools and the elementary schools.
Bus Schedules for E.P. …
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9/1/22
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In order to get a better handle on the booming practice of short-term rental properties (such as those seen on popular sites like AirBnB and Vrbo), the Warren Town Council charged Town Manager Kate Michaud and Town Solicitor Tony DeSisto with crafting a formal policy on short-term rentals during their August meeting.
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By Ethan Hartley
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9/1/22
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EAST PROVIDENCE — Achieving what she said was really a life-long aim, former program great Melissa Resendes is about to embark on her first season as head coach of the East Providence High …
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By Mike Rego
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9/1/22
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PROVIDENCE — Five students from East Providence are among dozens statewide heading off to college with more than $470,000 in scholarships from a new fund at the Rhode Island Foundation: The …
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8/31/22
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Six culinary entrepreneurs get two minutes to convince four judges that their dream is destined for success. The stakes? A shot at $10,000 and a huge boost to their blossoming businesses.
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By Ethan Hartley
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8/31/22
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For Barrington students, summer officially ended on Monday, Aug. 29.
That day marked the start of the 2022-23 school year in Barrington. Most students returned to a half-day; at the high school, …
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8/31/22
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Candidates to be the next Mayor of East Providence, as well as Democratic candidates for one General Assembly seat, will meet in a Primary Forum this evening, beginning at 5:30 p.m. The forum will be …
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8/31/22
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PORTSMOUTH — The state agency reviewing National Grid’s application for a license to mobilize and operate a liquified natural gas (LNG) vaporization facility at Old Mill Lane formally …
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By Jim McGaw
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8/31/22
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