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Senate Judiciary Committee passes DiPalma's amended assault weapons ban bill

PROVIDENCE — By an 8-6 vote Wednesday, June 18, the Judiciary Committee of the State Senate passed an amended bill, 2025-S359, which, coupled with a version passed by the House of …

Second round of grants for East Providence businesses exceeds $500,000

The Washington Bridge amidst its demolition in late 2024.

The City of East Providence is launching a second round of grant funding for those businesses that did not have the opportunity to apply the first time around.

Mt. Hope High golfers complete momentous 2025 season

Mt. Hope High School junior Ben Peters was the lone Husky to qualify for the 2025 Rhode Island Interscholastic League State Golf Championships.

The Mt. Hope High School golf team completed what is considered to be its finest spring in the 32 years since the Bristol Warren merger, finishing near the top of the Eastern Division regular season …

Council moves on possible planning, zoning board merger in Warren

WARREN — Warren's zoning and planning boards might soon become one, at least the prospect is being considered formally after the … Read More

KMS's Krawczyk 'steams' towards potential national educator accolade

WARREN — The accolades, one already well certain and another possibly on the horizon, keep coming for Kickemuit Middle School … Read More

Warren 'remains' a destination for Hollywood

WARREN — Hollywood once again comes to town in the coming days as filming for the upcoming motion picture "Remain" will take place … Read More

Warren Community Garden continues to 'grow' with shed addition

The town's nascent Warren Community Garden project continues to take shape, the latest addition being the situating a storage shed … Read More

Monterecy is a match, becomes new Bristol Warren assistant super

BRISTOL — Courtney Monterecy was formally introduced as the new assistant superintendent for the Bristol Warren Regional School … Read More

Her books about a dog come to town — by boat

Rhode Islanders are known for making outlandish statements like, “It’s 45 minutes? Better get a hotel,” whenever faced with the … Read More

Things To Do ...

‘Walking Through Wildflowers’ with Audubon

Audubon Caratunk Wildlife Refuge, Seekonk, MA June 22, 2025; 8:00-10:00am Start your day with a morning walk through Caratunk Wildlife Refuge’s beautiful meadows and learn how to identify …

PrideFest Celebration and Night Parade are Saturday in PVD

Rhode Island’s annual PrideFest Celebration & Illuminated Night Parade happen this Saturday, June 21, in downtown Providence. The festival begins at 11:30 a.m. at District Park. A main …

Cars & Coffee in Portsmouth

The Audrain Automobile Museum hosts a “Cars & Coffee” event at the Gardner Seveney Sports Complex in Portsmouth this Sunday, June 22, from 8 to 10 a.m. Admission is free. For more …

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Obituaries

Stephen Bonniol Stephen R. Bonniol, age 69, of Riverside, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, June 9, 2025. Born in Providence, he was the son of the late Louis and Emily (Burr) Bonniol and brother to two sisters. ...

Barbara Bacon Prudence Island - Barbara M. (Hutton) Bacon, 82, of Prudence Island, died Thursday, June 12, 2025 at Silver Creek Manor, Bristol. She was the beloved wife of the late Nathanael Bacon. Born Providenc

Wayne Cahoon Wayne Cahoon (74) of Tiverton, Rhode Island passed away peacefully on Thursday, May 29, 2025 in Fall River. Wayne was born on November 28, 1950 to the late Henry Cahoon and Gertrude Miller Cahoon.

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Sports

First pitch for annual vintage baseball game is June 21 Once upon a time, long before many of us reading this article were even born, the game of baseball was king of all sports, especially at this time of year, when ball clubs from Bristol and …

Northeast Amateur Invitational features another outstanding field of golfers for 63rd playing If you're a fan of golf and you've never had occasion to do so, head over Wannamoisett Country Club in East Providence sometime before the end of the week to take in the 63rd Northeast Amateur …

'Gansett jolts Mt. Hope, upsets top seeds for boys' lacrosse crown PROVIDENCE — The Mt. Hope High School boys' lacrosse team's unbeaten run to a potential Division III title, literally and figuratively, got jolted in recent days as the top-seeded Huskies were …

Mt. Hope's Jackson 'leaps' at second chance to become state champion PROVIDENCE — Thea Jackson is both a quick healer and the beneficiary of a second opinion. She's also a state champion...two times. The Mt. Hope High School two-sport star, who about a …

Opinion

Letter: An open letter to the RI Congressional delegation, on Israel

The verdict is in on what Israeli apartheid is doing to the Palestinians – ethnic cleansing since the 1948 Nakba and permanent occupation in Gaza and the West Bank since …

Letter: Support those being illegally targeted for deportation

To the editor: The League of Women Voters (LWV) Newport County stands in solidarity with those who are heartbroken and outraged by the forceful removal of citizens of Newport County by trickery …

Letter: In support of an assault weapons ban

To the editor: I never know day to day if another community will be devastated by gun violence once again. Even more worrisome is if I turn the news on and hear one of those communities is right …

Letter: ‘No Kings’ in the USA — Join us June 14

To the editor: I had intended to write a much different letter this week with information on No Kings Day. I will get to that, but first I feel the need to express my horror and heartbreak at …

Letter: Extolling the virtues of a state-based, single-payer healthcare system

To the editor: Attorney General Peter Neronha recently announced several important actions related to healthcare that seek to address the problems facing our state and all RI citizens. These are …

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