EAST PROVIDENCE — Prodded for a comment after a recent outcry from area residents and business owners, the Rhode Island Department of Transportation has clarified some details of its future plans … more

To the editor: The Climate Change Conversation sponsored by the Little Compton Garden Club (Friday, Oct 4, at the Little Compton Community Center) was well attended by people who love Little … more

Tiverton Police report that a lobsterman on the Tiverton-based offshore lobster boat Sakonnet Lobster II went overboard and died early Tuesday. The victim has been identified as Joseph Zinno, 26, … more

Captain Esmond D. “Doug” Smith Jr., US Navy retired, has set sail on his final voyage after a long battle with cancer. He is survived by his beloved wife and best friend, Nanci; son, Timothy … more

To the editor: I am writing in regards the letter in the Oct. 19 issue of the “Times” by Paul G. Clifford. While we can all agree that we have a humanitarian crisis at our southern … more

The Westport River Watershed Alliance will welcome visitors to the River Center, their recently completed headquarters at the Head of Westport, on Saturday, October 19 from 1 to 3 p.m. The open house … more

Phyllis Campbell Field, 86, of Little Compton, died at home on October 9, 2019, after a long illness.  She was the loving wife of Noel M. Field Jr. for 57 years. She was the devoted mother of … more

These Legal Notices were published in the Oct. 3 edition of the Sakonnet Times. more

The typical reaction composed by our press and public figures focuses on the “shooting” side of “school shooting.” But no attention is made to the environment that the … more