Portsmouth students study solar power
PORTSMOUTH — Perhaps the town should have looked to the sun instead of the wind for a source of energy, a representative from a new renewable energy company told high school students Friday. Speaking to students inside a solar-powered truck parked just a short walk away from the town’s broken wind turbine, Jeffrey Flath said [...]
Read More →Barrington Firefighter 5K event is Sunday at the high school
It’s time to lace up those running sneakers for the Barrington Firefighters Local 1774 5K Charity Road Race on Sunday, May 26 at Barrington High School. The fifth annual event is a fund-raiser to benefit local charities, and this year and organizers are hopeful the event will generate money to support organizations that are in need of financial [...]
Read More →Full-day kindergarten in Barrington: A $633,000 question
It all comes down to this. One night. One meeting. One chance to vote an additional $633,000 into the school department budget. Tonight, May 22, taxpayers attending the annual financial town meeting in Barrington will be asked to vote yea or nay to Waseca Avenue resident Amy Morton’s amendment, which calls for a significant increase [...]
Read More →East Providence’s Rumford Lions celebrate 60 years of giving back
EAST PROVIDENCE — Though having just recently celebrated its 60th anniversary, the Rumford Lions Club remains a vital and integral part of the East Providence community. Late last week, a group of Lions gathered to reflect on their six decades of service and looked ahead towards their continuing efforts. On the meaning of reaching the [...]
Read More →Jillian Way fire cause still a mystery
Firefighters: Outside fires can destroy a new house fast The cause of the fire that destroyed most of a house at 89 Jillian Way on May 7 is a mystery to investigators and may stay that way. State Police investigators have eliminated ‘accidental’ causes, Deputy Fire Chief Allen Manley said Thursday, and there is no [...]
Read More →Barrington to Boston: Stay Strong
A group of local people laced up their running shoes to help people affected by the Boston Marathon Bombing on April 15. Barrington resident and FuelBelt company owner Vinu Malik helped organize the “Barrington to Boston Run” on May 15 — joggers ran a 4.15-mile course that started and finished on Chachapacassett Road. Organizers also collected [...]
Read More →Grant to study Portsmouth man’s digital novel
PORTSMOUTH — A 20-year-old digital novel by Portsmouth science fiction writer John G. McDaid is among the works to be studied under a National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) grant awarded to the Electronic Literature Organization (ELO), the group announced recently. According to ELO, the NEH awarded a $52,000 digital humanities grant to explore and preserve [...]
Read More →East Providence Police Log: Underage drinker/driver crashes into Willett Avenue fence
EAST PROVIDENCE — Drinking and driving don’t mix, especially for a young city resident who drove her car into both a tree and a fence on a Willett Avenue property in the wee hours of May 17. Veronica Smith, 20, of 44 Oak Crest Drive, Riverside, was arrested by East Providence Police and charged with [...]
Read More →Alleged drunk driver in Barrington upset over Bruins’ win
A thrilling, come-from-behind overtime playoff victory for the Boston Bruins last week marked the beginning of a bad night for one Riverside man. Late Monday night, May 13, the Bruins capped an improbable comeback win over the Toronto Maple Leafs, scoring three goals in the third period and the game-winner in overtime. The 5-4 win [...]
Read More →State budget talks may decide tolls’ fate
Matching bills aiming to eliminate tolls from the Sakonnet River Bridge are part of the discussion as the state House and Senate grapple with the coming year’s budget. “Since there are fiscal implications to getting rid of tolls, they (tolls) are part of the negotiations between the House and Senate finance chairs and leadership,” Senator [...]
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