EAST PROVIDENCE — An abandoned wooden structure on the grounds of the old Leonardo Farm off Wampanoag Trail caught fire late Wednesday afternoon, Oct. 18, testing the mettle of East Providence Fire …
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By Mike Rego
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10/19/17
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The Mt. Hope High School football team fell to North Kingstown 33-14 during their Homecoming game at Vendituolli Field on Friday night. The Huskies have faced three undefeated teams, Division I …
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by Richard W Dionne Jr
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10/19/17
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Long time Bristol firefighter William Van Voast received the Annual Firefighter of the Year and Lifetime Achievement Award in front of his family and peers at the Rhode Island State Firemen's League …
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10/19/17
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EAST PROVIDENCE — The East Providence High School girls’ tennis team completed the home portion of its 2017 schedule on October 16 with a 7-0 victory over neighbor Providence Country Day in a …
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By Mike Rego
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10/17/17
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TIVERTON — Despite a last minute hitch, the Tiverton Town Council last Tuesday approved the award of a base $1.8 million contract to the John Rocchio Corporation of Smithfield to rehabilitate the Stone Bridge Abutment.
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By Tom Killin Dalglish
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10/16/17
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TIVERTON — By any measure, the massive Longplex sports center under construction along Industrial Way in Tiverton, a little north of Fish Road, is imposing. It's clearly visible traveling in either direction north of the town on Route 24
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By Tom Killin Dalglish
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10/15/17
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EAST PROVIDENCE — The rematch of last fall’s Division III girls’ soccer title game between host East Providence High School and Johnston played in intermittent fog Saturday night, Oct. 14, …
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By Mike Rego
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10/15/17
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EAST PROVIDENCE — By the time her current contract expires, Kathryn Crowley will have served as superintendent of East Providence schools for a minimum of five years after the school committee, at …
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By Mike Rego
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10/13/17
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PROVIDENCE — Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin announced that Robert Fonseca, 30, of East Providence, was sentenced Thursday, Oct. 12, on his guilty plea before Superior Court Justice Robert D. …
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10/13/17
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Alpha Omega Construction crew from East Providence put the second set of marble steps into place on Wednesday, Oct. 11, and are moving to the final stages of getting the Colt School back to it's …
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10/12/17
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Huskies junior Kaelen McKenna scored three goals and an assist in leading the Mt. Hope girls soccer team over Tollgate, 8-1, at Vendituoli Field on Friday evening. Olivia Medieros, Jenna Cimbron, …
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By Richard W Dionne Jr
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10/11/17
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EAST PROVIDENCE — East Providence’s need to address some of its worst roads was the focal point of a public hearing on the proposed Fiscal Year 2017-18 Budget at the October 3 City Council …
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By Mike Rego
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10/10/17
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EAST PROVIDENCE — For the second time in a matter of weeks a representative from the owners of the financially strained Agawam Hunt Club approached the City Council and administrators with a …
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By Mike Rego
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10/6/17
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You have heard of jewel thieves, car thieves and horse thieves, but apple heists?
That is just what’s been happening in Little Compton at Young Family Farm.
Since the farm was founded in …
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By Richard W Dionne Jr
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10/4/17
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PORTSMOUTH — The Portsmouth high school football team captured a win in their home opener on Friday night against non-league opponent Mt. Hope high school by a resounding 28-0 …
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By Matthew Galvao
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10/2/17
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EAST PROVIDENCE — Within minutes Saturday morning, Sept. 30, the current and former At-Large members of the City Council announced their intentions for the 2018 Election through press …
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By Mike Rego
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9/30/17
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EAST PROVIDENCE — Commitment to the residents of the city and their fellow firefighters was the theme of the 33rd East Providence Fire Department Training Academy Graduation Ceremony held …
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By Mike Rego
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9/30/17
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By Richard W. Dionne Jr.
The Mt. Hope High School boys and girls cross country teams overcame the heat and the gnats during a home meet at Colt State Park on Tuesday to get closer to their goal, …
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By Richard W. Dionne Jr.
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9/27/17
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BRISTOL — Steamy conditions on an early Fall morning greeted the some 75 entrants into the 15th Annual In Step for Autism 5K Road Race and Walk held Sunday, Sept. 24, at Colt State Park. The race …
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By Mike Rego
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9/25/17
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EAST PROVIDENCE — Sophomore quarterback Justin Pena scored the tying touchdown senior kicker Nick Oliveira kicked what proved the game-winning and with under a minute to go on the clock as the East Providence High School football team captured its first win …
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By Mathew Galvao
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9/23/17
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EAST PROVIDENCE — Waterfront Productions announced at 4:45 p.m. today the Pat Benatar-Neil Giraldo concert scheduled for this evening, September 22, at Bold Point Park has been cancelled due to …
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By Mike Rego
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9/23/17
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Fire trucks, ambulances and police cruisers crowded the parking lot outside Barrington Middle School on Saturday morning, and students splattered in fake blood covered the sidewalk near the rear …
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9/23/17
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EAST PROVIDENCE — Saying they feared residential developments on the waterfront could become “exclusive” properties, administrators urged the city council at its September 19 to express …
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By Mike Rego
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9/21/17
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BRISTOL — Quarterback Matt DeFelice led the Huskies by rushing for two touchdowns and throwing for another as the football team won their first league game of the season over Mt. Pleasant, 26-20, …
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By Richard W Dionne Jr
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9/19/17
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SAKONNET AREA — Tiverton and Little Compton fire chiefs as of about 1:30 p.m. Monday issued warnings and advice for residents of the towns they protect in advance of Hurricane Jose, which is projected to arrive in the area sometime Wednesday.
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By Tom Killin Dalglish
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9/18/17
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