The South Coast Harvest Festival runs Friday through Sunday at the Westport Fairgrounds, after organizers cancelled it as the nor’easter approached last week. “We can’t wait to …

Westport Wildcats Striker Lily Veracka scored the 100th goal of her career during an 8-0 shellacking of Atlantis Charter School in Fall River last Tuesday, putting her within sight of the all-time …

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 …

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 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 …

Town officials are waiting and watching to see how the rising cost of fuel will impact their bottom line. Gasoline prices are approaching $4.60 per gallon and diesel has already topped $6 per …

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 Westport soccer team tied Old Rochester Regional 2-2 in a non-league home game on Thursday afternoon. CJ LeBlanc and Noah Vieira each scored a goal for the Wildcats, who clobbered Holbrook 5-0 in …

What kind of storm was it? Consider these anecdotes from the nor’easter that blew through starting Friday and finally pulled away Monday: • At about noon Saturday, members of the …

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 …

Avid Adamsville surfer Reed Rowan, 22, navigated the heavy in-coming surf at South Shore Beach as the tide entered with the power of the strengthening nor'easter that is making it's way up the …

Gardeners and farmers surely know rain, but it’s usually a friendlier, mutually beneficial relationship. Shelly Peay and husband Brian had plenty of it the first year they staged their popular …

With a nor’easter coming Friday and expected to linger through the weekend, residents and emergency responders in Westport were taking no chances and Thursday was a busy day down by the water. …

Washed out last week and re-scheduled for this week, Bristol PorchFest brings local bands and musicians to neighbors’ porches for a free community event this Sunday, Sept. 27. Join the Bristol …

Newport Live presents The Dead Tongues this Friday, Sept. 25, at 7:30 p.m. at the Great Friends Meeting House in Newport. Folk rock singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Ryan Gustafson has …

Audrain Automobile Museum is hosting Cars & Coffee this Sunday, Sept. 27, from 9 to 11 a.m. at Newport Craft Brewing. These morning events often attract hundreds of cars. Admission is free.  …

Editor's note: Select board chairwoman Shana Teas presented this short speech Sunday at a farewell party for Betty Slade and David Cole , who leave soon for Texas: When I was working with David …

Spotted lanternflies are now established to some degree in all five Rhode Island counties, and state officials are seeing both growing populations in the hardest-hit areas and signs that the invasive …

Bristol’s Stone Church Coffeehouse at the First Congregational Church welcomes popular folk singer/songwriters, Chris and Meredith Thompson this Saturday. The Thompsons are powerful performers with …

The Tiverton Four Corners Arts Center is hosting a Sonic Field Drum & Ruttle Build Workshop this Saturday. The drum and rattle are part of native heritage from tribal cultures all over the world. …

A family caregiver is typically an unpaid family member, partner or friend providing physical, emotional or social support to someone experiencing health challenges. AARP and the National Alliance …