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No cheese please — Barrington kids nabbed for tossing slices of cheese at cars
Barrington Police responded to New Meadow Road at about 8 p.m. on. Saturday, March 30, after receiving a report of children throwing cheese at passing vehicles. A motorist told police she was … more
Senate passes Lawson's bill to expand parental, caregiving leave
The Rhode Island State Senate passed a bill sponsored by Majority Whip Valarie Lawson that would expand Rhode Island’s Temporary Caregiver Insurance (TCI) program from six weeks to 12. If … more
Little Compton drafts hazard, flood plan update
Little Compton officials are looking for public comments as they update the town’s Hazard Mitigation and Flood Management Plan, as required by the federal government. The plan, currently … more
Quacky birthday, Erna!
They normally only live eight to 12 years, but volunteers and staff at West Place Animal Sanctuary in Tiverton recently helped sanctuary veteran Erna the Crested Pekin duck celebrate her 17th. … more
Westport finance committee won't support $35M Route 6 project
Six days before voters head to the polls to decide the fate of the $35 million Route 6 sewer and water debt exclusion, members of the Westport Finance Committee said Wednesday night that they will … more
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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
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Students in Rebecca Henderson’s STEAM Studio class pose for a photo with Ben Orent, while he sits on a rowing machine. Students in the class designed and built special handles that make it possible for Orent to use the rowing machine.
In Barrington, STEAM assignment impacts student’s life
A class assignment turned into something special at Barrington Middle School. Students in Rebecca Henderson’s STEAM Studio class recently designed and then built a device that helps a … more
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A note written by Dr. Halsey DeWolf, which reads, “Mary Howe wore these glasses and wanted them saved for the next total eclipse, so that she wouldn’t have to buy new ones. They cost 15 [cents].”
He witnessed a total solar eclipse nearly 100 years ago — here's what he saw
At a time when rigid airships still flew over Block Island, one prominent Bristol family went to Westerly to experience an event you're lucky to see more than once in a lifetime. Now you can read their own handwritten account of that day in 1925. more
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McKee, RI Commerce set out bridge closure small biz funding strategy
In their continuing attempt to aid those affected financially by the Washington Bridge closure debacle, Governor Dan McKee and RI Commerce have set out what they're calling a "multi-faceted strategy … more
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East Providence High School's Logan Calouro digs a shot from a Pawtucket co-op player in the teams' non-league boys' volleyball 2024 season opener March 28.
EPHS boys' spikers eye deeper playoff run in 2024
The program now back on firm footing after a couple of lean years in the state's top tier, the East Providence High School boys' volleyball team enters the 2024 season seeking to improve upon a … more
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Eric Whipple of WhippleTree, points out an exit wound of an affected Ash Tree that had to be taken down in Bristol on Monday.
Another ash tree bites the dust in Bristol
The invasive Emerald Ash Borer claimed another victim this week, this time in a private yard on Woodlawn Avenue. more
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The Meatworks facility at 287 State Road.
Crucial Westport slaughterhouse aims to re-open this month
The owners of Meatworks hope to have the business back open by mid-April, following its temporary closure this Spring in the midst of financial and quality control issues. The 287 State Road … more
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Tiverton residents Ellen Snell, left, and Sarah Trobaugh model solar eclipse glasses outside the Tiverton Public Library in anticipation of the solar eclipse on Monday, April 8.  
What’s that, in the sky? An eclipse! Sakonnet gets ready
While Little Compton and Tiverton are only in the 90 percent viewing range for the partial solar eclipse this coming Monday, April 8, astronomers such as Francine Jackson say this is still a mighty … more
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Barrington High School's Anna Lombardi, shown in a game last spring, helped the Eagles defeat East Greenwich on Monday, April 1. Lombardi finished the game with four goals, two assists, six draw controls and seven caused turnovers.
Barrington girls lacrosse team defeats East Greenwich, 12-11
The Barrington High School girls lacrosse team opened the season on Monday with a 12-11 win over East Greenwich, a team they had lost to three times last year.   The Eagles had seven … more
Biden, Trump win 2024 Rhode Island Presidential Primaries
To no one's surprise, Joe Biden and Donald Trump were the far-and-away winners of the respective Democratic and Republican races in Rhode Island's Presidential Preference Primary held Tuesday, … more
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EPHS and program alum Zach Pangborn is the new head coach of the Townies' boys' lacrosse team in time for the 2024 season.
Pangborn takes over as new EPHS boys' lacrosse coach
The 2024 East Providence High School boys' lacrosse season will be notable in at least one way for certain, as for the first time in the still relatively brief 16-year history of the program a Townie … more
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Grady Hazlett (left) and Ryan Martin race toward the finish line in the 110-meter hurdles during Monday’s track meet.
BHS boys outdoor track team sprints past Shea, Tiverton and Tolman
The Barrington High School boys outdoor track team rolled to three wins in the season-opening meet on Monday, April 1. The Eagles defeated Shea 142-12, Tiverton 146-8, and Tolman 153-1.   … more
Barrington’s Jack Lawson, shown pitching in a game last season, tossed a complete-game shut-out for the Eagles on Tuesday afternoon, April 2.
Eagles win home opener, 1-0, over East Greenwich
The Barrington High School baseball team knocked off East Greenwich in a rematch of last year’s Division II semifinal playoff series. The Eagles’ Jack Lawson tossed a complete-game … more
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
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Alfred Drown Road Old assessment: $729,000 New Assessment: $1,042,000 Increase: 43 percent
Property assessments increase 30, 40, 50 percent (and more) in Barrington
Property owners in Barrington received their revaluation notices last week and some have already called the Barrington Tax Assessor’s office to discuss them. Barrington Tax Assessor James … more
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East Providence School District puts April 8 eclipse plans in place
The East Providence School District has authored its process of contending with the partial solar eclipse that will envelop the area Monday, April 8, right around the time students in most buildings … more
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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
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A class of Roger Williams University students, tasked with an assignment to come up with a hypothetical design plan for the Ocean State Job Lot plaza on Metacom Avenue in Warren, envisioned a multi-use parcel centered around a large auditorium and multiple mixed-use, commercial/residential buildings.
RWU students develop hypothetical re-design of Metacom Avenue plaza
The assignment was near and dear to professor Bob Rulli, who you may remember had a keen interest in trying to redesign the same parcel of land. more
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Arthur DaLuz, a CNC machinist at Applied Plastic Technologies in Bristol, works the line. The company’s management owns land along the Route 6 corridor and is awaiting the results of Tuesday’s referendum on the Route 6 water and sewer project debt exclusion.
Businesses bullish on Westport's $35M Route 6 project
PIX: Front page ROUTE 6 A DIONNE xxxxxxx   Jump ROUTE 6 B A truck speeds down Route 6. There could be a lot more development in the north end if a $35 … more
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Philip Genereux uses special glasses to view a solar eclipse during an event at the Portsmouth Free Public Library in August 2017. While the library is not hosting a formal viewing of Monday’s eclipse, it’s distributing solar eclipse glasses on a first-come, first-served basis while supplies last.
In Portsmouth: Extra caution urged when viewing eclipse Monday
The last solar eclipse in the United States until 2045 is coming our way Monday, April 8, and its timing has put local schools on alert. more
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