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Kayak angler Tom Houde with the 26” cod he caught Monday when fishing for tautog off Pt. Judith, Narragansett.

New fishing regulations posted for 2024

The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management filed new regulations for the 2024 fishing season last week. Anglers should take note that we have a striped bass filet law in place now that … more

By Capt. Dave Monti | 4/16/24

Letter: Managing to save Atlantic herring is a tall order

Thanks very much for your column on the status of Atlantic herring in the March 28, 2024, East Providence Post. As you probably know, the U.S. Supreme Court has taken up the Atlantic herring … more

4/16/24

Know the difference between delirium and dementia

What is delirium? Delirium is described as a “neurocognitive disorder,” which means that an individual who develops a delirium has increasing difficulty focusing their attention, becomes … more

By Bonnie Evans | 4/16/24

RIPTA director’s resignation highlights myriad transportation problems

STORY OF THE WEEK: For a long time, it seemed as if Scott Avedisian was destined to be mayor in perpetuity of Warwick. He could be counted on to win re-election as a genial GOP moderate, even amid … more

By Ian Donnis | 4/16/24

Consultant Nancy Morgan begins a Community Conversation with more than 60 people who gathered at Mount Hope Farm on March 27 to discuss the future of a proposed Sowams National Heritage Area.

Sowams Heritage Area talks generate significant interest

More than 130 people attended the Community Conversations presented by the Sowams Heritage Area Project in Bristol and Seekonk recently. more

4/12/24

Warren PD: Five arrests and a Market Street streaker

Police made five arrests and tried to help a naked man on Market Street between April 1-8, 2024. more

4/12/24

Police identify deceased man found in Warren River

A man who was found deceased in the Warren River on Monday, April 8 was identified by Warren Police on Thursday. more

4/11/24

Ed Theberge, Historic Warren Armory; Chris Matos, Director, George Hail Library; Cliff Morey, Massasoit Historical Association; Sarah Weed, Warren Preservation Society; Deb Jobin, Massasoit Historical Association; Scott Mlynek, and John Miranda, Washington Lodge #3, have combined their love for Warren’s history and formed a popular online group to share it with a wider audience. And it’s working!

'Historic Warren' is getting people excited about local lore and history

They started in 2019 and have a Facebook page with over 3,000 followers that began in 2022. The momentum is real, and the interest in their efforts is growing. more

By Ethan Hartley | 4/10/24

Letter: Halfway to fundraising goal for Town Hall chimney

We believe it is important to take a leading role in raising funds to save part of our iconic Town Hall. more

4/10/24

RIDEM stock ponds in anticipation of 2024 trout season

A rite of spring as much as any other, Opening Day of the 2024 trout season is set for Saturday, April 13, and the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management has stocked more than 100 … more

4/10/24

Sandra Bonazoli and Jim Dowd married in 1998 and started Beehive Handmade in 1999. Today, 25 years later, they are still going strong.

Beehive Handmade celebrates 25 years in business

This unassuming Water Street shop in downtown Warren holds a fascinating story of true love, determination, and a quarter century of success. more

By Ethan Hartley | 4/9/24

Students from Mt. Hope High School’s engineering CTE program, alongside instructors Zach Fenster, Ryan Garrity, and Lauren Enjetit, brought the house to the Rhode Island Home Show last Friday to present to a local girl fighting cancer.

Mt. Hope students design, build, decorate and deliver 'wish house' for local girl

A collaborative project between the school's CTE and arts programs, the house was designed in the style of Disney's "Encanto", and was delivered to a girl battling cancer. more

4/9/24

Warren Police find deceased man in Warren River

The identity of the man, who was described as white and in his 50s, was not immediately released to the public. more

4/8/24

Local waterways stocked for Opening Day this Saturday

Opening Day of the freshwater fishing season in Rhode Island begins at 6 a.m. on Saturday, April 13. The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) has stocked more than 60,000 brook, … more

By Capt. Dave Monti | 4/8/24

Investigative team starts digging for Washington Bridge answers

STORY OF THE WEEK: “We’re leaving no stone unturned as far as accountability,” Gov. Dan McKee said last Friday, as he unveiled Max Wistow and Jonathan Savage as the lawyers who will … more

By Ian Donnis | 4/8/24

The west-to-east side crossover on Interstate 195 towards the Washington Bridge will be moved closer to the span in an attempt to alleviate congestion.

RIDOT preps new lane configuration on east side of bridge

The Rhode Island Department of Transportation will shift the location of the crossover from the westbound side of Interstate 195 to the eastbound side and eventually over the Washington Bridge as … more

By Mike Rego | 4/8/24

Column: I love the smell of machines in the morning

Making stuff, and knowing how to fix stuff, is an art form that for reasons beyond my comprehension, we stopped appreciating as a society for a long time. more

By Ethan Hartley | 4/4/24

Letter: Agreed on the importance of trees

I just returned from Florida and I can attest to how terribly hot it can be if you are not in A/C or under a tree. more

4/4/24

Letter: 'Safe storage' bill comes from a place of dishonesty

How many of deaths were caused by a violation of our current safe storage law? more

4/4/24

Letter: Concerns about the Mt. Hope Bridge

The failure of the Washington Street Bridge has been extensively reported. It seems there may also be reasons to raise questions about the Mt. Hope Bridge. more

4/4/24

Editorial: APRA fight has government protecting government

Committees in both the Rhode Island House of Representatives and Rhode Island Senate have listened to testimony on a bill that would update and improve the state’s public records law. … more

4/4/24

Multiple mistakes published in Warren's preliminary budget announcement

Some readers woke up shocked to see what appeared to be a proposed 33% tax increase when they checked the preliminary budget in the Warren Times-Gazette Wednesday morning. more

By Ethan Hartley | 4/4/24

A candle bearing Owen Cameron’s image sits atop a skateboard at Channing Memorial Church in Newport Saturday night, when a vigil in his memory was held. Twenty people took to the microphone to share moving tributes to the Portsmouth High School junior, whose body was found in Middletown March 27, four days after he was last seen leaving his job on foot.

‘He was a light’

PORTSMOUTH — Ava McDermott said a simple act of kindness was all it took for her to realize how special Owen Cameron was. more

By Jim McGaw | 4/3/24

Ken Block has done a service to this country

Many readers will remember Ken Block as a two-time candidate for Rhode Island Governor and technology entrepreneur who helped the State of Texas save more than a billion dollars in food stamp fraud … more

By Arlene Violet, Esq. | 4/3/24

Kiffin Ward shows off a saddle bracket, made from a piece of 1/4-inch piece of steel that was cut out from a larger piece by their computer numerical controlled (CNC) fiber laser cutter. The process is fast, efficient, quiet, highly customizable, and accurate, useful for applications in many industries.

This Warren manufacturing business is on the laser's edge of an American comeback story

Ward's Manufacturing, started by two Rhode Island siblings, is proving that small business manufacturing businesses have a lot of potential in the current economy. more

By Ethan Hartley | 4/2/24