Portsmouth High lacrosse team raises money for Dana Farber
PORTSMOUTH — They didn’t win their game against Prout at home last Friday, but members of the Portsmouth High girls’ lacrosse … Read More
Portsmouth Police deal with B&E, disorderly conduct, DUIs, trespassing
PORTSMOUTH — Here are some recent arrests made by the Portsmouth Police Department: Monday, April 14 Katherine Brown, 58, … Read More
Flexing some muscle for veterans’ hall in Portsmouth
PORTSMOUTH — Some strong-armed men and women turned out to the VFW Post 5390 hall in Common Fence Point recently.   Read More
Boat ends up high and dry on Metacom
A Barrington boater's season got off to a rough start when an Albin fishing boat fell from its trailer following an accident near the … Read More
Man charged with possessing child porn, circulating indecent material
PORTSMOUTH — A 36-year-old Cranston man was arrested last week following an investigation by the Portsmouth Police Detective … Read More
A night to vent about the Trump administration
PORTSMOUTH — The sound reverberating through the Portsmouth Middle School auditorium on Monday night was a powerful and resounding … Read More
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Jane’s Walk Providence has 15 different walks

Explore Providence’s neighborhoods + Woonsocket on foot with Jane’s Walk, a global walking festival, this Friday to Sunday, May 2 to 4, inspired by urban activist Jane Jacobs. These …

Jane's Walk Festival-Aquidneck Island is this weekend

Center Aquidneck is presenting the second annual Jane’s Walk Aquidneck Festival this Saturday and Sunday, May 3 and 4. Jane’s Walk is an international movement of …

'Movies on the Block' are returning to Providence

InDowncity is bringing the “Movies on the Block” film series back to downtown Providence for the first time since 2019. Once a month, from June through September, join InDowncity for …
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Obituaries
Roch LaVault Fair Winds and Following Seas|Captain Roch "Rocky" LaVault, born June 2nd, 1942, recently of Medway, MA, but formerly of Cumberland, RI for nearly 50 years, passed away peacefully on Saturday, April 2
Maria Lima Maria da Conceicao (de Cambra) Lima, 93, formerly of Libby Lane, passed away on April 28, 2025, at Village House Nursing & Rehab Center. She was the wife of the late Antonio F. Lima. Born in Capelas
Carole Ferias Carole June (Gehrig) Ferias (68) passed away Saturday, April 26, 2025 after a courageous battle with cancer. Born February 25th, 1957 to June and Jay Russell Gehrig in Ashland, MA with siblings Joy,...
Sports
DEM sets April 12 as opening of the 2025 trout season The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management has stocked more than 100 freshwater locations, including children’s-only ponds, with 60,000 fish — brook, brown, rainbow, and …
Portsmouth High boys’ volleyball team off to a strong start PORTSMOUTH — Last year the Portsmouth High School boys’ varsity volleyball team, in only its second season of competitive play, got all the way to the Division III semifinals.
East Bay student-athletes earn prestigious awards Two Eagles earned prestigious Hobey Baker High School Character Awards recently.   Cody Wood, a member of the Barrington High School boys ice hockey team, and Margaux Boneu, a member of the …
A call to arms in Portsmouth Rick North says his competitive arm-wrestling days pretty much ended six or seven years ago, but he still gets a thrill out of helping members of the younger generation get into the sport.
Opinion
Letter: On the paper's letters policy, and national politics

This paper’s decision, based on some opaque policy, to print letters to the editor on local issues only is their rightful business. This decision may rest on the belief that national …

Letter: Remember the ladies

To the editor: I am writing regarding the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act which just passed the US House and is headed for the US Senate. I urge you to contact all senators to demand …

Letter: Federal actions will impact us locally in many ways

I am writing again to express my concern about the damage that DOGE is doing to Social Security. They are now changing policies on what actions can be handled online, which will force thousands of …

Lette: Citizens for Peace continues to speak out for peace and justice

Twenty-two years ago, on March 2, 2003, East Bay Citizens for Peace was born out of a sense of great urgency to stop the U.S. government from invading Iraq, and to defend our civil liberties …

Letter: Many agencies make access to public records difficult

I have been a licensed private investigator in the state of Rhode Island since moving here in 1996. In my professional career, I have constantly been induced into battle with the majority …

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