“There’s a place for us, somewhere a place for us.” Maria sings these lines as Tony dies in her arms in the finale of West Side Story. It has not (quite) come to that for the board … more

PORTSMOUTH — A small forest in Portsmouth will become the first in Rhode Island to be part of the national Old-Growth Forest Network (OGFN). more

For more than a month, Barrington resident Liz Clare has asked officials to allow one of her sons to ride a bus to the middle school each day. She said his commute to school is long and dangerous, … more

A Westport woman lost a beloved emu this week to what she suspects was either a coyote or, less likely, a bear attack. Digger, a 100-pound emu about 20 years old, was dragged from its pen on … more

Melissa Cotta and Bryan Ganley, co-founders of Bridging the Gap for Safety and Healing, the group working toward getting suicide prevention barriers on the state’s four tallest bridges, are … more

MIDDLETOWN — Join Looking Upwards to listen into a Rhode Island Rebounds event on early intervention services at 2 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 21, at 438 East Main Road, Middletown, on the lawn … more

Barrington police worked closely with the victim of a larceny to help him track down and apprehend a bike thief. Police received a phone on Wednesday, Oct. 13 from a resident who said her … more

According to “Historic Coastal Communities and Flood Hazard: A Preliminary Evaluation of Impacts to Historic Properties,” a 2015 report prepared for the Rhode Island Historical … more

EAST PROVIDENCE — With other capital improvements expected to come on the books shortly upon the start of the new fiscal year in November, the City Council requested and received a timely … more

Warren Police activity from Oct. 11-18, 2021 more