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Westport Pride returns after inaugural festival last year

Festival founders Jesse (left) and Keith Dias launched Westport Pride Fest last year.

Friends jammed to live music. Families laughed and sat together, eating lunch and chatting. People who knew each other, and some who didn't, spoke openly and freely on a wide variety of topics. New …

Fincom throws Westport beaches a $13,000 lifeline

Lifeguard duty at Cherry and Webb beach will be fully staffed for the rest of the month.

Westport beaches will be fully staffed for the remainder of the month, after the finance committee voted unanimously Tuesday to approve a $13,000 transfer to the beach commission to cover expenses. …

Five men fined $51K for illegal fish

A photo taken following Wednesday night’s incident shows hundreds of pounds of illegal fish poured from five coolers seized by environmental police.

One of incoming harbormaster Bill Chace's new policies paid early dividends Wednesday evening when town and state officials coordinated to apprehend five out-of-state men who brought five coolers of …

Pride Fest returns to Westport

Westport’s Pride Fest is back, a year after the event was founded by partners Jessie and Keith Dias, owners of the Cat and … Read More

Second round of grants for East Providence businesses exceeds $500,000

The City of East Providence is launching a second round of grant funding for those businesses that did not have the opportunity to … Read More

Marine services director has big plans

Incoming marine services director Bill Chace Jr. has big plans once he starts in his new role Wednesday, July 2, and will work with a … Read More

PHOTOS: Architects unveil ideas for old high school

QUOTES Quote1 (anywhere you want) “The idea is, it’s always moving — it really is a campus place and something that … Read More

Westport food pantry quadruples its public hours

The non-profit Westport Food Pantry has greatly increased its public hours, and area residents who need food assistance now have the … Read More

From France, with love

More than 80 years after war forged a friendship between a young GI and four French children who had lost nearly everything, … Read More

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Art Night Bristol Warren returns on Thursday

Art Night is on the last Thursday of the month through August. The fun, free family events feature art, music and more. This month, there are venues in Bristol, but mostly in Warren, with musical …

‘Walking Through Wildflowers’ with Audubon

Audubon Caratunk Wildlife Refuge, Seekonk, MA June 22, 2025; 8:00-10:00am Start your day with a morning walk through Caratunk Wildlife Refuge’s beautiful meadows and learn how to identify …

PrideFest Celebration and Night Parade are Saturday in PVD

Rhode Island’s annual PrideFest Celebration & Illuminated Night Parade happen this Saturday, June 21, in downtown Providence. The festival begins at 11:30 a.m. at District Park. A main …

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Obituaries

Ann Almeida Ann Louise Almedia, 78, of West Warwick, Rhode Island, died on June 19, 2025. Born in Newport, RI on November 9, 1946, She was the daughter of the late Edward Almeida and Natalie Dennis. Ann lived m

Dennis Barclay Dennis Clifford Barclay Age 72, East Providence, RI Den died peacefully at RI Hospital with his brother and sister by his side. He was born in Syracuse KS to the late Victor and Dorothy Barcl

John Barker John Rhodes Barker, "JB", 64, of Warren, passed away after a heroic, decades-long battle with Parkinson's disease on June 12th surrounded by family and friends. John was born on August 11, 1960 in Pro

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Sports

First pitch for annual vintage baseball game is June 21 Once upon a time, long before many of us reading this article were even born, the game of baseball was king of all sports, especially at this time of year, when ball clubs from Bristol and …

Northeast Amateur Invitational features another outstanding field of golfers for 63rd playing If you're a fan of golf and you've never had occasion to do so, head over Wannamoisett Country Club in East Providence sometime before the end of the week to take in the 63rd Northeast Amateur …

Tigers crush Cranston East, move on to the championship The Tiverton softball team crushed Cranston East 14-2 in the D-3 Winner's Bracket final at RIC on Monday night. The Tigers will now play in the state championship game against the loser's bracket …

Fantastic Finglas stymies Boston International Westport ace Luke Finglas struck out 7 and pitched a complete game as the baseball team beat Boston International 4-2 in the D-5 Round of 32 at home on Monday afternoon. The senior allowed just 1 hit, 4 walks and 2 runs in 7 innings.

Opinion

Letter: An open letter to the RI Congressional delegation, on Israel

The verdict is in on what Israeli apartheid is doing to the Palestinians – ethnic cleansing since the 1948 Nakba and permanent occupation in Gaza and the West Bank since …

Letter: Support those being illegally targeted for deportation

To the editor: The League of Women Voters (LWV) Newport County stands in solidarity with those who are heartbroken and outraged by the forceful removal of citizens of Newport County by trickery …

Letter: In support of an assault weapons ban

To the editor: I never know day to day if another community will be devastated by gun violence once again. Even more worrisome is if I turn the news on and hear one of those communities is right …

Letter: ‘No Kings’ in the USA — Join us June 14

To the editor: I had intended to write a much different letter this week with information on No Kings Day. I will get to that, but first I feel the need to express my horror and heartbreak at …

Letter: Thanks to commission on disability for playground donation

The Westport Recreation Department would like to thank the Westport Commission on Disability for their generous donation of a communication board that was purchased to be hung and used at the new …

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