BHS Interact Club raises money for Haiti
Current and former BHS students involved in fund-raiser
The Interact Club at Barrington High School in conjunction with the Barrington/Warren Rotary Club recently held a fund-raising dinner and raised more than $3,000 to benefit Haiti.
East Beach needs ideas, not arm flailing
To the editor: This is in response to the February 9 letter to the editor “Put East Beach Road back where it belongs.” I find it disturbing that the author represents the Westport Beach Committee yet ...
Big crowd enjoys jazz band
More than 100 people turn out for annual jazz dinner
The Seekonk High School Jazz Band held its annual jazz dinner last Thursday night and according to band director John Smialek, it was the event’s biggest turnout to date.
Housing Resource Fair is Saturday
U.S. Congressman David Cicilline (D-RI) will host a Housing Resource Fair for constituents this Saturday, Feb. 25, at East Providence High School.
Residents’ concerns spur changes at Ten Mile River Bridges
DOT will pay for police details
The Rhode Island Department of Transportation will fund traffic details at the intersection of Roger Williams and Wilson avenues for the next several weeks following a community meeting last Wednesday.
Westport Cultural Council seeks members
The Westport Cultural Council invites volunteers to apply to this small but active group that supports artists, musicians, dancers, theater groups, historians, educators, naturalists and others seeking funding for cultural events and programs
Westport — Bluebird box training hike offered
WESTPORT — Staff from Mass Audubon’s Allens Pond Wildlife Sanctuary will lead a bluebird nesting box information and training session on Sunday, Feb. 25, from 1 to 3:00 p.m.
Ban butts at the beach
For the sake of fresh air, clean sand and tender toes, beach operators need to draw a line in the sand against smoking. A bill before the Rhode Island legislature would accomplish just that ...
Valcourt in, now out, of Westport selectmen race
Not one race in April elections is now contested
WESTPORT — Former Selectman Brian Valcourt, who entered his name in the Westport Board of Selectmen race at the last minute last Thursday, is back out of the running.
Bristol man arrested in NYC
Threatens to blow up WTC
Brian Hunter, 41, threatens to blow up World Trade Center in New York.
Residents rallying to try to save middle school sports
Budget commission cuts funding; community meetings scheduled
The East Providence School Department will not be funding middle school athletics this fall and it’s still unknown whether there will be cuts to spring sports slated to begin in a few weeks
Ethics commission opinion leaves questions about towing issue
Assistant city solicitor says Thomas Rose Jr. isn’t violating city charter
The Rhode Island Ethics Commission isn’t condoning Assistant Mayor Thomas Rose Jr.’s position as a driver for his father’s tow truck company but they aren’t condemning it either.
Dog goes missing on Mathewson Road
Eight-year-old cocker spaniel was not wearing tags
A female cocker spaniel that was adopted by a Barrington family on Sunday, Feb. 19 went missing one day later.
New and improved park will re-open soon
Two projects improve environmental conditions at Squantum Woods Park
Squantum Woods Park is slated to open in about a month following a lengthy closure that dates back to October.
Gymnastics: Bad start ruins day for Mt. Hope
Huskies tumble from balance beam, can’t recover
Mt. Hope finishes third
Praying for a miracle
Our Lady of Fatima boosters hope media blitz, tuition reduction will help save school
Students, parents and alumnae at Our Lady of Fatima hope an all-out publicity blitz, aggressive fund-raising and tuition reduction will save their beloved middle and high school from closure in the face of declining enrollment and financial problems.
Portsmouth teachers given notice
PORTSMOUTH - Twenty-nine teachers in the Portsmouth School District have been given notices of non-renewal or termination. State law requires that any teacher whose contract may not be renewed be notified by March 1.
Dining Bittersweet thanks to chimney fire
WESTPORT — Customers and staff at Bittersweet Farm Restaurant had to evacuate for awhile Sunday evening due to a chimney fire ...
Bit by bit, Little Compton dismantling its school
To the editor: This letter is being written from the perspective of a 51-year resident of Little Compton and the parent of five children who have passed through the school system, all of whom graduated from the high schools provided for them.
Westport selectmen trying again to take our CPC
To the editor: Someone once told me that the definition of a conservationist is, “The last person to have built their home.”
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