If an old adage is true, a couple dozen new amateur quahoggers will be eating well for the rest of their lives.
About 35 residents from around Rhode Island and Massachusetts gathered by the shore …
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By Patrick Luce
pluce@eastbaynewspapers.com
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7/27/17
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Durval R. Medeiros, 50, passed away at home on Thursday, Oct. 12, 2017. He was the son of Esmeria (Furtado) Bolota and the late Joao Bolota.
Besides his beloved mother, Durval is also survived by …
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10/16/17
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A Touisset Point resident is talking with Save The Bay and hopes the environmental organization and state will take steps to do away with the blue styrofoam blocks often used to provide buoyancy to …
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By Ted Hayes
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1/20/18
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Ann M. St. Germain, 61, of Bristol, passed away peacefully on Oct. 4 at Philip Hulitar Hospice Center.
Daughter of the late Walter and Joan (Brodeur) St.Germain, Ann was a 1973 graduate of …
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10/6/16
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Frederico “Fred” Pacheco wore many hats in his 79 years. He was an immigrant who brought his family to the U.S. from the Azores; a businessman who owned his own travel agency; a Rotarian; …
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By Patrick Luce
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10/20/16
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To the editor:
Great job with the article of the Island Vanners’ history. Those guys all told the story like it was.
I was only 14 years of age then, but everything was clear as day …
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12/9/16
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Mrs. Margaret (Vaccaro) Caizzi, 95, of Bristol, died Thursday, Jan. 12, 2017. She was the beloved wife of the late Frank C. Caizzi, to whom she had been married 69 years at the time of his death. …
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1/15/17
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BRISTOL — The East Providence High School girls’ basketball team made history Thursday night, March 2, in the Division II playoffs as the Townies avenged a bitter loss to Westerly on the final …
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By Mike Rego
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3/3/17
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PORTSMOUTH — Local author Laura Backman saw her children’s book, “Lemon the Duck,” come to life at Glen Park Saturday.
The occasion was the opening of the town’s …
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By Jim McGaw
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4/18/17
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A 15-year-old Barrington High School student reportedly scrawled "KKK was here" on a dry erase board at the school on Tuesday, Nov. 10, upsetting some of her fellow students.
Barrington police said a teacher at the school contacted the …
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Eastbayri Staff
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7/14/17
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More than 30 photographers spread out across Warren last month, capturing the town in all its varied glory — from bucolic Touisset to the town beach, to its eclectic merchants and diverse …
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7/27/17
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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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PORTSMOUTH — Residents will have only a few days to purchase the new orange pay-as-you-throw (PAYT) bags before the new program goes into effect at the transfer station Feb. 1.
During …
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By Jim McGaw
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1/20/18
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To the editor:
My message to registered voters in Barrington is this: don’t be one of the two. Let me explain …
Three years ago, my family and I were living in Cornwall, NY, a …
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11/2/16
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Fire broke out in an apartment building on State Street early Tuesday afternoon, with flames leaping from a first-floor window. A quick response likely saved several people from becoming …
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By Patrick Luce
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12/27/16
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The Barrington High School girls' basketball team picked a good time to avenge its only Division I regular season loss, knocking off North Kingstown 41-34 in a Division I playoff semifinal game on …
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By Josh Bickford
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3/4/17
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Barrington school officials are shelving the start time change initiative.
At a meeting on Thursday night, April 27, Barrington Superintendent of Schools Michael Messore recommended that the …
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By Josh Bickford
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5/4/17
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Alice Lillian Marabello, 98, of Libby Lane, passed away on July 19, 2017 at Kent County Hospital.
Born in Bristol, she was the daughter of the late Gaetano and Filomena (Antinucci) Marabello, and …
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7/27/17
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It’s been five years since Pat and Deb Sullivan embarked on a journey that has since affected the lives of hundreds of young athletes, older athletes and their families when they started East …
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By Joan D. Warren
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9/8/17
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She’s now the president of the Tiverton High School Gender-Sexuality Alliance (GSA) club, and, for her …
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By Bruce Burdett
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11/3/17
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Retired Warren Fire Chief Al Galinelli will do the honors when Warren turns on the lights for its holiday season on the steps of the Warren Town Hall at 7:30 p.m. this Friday, Nov. 24.
Warren …
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By Ted Hayes
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11/24/17
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After a nice long break to celebrate the holidays each year, students and teachers return to the classroom rested, refreshed and ready to power through the rest of the school year.
But just as …
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3/4/17
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As demand for medical marijuana continues to skyrocket, the state Department of Business Regulation is encouraging towns throughout Rhode Island to allow cultivation centers that can produce more …
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By Brittney Dixon, Patrick Luce
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5/4/17
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The Barrington Little League 12U Majors All Star team came up one run short, losing 10-9 against Riverside in a District II opener at Sherwood Field in Barrington on Monday night, June …
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6/29/17
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Pasquale S. Pezzullo, 88, of Bristol, passed away on July 25, 2017. He was the husband of Philomena (Murgo) Pezzullo; they were happily married for 63 years. He was the son of the late Pasquale …
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7/27/17
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