The Barrington High School football team pushed Division I North Kingstown to the limit during a non-league game Friday night, Oct. 13.
A last-second pass by the home team Skippers was ruled a …
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10/18/23
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The aim of the East Providence High School boys' soccer club for a top-half of the table finish to its 2023 Division I regular season took a bit of hit in recent days as the Townies dropped a pair of …
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By Mike Rego
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10/18/23
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From fewer than 200 runners to over 1,300, they raised over $500,000 for ALS during the 15-year run of the popular 5K.
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By Ethan Hartley
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10/18/23
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It took one of the largest deployments in recent memory to control a massive blaze that engulfed hundreds of junk cars in a Tiverton junkyard early Wednesday morning.
Fire fighters from more …
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By Ted Hayes
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10/18/23
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EAST PROVIDENCE — The East Providence Police Department reported the arrest of 24 year-old Joao Rego of Rehoboth following a call for a structure fire on Austin Avenue on October 14.
Rego …
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10/18/23
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Barrington Pop Warner wrapped up its regular season with games against Edgewood on Saturday. Next up is the postseason.
Two of Barrington’s tackle football teams will compete in the …
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10/18/23
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Tiverton officials have rescinded a revised Social Media policy after receiving notice that the firefighters’ union is suing the town on grounds that it violates union members’ First …
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By Ruth Rasmussen
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10/18/23
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Fire fighters from Tiverton and surrounding communities battled a massive fire early Wednesday morning at a King Road auto graveyard.
Crews were called to General Auto Recycling at about 2:30 …
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By Ted Hayes
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10/18/23
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Maintenance. Maintenance. Maintenance.
A preview of the upcoming athletic fields report pointed toward a need for improved maintenance as one of the keys for better fields in Barrington.
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By Josh Bickford
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10/18/23
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It may not seem like much, but to some, a free load of laundry can make a difference. Through local listening sessions where low and no-income individuals and families were given an opportunity to …
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By Julia Stearly
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10/18/23
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EAST PROVIDENCE — There was a lot of huffing and puffing, but the house never went down...In fact, it didn't change very much after all. At its meeting Tuesday night, Oct. 17, the East …
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By Mike Rego
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10/17/23
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Hometown boy Teddy Goodz and his friends brought big-time wrestling to Westport Saturday night, when they got down and dirty in — and sometimes outside of — a ring set up for the event in …
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By Ted Hayes
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10/17/23
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The Bristol Police Department on Tuesday released surveillance camera footage from an incident that occurred on Thursday, Oct. 12 involving the police shooting of a suspect who followed two college students from Colt State Park while completely naked.
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By Ethan Hartley
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10/17/23
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No plans this Saturday? Lend a hand as the Westport River Watershed Alliance works to clean up the parking lot at Gooseberry Island from 10 a.m. to noon. All ages are welcome, and gloves and bags …
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10/17/23
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Members of the Tiverton Town Council are expected to appoint a successor to councilor Joe Perry, who died in mid-September, within a month. But there’s some disagreement about how they should …
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By Ruth Rasmussen
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10/17/23
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The Barrington High School girls tennis team competed in two tough matches last week — the Eagles defeated East Greenwich 5-2 and lost to LaSalle 4-3.
On Thursday, Barrington hosted …
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10/17/23
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While the construction of a proposed $165 million new high school has understandably dominated the discussion regarding a $200 million bond referendum, two other planned elements have flown under the radar.
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By Ethan Hartley
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10/17/23
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A Barrington resident called police around 1:15 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 13, after hearing a dirt bike riding up and down the street.
Police officers responded to the area of New Meadow Road near …
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10/17/23
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The East Providence High School girls' volleyball team passed what was most certainly its sternest test to date in its 2023 Division II regular season as the Townies went on the road to defeat …
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By Mike Rego
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10/17/23
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PORTSMOUTH — After a rough start to the season, the Portsmouth High varsity football team seems to have righted the ship with its second straight win Friday night, Oct. 13, at home.
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10/16/23
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EAST PROVIDENCE — East Providence has kicked off its roadway and sidewalk improvement program with major support from the state.
The city received a $675,858 grant/match of 33 percent in …
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10/16/23
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EAST PROVIDENCE — The East Providence High School girls' tennis team didn't let a little rain and some damp courts Monday afternoon, Oct. 16, get in the way of clinching the 2023 Division III …
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By Mike Rego
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10/16/23
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The Mt. Hope girls' soccer team has gained momentum as they approach the playoffs. The young Huskies overpowered East Greenwich 3-1 during a Division I home game on Tuesday night, then tied first …
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Story and photos by Richard W. Dionne, Jr.
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10/16/23
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The Westport golf team tied for second place in the annual Mayflower Athletic Conference tournament at Acushnet River Valley on Thursday. The four person team shot a 340 to tie with Bristol Plymouth for …
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10/16/23
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Monday, Oct. 2
A caller from Neck Road reported property damage at 9:30 a.m.
A Bulgarmarsh Road man filed an animal complaint at 12:40 p.m.
A caller from Canonicus Street reported a …
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10/16/23
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