The Barrington High School baseball team won three times last week and improved its record to 7-3 in Division II-B.
The Eagles knocked off Woonsocket 12-2 on April 25, and Burrillville 3-1 on …
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By Josh Bickford
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5/3/23
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Opponents of a highly controversial plan to build a crematorium in north Tiverton left Tuesday night’s planning board meeting in a celebratory mood following the board’s unanimous vote to …
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By Ruth Rasmussen
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5/3/23
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The company hired to install solar panels at the Bay Spring Community Center will not do that work unless Barrington officials also hire them to install panels on the middle school roof.
At its …
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By Josh Bickford
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5/3/23
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A member of the town’s Resilience and Energy Committee is questioning the School Committee’s recent decision to wait before signing a deal with a company that wants to install solar …
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By Josh Bickford
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5/3/23
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PORTSMOUTH — After starting their inaugural season at 0-5, the Portsmouth High School varsity boys’ volleyball team notched its first win Tuesday night in a thriller over St. Raphael …
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5/3/23
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Lucy Walker said one of her favorite things about her recent trip to Guatemala wasn’t just the meaningful work in which she took part, but the connections she made with the locals …
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By Jim McGaw
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5/2/23
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Westporters will likely head to the polls to decide the fate of an estimated $3 million budget override, after voters at Tuesday's Town Meeting agreed to appropriate $1 million this coming fiscal …
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By Ted Hayes
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5/2/23
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EAST PROVIDENCE — Rhode Island's 2022 Milken Educator Award recipient, East Providence School District teacher Emily Rendine, joined her fellow honorees recently at a gala event held in Santa …
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5/2/23
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PORTSMOUTH — The Hathaway School community had two things to celebrate during its annual Arbor Day event on Friday: Month of the Military Child, and the life of School Committee member Allen …
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By Jim McGaw
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5/2/23
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Two Hugh Cole 5th grade teachers are showing the potential benefits of incorporating more nature into traditional classroom learning.
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By Ethan Hartley
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5/2/23
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Chris and Diane Myers have been husband and wife for 30 years this July. In their time together they have thrived, fostering careers, raising children, building a home, while becoming pillars in …
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By Michael Khouri
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5/2/23
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I n mid-April, 16-year-old music prodigy Ralph Yarl was running an errand that most older siblings perform, i.e. picking up his younger brothers at a friend’s house. He went to a home on …
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By Arlene Violet
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5/2/23
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STORY OF THE WEEK: Twelve years after Gina Raimondo spearheaded what once seemed an improbable overhaul of the state pension system, pensions remain a hot topic in Rhode Island. As the ProJo’s …
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By Ian Donnis
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5/2/23
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Freshwater and saltwater fishing in Massachusetts and Rhode Island are outstanding. Both trout and salmon fishing in stocked ponds is particularly good with an explosive largemouth bass …
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By Capt. Dave Monti
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5/2/23
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The Barrington Town Council will wait a month before deciding what to do with the new monument signs that were installed in the center of town recently.
At their meeting on Monday, May 1, …
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By Josh Bickford
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5/2/23
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PORTSMOUTH — The Portsmouth Water and Fire District’s average residential customer will see a water rate hike of 11.25 percent in the next fiscal year that began Monday, May 1, according …
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5/2/23
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The Board of Directors of the Rhode Island Heritage Hall of Fame today announced the selection of nine prominent Rhode Islanders for membership in the Rhode Island Heritage Hall of Fame.
According …
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5/2/23
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The Barrington High School golf team opened regular season play with convincing wins over Mt. Hope and Bay View on April 25. The Eagles fired a 153, easily outscoring Mt. Hope (221) and Bay View …
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5/2/23
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EAST PROVIDENCE — Pitcher's duels were the order of the day as the Martin and Riverside Middle School softball and baseball teams took to the new diamonds for their respective sports on the …
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5/2/23
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The Barrington High School boys lacrosse team moved its record to 6-2 after knocking off Mount St. Charles 20-6 at Victory Field on Saturday, April 29.
Sophomores Nick Spaight and Colin Hope had …
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5/2/23
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Bristol's police turned to the creative students at Mt. Hope High School to collaborate on a series of video public service announcements.
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By Christy Nadalin
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5/2/23
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After being on the market for just a brief month and a half, Adamsville’s iconic Simmons Marketplace may soon be in the hands of new owners, with a deal set to close in mid-May.
Pamela …
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By Paige Shapiro
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5/2/23
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PORTSMOUTH — Monica Taft had just left a funeral hours earlier when her phone blew up with urgent calls and messages.
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By Jim McGaw
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5/2/23
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Westport's annual Town Meeting was held Tuesday evening, too late for publication in this week's Shorelines. See www.eastbayri.com, and next week's edition, for full coverage.
Big issues on the …
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5/2/23
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Here's something you don't see every day, per the Massachusetts State Police:
"Who doesn’t like a little walk after breakfast some days? (Monday) morning before 8, two horses somehow got …
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5/2/23
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