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Gardeners have the best dirt

The smell of dirt is intoxicating. It is said to be a natural antidepressant. It’s spring, and it’s Earth Month — the perfect time to get dirty. The Eastern Rhode Island …
Jones expected as Tiverton’s new town administrator
After three months as interim town administrator, Tiverton Police Chief Patrick Jones is expected to take over the town’s top … Read More
Voltage spikes impact untold number of Little Compton homes
Residents in parts of Little Compton are still trying to recover from a scary week, after electrical grid issues pushed their homes’ … Read More
Jones to become full-time town administrator
After serving in the position for three months as an interim administrator, the Town of Tiverton has officially hired Police Chief … Read More
Big bills, small answers, at RI Energy forum
A group of East Bay residents filled the Herreshoff Room at Rogers Free Library Monday evening hoping to answer one big question: Why … Read More
Creative Wanderings wanders around the state  
School buses have turned into tiny houses on wheels. Vans have become synonymous with a nomadic existence that enables travel. And one … Read More
Food and wine, more food and more wine … 
Some people just want to sit down. Rhode Island’s foodie culture calls for more than just chain restaurants and drive-throughs that … Read More
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The fast and the curious 

Falling asleep on the job is typically a fireable offense. Maybe that’s why office chairs tend to have wheels — so no one gets too comfortable. A more comfortable chair might invite a …

Winter lights up   

There aren’t many times when it is appropriate to scream. However, a local display of puppets in downtown Providence actually invites people to do just this. People of all age groups are …

This year’s Adamsville parade isn’t just green, it's Brown

One of the New England Patriots’ most beloved and clutch players will march alongside the leprechauns, rogues and banshees when the World’s Shortest St. Paddy’s Day parade returns …
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Obituaries
Nicholas Nadalin Nicholas Dean Nadalin, 25, died Sunday, March 16, 2025, in Portland, Maine. Born in Providence in 1999, Nick was due on St. Patrick's Day but arrived nearly two weeks late, on March 29. His early yea
Sports
East Bay Eagles eliminated from playoffs despite ‘amazing effort’ The East Bay Eagles Co-op girls ice hockey team played some of its best hockey of the season in its quarterfinal playoff series against Northern Rhode Island Yeti but lost 1-0 in the first game of …
East Providence beats Tiverton 60-46 in semis, heads to finals Three Townies scored in double digits as the East Providence girls basketball team pasted Tiverton 60-46 in the Division 2 semifinals at Portsmouth High School on Thursday night. The 3rd seeded …
Tigers torch Huskies 51-34 in D-2 quarterfinals Three Tigers scored in double digits as the Tiverton girls basketball team torched Mt. Hope 51-34 in a Division 2 quarterfinal home game on Friday night. The 17-4 Tigers move on to play East …
Fan ejected as Tiverton girls beat Mt. Hope 51-44  Tiverton girls’ basketball team beat Mt. Hope 51-44 in a physically played Division 2 game on Thursday night. The game was so tense that a fan was ejected for yelling profanities at the referees, according to coaches. 
Opinion
Letter: Firearms ban will put your life in danger

To the editor: Rhode Island’s legislature is set to pass a law that puts you and your family in danger. The bill — the “Assault Weapons Ban of 2025” …

Letter: RI Energy's response to dangerous over-voltage was lacking

Recently, a neighbor informed me via text that his generator had inadvertently taken his home off the grid. When the electric company inspected his property, they recorded a hazardous voltage of 270 …

Join our April 5 protest of federal government actions

To the editor: I am writing this letter on behalf of a recently organized group, Islanders for Democracy. We are area citizens who are alarmed at the actions being taken at the federal level. …

Letter: Moving beyond the mass exodus tax flight myth

The greatest obstacle to policymakers enacting a modest personal income surtax on Rhode Island’s highest earners, those in the Top 1%, is the fear that any such measure will trigger a mass …

Letter: Worry less about housing, more about school and municipal spending

Your colorful, clever illustration of a densely packed area filled with housing developments can never happen in Tiverton. Tiverton has no sewer and a limited water supply. It is impossible that …

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A lifelong Portsmouth resident, Jim graduated from Portsmouth High School in 1982 and earned a journalism degree from the University of Rhode Island in 1986. He's worked two different stints at East Bay Newspapers, for a total of 18 years with the company so far. When not running all over town bringing you the news from Portsmouth, Jim listens to lots and lots and lots of music, watches obscure silent films from the '20s and usually has three books going at once. He also loves to cook crazy New Orleans dishes for his wife of 25 years, Michelle, and their two sons, Jake and Max.