Oh lovely June, how could the days have slipped away so fast? The flowering trees and shrubs in so many yards, which seemed so lifeless, surprised us with their pinks and purples and whites and the …
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6/26/23
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Three years after they first filed an application to establish a commercial oyster farm off Seapowet Avenue, Little Compton's Patrick and Sean Bowen will finally get a hearing before the state body …
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By Ted Hayes
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6/26/23
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The Westport town government and schools provide a wide range of services to the people of Westport, many of which are hardly noticed. Over the past two decades, provision of these services has been …
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6/26/23
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I am a senior citizen and am proud to call Westport home. I want to invest in the improvements needed to help my community sustain and to grow. I support educating our children and the work of our …
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6/26/23
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Westport swimmer Steve Johnson set a new record in Saturday's annual Buzzards Bay swim, raising an all-time high $13,200 to benefit the Buzzards Bay Coalition .
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6/26/23
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Barrington’s Kate Shields recently finished her junior year at Bay View Academy in East Providence. The All-State girls lacrosse goalie has verbally committed to play lacrosse at the University …
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6/26/23
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Legislation sponsored by a Barrington legislator will open the door for some 17-year-olds to vote in primary elections.
Rep. Jennifer Boylan (D-District 66, Barrington and East …
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6/26/23
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The Tiverton softball 12U all-stars edged Barrington 2-0 in a District 2 game on Thursday night. Tiverton’s Liliana Luis pitched a perfect game, striking out 15 and allowing 0 hits and 0 walks. …
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Story and photos by Richard W. Dionne, Jr.
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6/25/23
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EAST PROVIDENCE — In a battle of Southeast Conference standout freshmen from this past season, Nicholas Dunlap pulled off a remarkable rally, coming from four shots down on the back nine …
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By Mike Rego
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6/25/23
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“It’s mandatory now,” Hunt said. “You have to have a lifejacket on… Even if you’re 70 years old and you don’t care, you have to have a life jacket on.”
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By Josh Bickford
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6/25/23
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EAST PROVIDENCE — Caleb Surratt increased his lead heading into the fourth and final round of the 2023 Northeast Amateur Invitational as the North Carolina native recorded his best 18 hole …
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By Mike Rego
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6/23/23
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The Barrington School Committee voted unanimously to enter contract negotiations with Tecton Architects to spearhead the district’s ongoing construction design work.
The Committee voted …
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6/23/23
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PROVIDENCE — The office of Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced in statement issued Friday, June 23, an East Providence man has been charged in Providence County Superior Court with …
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6/23/23
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The ship will arrive at the Bristol Town Pier on the morning of July 1 and depart on the afternoon of July 2, 2023. Ship tours are tentatively scheduled for Saturday, July 1 from 12:00 – 5:30 p.m and on Sunday, July 2 from 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
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6/23/23
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EAST PROVIDENCE — Caleb Surratt shot one of the lowest scores during Round 2 of the 2023 Northeast Amateur Invitational Thursday, June 22, at Wannamoisett Country Club in the Rumford section of …
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By Mike Rego
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6/22/23
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The store is also hosting a special appreciation event on Friday, June 30 from 4-7 p.m.
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By Christy Nadalin
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6/22/23
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It could have been one of the tightest of Ocean Races with the top two boats dueling till the finish. Instead, skipper Ben Schwartz and Holcim PRB are leading Leg 7, currently in second place with 31 …
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Story by Richard W. Dionne, Jr.
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6/22/23
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A Tiverton man is (almost) a million bucks richer, after getting very lucky at a Westport convenience store recently.
Jeffrey Berube (shown here with his sister) bought a $50 "Billion Dollar …
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6/22/23
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This community exhibit inspired by scenes from the sea can be viewed in the Community Galleries of the Rogers Free Library now until July 20, 2023.
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6/22/23
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“There’s nobody like him,” one parishioner said. “Not only as a priest, but as a person.”
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By Christy Nadalin
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6/22/23
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A discussion about the former Carmelite monastery property spun into a lesson on how to access Barrington Town Council documents.
Members of the Council had earlier requested town administrators …
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6/22/23
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The timeline is a 56-foot-long strip of fabric that lists in chronological order the names of those who were enslaved in Bristol between 1680 and 1808.
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6/22/23
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EAST PROVIDENCE — The City Council at its Tuesday, June 20, gathering authorized the administration of Mayor Bob DaSilva to buy 60 new Motorola portable radios for the East Providence Police …
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By Mike Rego
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6/22/23
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Plans for construction of the highly controversial Seasons Corner Market may be back on track following the Tiverton Planning Board’s recent vote to grant conditional approval of the …
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By Ruth Rasmussen
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6/22/23
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Drivers forgetting to gas up when leaving Newport and the Melville marina area's many summer attractions will now have the first easy on-and-off highway convenience stop to gas up before hitting …
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6/22/23
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