Barrington's annual Tree Lighting holiday celebration has cookie decorating from 2 to 3:30 p.m., fun activities for the kids from 2 to 4 p.m., an opportunity to write a letter to Santa (who will …
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11/28/23
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Some Barrington residents are trying to identify a large object that can be seen at low tide along the shoreline on Mathewson Road, just south of the Barrington River Bridge.
The object is …
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11/27/23
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When you see a little fawn nursing its mother right in front of you, of course you are going to think “how adorable, how cute — just like Bambi.' But what you don’t think of is that …
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11/27/23
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Welcome to Westport Health Notes, a monthly column from the Westport Board of Health (BOH). The goal is to share information with our community about local issues and projects, public health alerts, …
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11/27/23
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While skyrocketing land prices threaten open farmland across the South Coast, the Westport Land Conservation Trust recently received a valuable and generous gift — a donated conservation …
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By Ted Hayes
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11/27/23
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EAST PROVIDENCE — Laurie Marchand, Principal of Edward R. Martin Middle School, announces the First Quarter Honor Roll for the 2023-2024 school year.
Honors are as follows: 1st Honors, …
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11/27/23
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EAST PROVIDENCE — Principal Bill Black along with assistants Shane Messier and Jill Usenia as well as Career and Technical Center Director Bob Hanlon and the stunningly stupendous staff at East …
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11/27/23
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PORTSMOUTH — The United States is continuing to lose local newspapers at a rate of more than two per week.
That sobering statistic came from a report released last year by the Medill …
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By Jim McGaw
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11/27/23
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The Barrington High School football team capped its championship season with a commanding 36-7 win over Mt. Hope in the annual Thanksgiving Day football game.
The Eagles, who won the Division II …
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By Josh Bickford
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11/27/23
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PORTSMOUTH — Ryan Kilpatrick is moving on from his post as finance director for the Town of Portsmouth, but not before being honored by a prominent professional association.
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By Jim McGaw
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11/25/23
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For a community of its size, means and resources, Barrington has the most underwhelming array of recreational facilities in Rhode Island.
Through many budgets and many changes in government, …
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11/25/23
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PORTSMOUTH — The Portsmouth Patriots played hard, but it wasn’t enough to overcome a strong Middletown squad during the annual Thanksgiving Day football game
The …
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11/24/23
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PROVIDENCE — For the second year in a row the East Providence High School football team came oh-so-close to upending LaSalle in their annual Thanksgiving Day clash, but once again the Townies …
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By Mike Rego
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11/24/23
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Composite Energy Technologies (CET), a Bristol-based firm that engineers and manufactures complex composite vehicles, underwater pressure vessels.
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By Christy Nadalin
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11/24/23
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There are more personnel changes coming at the Westport Police Department, following the selection last week of Detective Sgt. Christopher Dunn as the department’s next chief.
Several days …
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11/24/23
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All are invited to an upcoming holiday breakfast to benefit members of the Central Fire Company in Warren on Sunday, Dec. 3, between 8 a.m. and 11:30 a.m.
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11/24/23
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EAST PROVIDENCE — On the heels of public pronouncements by members of the administration, including Mayor Bob DaSilva, the East Providence City Council gave strong indication it was readying to …
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By Mike Rego
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11/24/23
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According to this most recent data, 65% of Rockwell students attained so-called “stretch growth”.
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By Christy Nadalin
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11/23/23
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While it may seem like just another part of the daily routine to most, to some, showers are a luxury. When No Wrong Door, a division of Strategic Prevention Partnerships and Newport County Prevention …
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By Julia Stearly
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11/23/23
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Through no fault or intention of their own doing, there's still no denying as time moves on the luster has lessened from what was once the very consequential holiday football rivalry between East …
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By Mike Rego
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11/23/23
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On Friday, Nov. 17, Aiden Duval's adoption was finalized. He got quite the ride to his new home in Bristol.
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By Christy Nadalin
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11/23/23
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Two familiar foes will square off on Thanksgiving Day in Barrington.
The Barrington High School football team, just days off its Division II State Championship victory, will host Mt. Hope …
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11/22/23
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I read with much concern the article on the proposed school on Old Harbor Road. I do not know the quality of what is proposed for either education or treatment. I do know that there is a desperate …
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11/22/23
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Community gardens strengthen connections. The news that Westport’s Food Pantry may cultivate and provide locally sourced fresh produce at the Town Farm is wonderful news. The garden will have …
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11/22/23
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Friday was a big day for two Westport officers who just weeks earlier saved a man’s life while responding to a call.
At noon Friday, Nov. 17, officers Michael Chicca and Jarrod Levesque …
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11/22/23
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