PORTSMOUTH — After several years of nagging questions over the town’s supposedly closed pension plan, the matter came to head Monday night during a Town Council discussion of the R.I. … more

The Barrington Land Conservation Trust kicks off its 2023 Land Trust Learning Series on Monday, April 3, at 6:30 p.m. with a presentation on saltmarsh degradation by Mark Bertness at the Barrington … more

Rhode Island lakes, ponds, rivers, and streams designated as trout-stocked waters are currently closed for fishing. However, the season opens Saturday, April 8, and runs through Feb. 29, … more

PORTSMOUTH — The Portsmouth High School 2023 Scholarship Concert, featuring the chorus ensembles, jazz ensemble, wind ensemble and the symphonic band, took place Wednesday night, March 22, in … more

PORTSMOUTH — A 44-year-old Fall River man was arrested on drug charges last week after a large quantity of suspected crack cocaine was found in his vehicle, police said. While on patrol in … more

The Tiverton Town Council last week approved a resolution urging the General Assembly to pass legislation that would restrict any new aquaculture leases on the Sakonnet River to at least 1,000 feet … more

PORTSMOUTH — The School Committee Monday night unanimously approved a $43.3 million budget for the 2023-24 fiscal year that calls for an overall increase of 2.6 percent in expenditures over the … more

At 23, singer, songwriter, recording artist Jessica Kaela is a contemporary songster whose commitment to hard work, positivity, doing for others and doing what’s right, in the midst of a … more

Hundreds of residents concerned about the impact of offshore wind projects on the shores of Little Compton, Westport and other area communities flooded the Wilbur McMahon School gymnasium... more

The Rogers-Middletown-Tiverton Co-op team came from behind to beat Portsmouth 3-1 for the Division II state hockey title at Schneider Arena on Saturday afternoon. Matt O’Hagen, Keaton … more