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Photo contest captures one day in Warren
Yesterday at 1:37 PM
More than 30 photographers spread out across Warren last month, capturing the town in all its varied glory — from bucolic Touisset to the town beach, to its eclectic merchants and diverse …
Warren Town Beach again closed to swimming
Yesterday at 9:25 AM
The Warren Town Beach has been closed to swimming for the second time this summer, after testing showed elevated amounts of bacteria there. The Rhode Island Department of Health recommended the …
Westport schools vote to reduce some student fees
Yesterday at 12:00 AM
At its fourth meeting on the subject, the School Committee has agreed on several student fee reductions and a hike in school lunch costs for younger grades. At its July 10 meeting, the committee …
Volunteers to scour Portsmouth for historic cemeteries
2 days ago
PORTSMOUTH — If you live next to a town-owned historic cemetery, you may be getting a knock on your door soon. Volunteers will be fanning out throughout town in hopes of collecting …
Hometown talent plays concert at Barrington Beach
2 days ago
As her website describes conclusively, “Becky Chace believes in the power of music.” That statement was never more in evidence than it was this past Sunday night at the Barrington Town …
West Place Animal Sanctuary open for tours Aug. 5
State Police arrest East Providence man on drug charges
Barrington All Stars eliminated from district tourney
Sinkhole stalls traffic on New Meadow Road
Woman removes dogs from vehicle, argument ensues
Portsmouth woman arrested following fireworks display
2 days ago
PORTSMOUTH — A local woman was charged with disorderly conduct Saturday night, July 22, after arguing with neighbors who had objected to fireworks being discharged from her Island Park …
Barrington neighbors at odds over security cameras
3 days ago
A house is being built on the edge of Hundred Acre Cove in Barrington, and police said some neighbors have been mired in an ongoing dispute with the people building the house. Most recently, …
Warren police logs: Woman spots black bear
3 days ago
Monday, July 17 Santos Quesada Alvarado, 26, of Providence, was arrested on a Sixth Division District Court bench warrant following a traffic stop on Metacom Avenue at 11:37 a.m. A caller told …
Bristol Police: Reckless driving, stolen meds, oil spill and more
Saturday, July 22
The Bristol Police Department responded to the following calls between July 10 and July 16: Monday, July 10 A resident on Bourne Street called police to discuss a complaint with a …
A cop, a firefighter and a chef walk into a Portsmouth kitchen …
Friday, July 21
PORTSMOUTH — Brian Jodoin thought he was being set up to lose, but he came out victorious Thursday in Atria Aquidneck Place’s annual Chef’s Challenge. Chef Jodoin, director …
PORTSMOUTH — Island Park is in Mike Macfarlane’s blood. His grandparents met at the old dance hall at Cashman’s Amusement Park before the 1938 Hurricane blew it all …
Alice Lillian Marabello, 98, of Libby Lane, passed away on July 19, 2017 at Kent County Hospital. Born in Bristol, she was the daughter of the late Gaetano and Filomena (Antinucci) Marabello, and …
John Henry Pinto Jr., 81, Bristol
Pasquale S. Pezzullo, 88 Bristol
Robert L. Thornsbury, 82, Tiverton
Gisela Waltraud Ryan, MD, 85, formerly of Barrington
Despite a ban on pedestrians on the Mt. Hope Bridge, local residents and visitors routinely trudge up to the top of the bridge to take in the breath-taking view, only to be escorted off by the police …
South Kingstown sends Riverside home from state All-Star tourney
Riverside Stars fall in Major Baseball state tourney opener
Barrington All Stars open state tourney with win
"Crimetown," the podcast which aired the dirty laundry of Providence around the world, was brilliantly conceived by its creators, Zac Stuart-Pontier and Marc Smerling. Although it was an unflattering …
Letter: Two new rules help make government more transparent
Letter: Spotlighting animal cruelty hardly an absurd over-reaction
Letter: Bristol must improve recycling to reduce costs
Letter: Let Tiverton planners know your opinion about town plan changes
It's been many years since their last visit, but Lipizzan Stallions will be pulling into Bristol on August 2 in preparation for a series of four performances next weekend, August 5 and 6.They belong …
Driving skills brought to life for area teens
Rare war horses trot into Bristol next weekend
A glossy, sticky teriyaki fish made on top of the stove