Frerichs Farm celebrates its 40th anniversary by hosting the Southern New England Giant Pumpkin Weigh-Off. The day will be filled with giant pumpkins food trucks, and family fun. The weigh-off …

The Four Corners Arts Center is hosting a night of storytelling and song, “The Highwaymen: Songs & Stories by Matt York,” this Saturday, Oct. 10. The performance begins at 7 p.m. …

For more than three decades, Andy Soutter has kept a close eye on the ospreys of the East Bay. The Barrington resident has monitored the birds for about 36 years, building and repairing nesting …

PORTSMOUTH/TIVERTON — If the Sakonnet River Bridge looks a little greener than usual Friday night, there’s a reason.

A storm like the one we had a week and a half ago can change fishing a lot. Some species, like summer flounder (fluke), may leave the area totally. Yet other species just won’t bite. They may not …

In a recent letter, Rob Galford argued for granting one Little Compton farmer a stand-alone, trial special-use permit to host weddings, writing that our ordinance should be based on facts, …

State DEM officials plan to expand their testing of private wells in Little Compton, after learning that Veterans Field was once used by Little Compton fire fighters to train in the use of industrial …

The senior laden Tiverton volleyball team is breezing through Division 3 with a 9-0 record and have lost just a single set (27-1) during those matches. The Tigers pasted Burrillville 3-0 in an away …

A 16-year-old is being held on felony charges after the UTV (Utility Task Vehicle) he was operating flipped Sunday afternoon, killing a five-year-old girl and seriously injuring another in Little …

A local cat café and rescue owner has started a GoFundMe to pursue her dream of launching a full rescue behind the café on 137 Main Road Bajah’s Rescue currently has 19 cats, 15 of which are …

Coggeshall Farm Museum is hosting Bristol Expedition Reenactment Weekend this Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 3 and 4, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day. Visitors can step back in time to see what life …

After last weekend’s nor’easter postponed its scheduled season finale, Newport Polo will saddle up one more time this Saturday, Oct. 3 at 4 p.m., bringing its historic 150th Diamond Jubilee …

On a December morning nearly two centuries ago, John Durfee was crossing a field in Tiverton, an area now part of Kennedy Park in Fall River — when he saw something near a haystack. As he came …

Supporters of a ballot initiative that would approve $55 million in state borrowing to various environmental, climate resiliency, and open space initiatives gathered at the Looff Carousel in Riverside on Monday.

Sakonnet Vineyard will host its second annual Harvest Festival this weekend. The two-day event includes family-friendly activities, with live music, wine tastings, food, vineyard tours, and …

The United States Department of Agriculture has pledged $1 million in grants to help Tiverton deal with what one USDA official on Monday called “the biggest [PFAS] problem in the history of the …

The Tiverton Land Trust is bringing back a popular tradition with the return of its Country Day at Pardon Gray, a beloved community event that was held for approximately 15 years before going on …

Norman Bird Sanctuary hosts its Harvest Fair for two days this weekend. Families can expect to find pony rides, pumpkins painting, face painting, field games, a mud pit, train rides, a grease pole …

The Jack-o-Lantern Spectacular returns to Roger Williams Park in Providence, beginning this weekend. This year’s theme celebrates the art of the pun, with thousands of hand-carved pumpkins bringing …

Tautog (or Blackfish) are a great eating fish with a grey/white delicate meat. Rhode Island and Massachusetts have the same trophy fish regulation. Anglers are allowed just one trophy fish, 21” or …

The Tiverton soccer team fell to Smithfield 2-1 during a Division 2 home game on Tuesday, 9/22. Senior center back Colby Lopes headed in a Nolan Oliveira corner kick for the Tigers lone goal of the …

In the final paragraph of her September 17 letter to the editor , Bonnie Phinney asked why Republican candidates’ lawn signs appearing throughout Little Compton do not identify their political …

A Little Compton man charged this summer with cutting trees and other vegetation from a center median at Main and Crandall roads in Adamsville pleaded no contest to the charge against him Friday. …

There is a strange measure of success that many desirable communities eventually confront. People want to live there. Home values rise. Neighborhoods become more sought after. A house bought decades …

PROVIDENCE — State agencies and utility crews are preparing for a nor’easter expected to bring heavy rain and strong winds to Rhode Island, with officials warning residents to be ready for …