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A FEMA hazard mitigation grant is helping a Barrington resident elevate his Edwin Street home.

A hazard mitigation grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency is helping Barrington's Tom Siedzik better prepare his home for a rise in sea level. Mr. Siedzik's home is located on Edwin … more

6/15/20

Gov. Gina Raimondo begins her COVID-19 briefing on Friday afternoon, June 12.

Governor urges restaurant workers, bus drivers to get tested

PROVIDENCE — The state is expanding its symptomatic testing for COVID-19 to include restaurant workers and bus drivers, Gov. Gina Raimondo announced at a news briefing Friday, June … more

By Jim McGaw | 6/12/20

Olivia Durant, Ava Moore and Emma Sherrod (from left), all eighth-graders at Portsmouth Middle School, show their support to faculty members during Portsmouth Middle School’s parade for eighth-grade students Friday morning. They were gathered on Mailcoach Road in the Redwood Farms neighborhood.

Portsmouth Middle School faculty parades through town

PORTSMOUTH — Has it hit your neighborhood yet? Around 9:30 a.m. Friday, a mini-caravan of faculty members from Portsmouth Middle School left the school’s parking lot for a … more

6/12/20

Bri Pelletier (left) and Scott Walls have dinner on a beautiful Tuesday night on the sidewalk in front of Portside Tavern.

Table for 2 in Bristol — street, sidewalk, patio or parking lot?

Where there’s a will, there’s a way — and after weeks of forced closure followed by weeks of takeout-only business, Bristol restaurants certainly have the will. Some are already … more

By Christy Nadalin | 6/12/20

Barrington Town Council member Jacob Brier (left) holds a Pride flag with Sara Jordeno (right) and her daughter Isra Ruf, 3, in front of the town hall. A flag-raising event is planned at the town hall for June 15.

Barrington council offers support for Pride flag-raising

In May, the Barrington Town Council voted to make June "Barrington Pride Month." And this month, the council wanted to share a statement of support at the Pride flag-raising ceremony planned for … more

By Josh Bickford | 6/11/20

Editorial: Bristol asking all the right questions through pandemic

The one constant throughout this pandemic is that no one agrees on anything. Scientists, governors and private citizens have demonstrated every reaction and position possible, and it’s … more

6/11/20

A pandemic of racism continues unabated

“I CAN’T BREATHE” – Eric Garner. Mr. Garner‘s life was choked out of him by police for his allegedly selling individual cigarettes. The list is a long one of such … more

By Arlene Violet | 6/11/20

East Providence school busing costs could rise dramatically

EAST PROVIDENCE — “Quite the pickle…Stuck between a rock and a hard place,” those were some of the words used to describe the district’s busing situation as it begins … more

By Mike Rego | 6/11/20

Colby James performs during the 2019 Bristol Fourth of July concert series. If all goes as planned, Colby and his band will be returning to perform at Independence Park in August.

Much of Bristol's Fourth is moving to August*

With Rhode Islanders continuing to (mostly) follow rules and regulations designed to check the spread of Covid-19, state data shows numbers are continuing to trend in a positive direction. While its … more

By Christy Nadalin | 6/11/20

Letter: Thank you, President Trump, for all you've revealed

To the editor:My grandfather once told me that a person needed just three shirts: one in the drawer, one in the wash, and one on the back. He never could have imagined needing a special Hawaiian … more

6/11/20

Letter: Let's commit to rooting out hometown racism as well

To the editor: I loved seeing so many Little Comptoners on Sunday standing up against our nation’s recent racist murders. Standing up is beautiful, but we must also commit to working for … more

6/11/20

Gina Raimondo reveals plans to reopen schools in Rhode Island next fall.

Gov. Raimondo — 'It's time to get back to school'

Distance learning has been a great success, but it is time to get back to school, Governor Gina Raimondo announced at Wednesday's coronavirus press briefing, a session devoted almost entirely to … more

By Bruce Burdett | 6/10/20

EPHS graduates Class of 2020

EAST PROVIDENCE — The following is the list of graduates in the Class of 2020 at East Providence High School. Students are listed alphabetically and includes the following academic honors: * … more

Photos by Rich Dionne | 6/10/20

Grad Kate Demeillon gets a kiss from mom, Imogene as dad, Ian looks on.

Resilient class graduates from Barrington High School

Victory Field was empty on Sunday afternoon. On the day that traditionally hosts the Barrington High School graduation ceremony, members of the Class of 2020 instead shared their commencement … more

By Josh Bickford | 6/9/20

Graduating senior Mackenzie Gill greets School Committee Chairwoman Emily Copeland as she receives her diploma Saturday morning at Portsmouth High School.

Portsmouth diploma pickup was full of pomp and circumstance

PORTSMOUTH — It was like a second graduation ceremony, and perhaps that was the point. more

By Jim McGaw | 6/9/20

NEA Tiverton votes no confidence in superintendent

NEA Tiverton votes no confidence in superintendent NEA Tiverton, the union representing Tiverton teachers, issued the following press release late Tuesday morning, shortly before the Sakonnet … more

6/9/20

Letter: Rhode Island can still avoid a housing disaster

To the editor: Rhode Island is on the precipice of a cataclysmic housing disaster stemming from the economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. But swift, decisive action would avert this crisis. … more

6/4/20

Raimondo: Virus illustrates need for big changes in state’s health care system

Though the numbers are trending down, Covid-19 is still very much present in Rhode Island, Gov. Gina Raimondo said during her daily briefing Thursday. Since Wednesday, 14 more Rhode … more

By Ted Hayes | 6/4/20

The Tourister Mill, in North Warren, has seen strong demand for its residential units but a lower call for its commercial spaces.

Tourister seeks more residential space in Warren mill

Developers of the Tourister Mill will ask the Warren Zoning Board of Review later this month to allow them to re-zone vacant commercial space within the development as residential, allowing them to … more

By Ted Hayes | 6/4/20

Letter: Be careful what you wish for (Barrington start times)

To the editor: I don’t know whether anyone else has noticed the irony of it all. Last year everyone in town was fighting tooth and nail over school start (and end) times. It turns out … more

6/4/20

Door-to-door solicitations banned in Barrington

Barrington Town Manager Jim Cunha signed a new executive order earlier this week that prohibited door-to-door solicitations and updated other restrictions associated with the coronavirus … more

6/4/20

Mayor’s executive actions eye more diverse views in East Providence

EAST PROVIDENCE — Mayor Bob DaSilva last week took two executive actions in what he said was an attempt “to bring varying racial and ethnic backgrounds with differing views … more

6/4/20

Cool off, Knock It Off! Warren restaurant joins viral campaign

It started with T-shirts. Then came coffee, beer, personal protective equipment - even barbecue sauce. Now the wildly popular “Knock It Off” design created by a Warren-owned Providence … more

By Ted Hayes | 6/4/20

The hull shop facing Water Street would nearly double in height, from the current 29 feet to 55.

Blount Boats expansion would bring big changes

A plan to dramatically improve and expand Blount Boats’ busy shipyard on Water Street cleared one of its first local hurdles late last month, when the Warren Voluntary Historic District … more

By Ted Hayes | 6/4/20

Letter: I commit to the advancement of racial justice in all ways

Are you distraught by what our fellow Americans have done to our black American brothers and sisters over the last several weeks/months? Can you “accept” what happened to George … more

6/4/20