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The Barrington High School gym floor was installed in 1955 when the school was built. The bleachers were installed in the 1980s.
Barrington High School teams are good, but the fields and facilities are not
The message from the high school’s director of athletics was clear: BHS sports fields are overused, overwhelmed and need some help. During a special presentation at the Jan. 18 School … more
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An aerial rendering of "The Met...Golf Links and Modern Coastal District."
Waterfront Commission begins substantive consideration of Metacomet plans
The East Providence Waterfront Commission recently set into motion the substantive review process of the initial design submissions for the redevelopment of the former Metacomet Country Club on … more
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Barrington High School’s Joe Adams competes in the shot put. Adams won the event.
Barrington boys power to Metro Division Championship
The Barrington High School boys indoor track team won five events and captured the Metropolitan Division Championship on Tuesday night, Jan. 30.   The Eagles scored 188.5 points, outpacing … more
East Providence High School's Ferhat Akdemir controls his North Providence opponent during their match at 165 pounds last week. Akdemir won the contest and the class at the Connecticut Challenge.
East Providence drops a pair of tight, Division I wrestling matches
The East Providence High School wrestling team suffered a pair of two-point, Division I dual meet losses over the last week including a 36-34 to visiting North Providence Thursday night, Jan. 25, at … more
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Zoe Suter, Mia Gilling and Charlie Bartlett (from left) from Skylar Ellison’s third-grade class “dance” while sitting as they use hand movements to act out a song.
Learning through dance in Portsmouth
PORTSMOUTH — About 75 third-grade students at Melville Elementary School recently took a trip around the globe without ever leaving their auditorium. more
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East Providence High School's Levi Jacobs drops in two of his team-best 14 points for the Townies in their Division I boys' basketball loss to visiting and first-place Classical Tuesday night, Jan. 30.
Unbeaten Purple out-'class' Townies in boys' hoops
It's been a proverbial rollercoaster of a season for the East Providence High School boys' basketball team so far in 2023-24. The Townies have followed so-so start to their Division I slate with … more
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A Roger Williams University student enters the school’s Baypoint housing facility on Anthony Road Monday. The building will no longer be used for student housing after the spring semester, according to RWU.
Roger Williams discontinuing student housing in Portsmouth
Baypoint Residential Community on Anthony Road, Roger Williams University’s unique living quarters for sophomores that merges hotel-style living with the experience of university housing, will … more
The area of the project includes the open space to the north and northwest of the existing basketball and tennis courts at Jamiel’s Park, which will include finishing the capping of the former landfill and restoring a section of eroding coastline, as well as improving public access in the area.
Warren seeks final $350K to fund last phase of coastal restoration project
The Town of Warren got good news recently about $1.25 million in funding from the RI Infrastructure Bank. It got bad news, however, from RIDEM. more
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EPs Kathryn Patalano
EPHS girls vie in Sullivan Division championships
The East Providence High School indoor track and field teams, as their sport traditionally does, get the 2023-24 winter championships schedule started this weekend when the girls contest the Sullivan … more
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East Providence State Senator Val Lawson recently helped launch the “Eat Well, Be Well” pilot, the first statewide effort of its kind in the country that provides eligible participants additional monthly benefits for purchasing eligible fruits and vegetables at participating retailers.
EP's Lawson lists legislative aims, talks new role as Majority Whip
Senate Majority Whip Valarie Lawson (D-Dist. 14, East Providence) recently elaborated on becoming a member of the leadership team in the upper chamber, saying she was "anxious to get to work … more
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An overhead map showing the proposed work in Westport's sewer and water project. The work would run from White's of Westport to the Dartmouth town line.
Westport goes all in on $35M Route 6 build
Westport voters could be asked in April, and again at Town Meeting in May, to approve spending up to $35 million to bring water and sewer — and some say, new life and vitality — to … more
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Patrick Cole, left, and Lars Krahl of West Place Animal Sanctuary unload chickens rescued Saturday from a reality show being filmed in Cumberland.
An unsettling reality in Tiverton
In a bizarre mini-drama that played out over the past week, workers at the West Place Animal Sanctuary in Tiverton have rescued 10 young chickens from an online reality show being filmed at a home in … more
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How much should Barrington pay its next Superintendent?
A member of the Barrington School Committee is questioning how information about the Superintendent of Schools job listing was changed after the Committee took an official vote on the matter.   … more
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Portsmouth High’s Sean Gray, here competing in a meet last year, took first place in the 1,500-meter run at the Southern Division Championship meet at Providence Career & Technical Academy on Sunday.
Portsmouth High boys win first Division indoor track title
PORTSMOUTH — For the first time in their 27-year history, members of the Portsmouth High School boys’ indoor track team can say they’re Division champs. more
Owen Boudria fights through a double team to get to the hoop in the fourth quarter.
Wildcats upset undefeated Avon 66-55
The Westport basketball team upset undefeated Avon 66-55 in front of the hometown fans during a league game on Wednesday night. Junior Owen Boudria scored 27 points to lead the Wildcats in scoring, … more
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Thea Jackson races to victory while competing in the 55 meter dash. 
Jackson victorious at divisions
Thea Jackson placed first in three events and the Mt. Hope girls indoor track team placed second in the Dwyer Division with a team score of 94 points during the division championships at the Providence Career and Technical Academy on Saturday. St. Raphael Academy won the division with a score of 125.5. more
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Barrington’s Brody Carroll gets ready for a pass during the Eagles’ game against Prout.
Eagles skate to a weekend split in boys hockey
The Barrington High School boys ice hockey team skated to a 3-2 win over Pilgrim on Friday night, Jan. 26. A night later, the Eagles fell to Prout, 5-0. Against Pilgrim, Barrington took an early … more
Officials open voting in town logo design contest in Barrington
The Town of Barrington recently announced the start of public voting in the town’s logo contest.   Residents submitted the six designs being considered. They were selected from more … more
Westport, Portsmouth help bring down alleged identity thief
A Fall River man faces multiple counts of fraud and larceny, following an investigation into identity fraud and stolen credit card numbers carried out by the Westport, Portsmouth and Fall River … more
Bill would ban commercial activities at Seapowet
A Tiverton lawmaker who has long opposed a plan to establish an oyster farm off Seapowet Avenue has submitted legislation that would prohibit all commercial activity in the area where it would be … more
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Portsmouth High’s Claire Hook leaps to victory while competing in the long jump during Saturday’s indoor track Division Championships. She cleared 16 feet, 11.5 inches for a new school record.
Portsmouth comes in 4th at girls’ Division track meet
PORTSMOUTH — The Portsmouth High School girls’ indoor track team came in fourth place as a team during the Girls’ Division Indoor Track Championships held Saturday at Providence … more
Owen Pfeffer lays a shot up during the first half of Friday's game against Bishop Hendricken.
Packed house watches Eagles top Hawks, 53-41
The Barrington High School boys basketball team treated a capacity crowd to a double-digit victory over Bishop Hendricken, 53-41, on Friday night, Jan. 26. The Eagles, playing in front of an … more
A view of the traffic jam on I-195 extending back to the state line with Massachusetts.
McKee makes several bridge response moves
Facing mounting scrutiny of his efforts in the matter, specifically, Governor Dan McKee had a busy few days responding to the ever-growing Washington Bridge closure crisis over the last week plus. … more
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A grant from the Rhode Island Infrastructure Bank will help Barrington address coastal erosion at Latham Park.
State grant will help Barrington battle coastal erosion
Barrington will receive grant money to address coastal erosion issues in three locations in town. The grant, awarded through the Rhode Island Infrastructure Bank, will pay for coastal adaption … more
Local residents Paula and John Andrade can't say enough good things about the Bristol Animal Shelter, and their 8-year-old dog, "Shamrock," is further proof.
Bristol couple considers themselves lucky after experience with animal shelter
In another few months, Shamrock will celebrate her first full year with the Andrade family. Sitting in their comfortable living room, John and Paula agree that everything couldn’t have worked out better. more
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