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WESPORT — Days after alerting customers that it had been forced by court order to halt gatherings and entertainment in its warehouse and brewing area, Buzzards Bay Brewing sent out a “Good …
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1/2/17
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Highlighted by a fiercely contested election that brought out the worst in candidates and voters, seemingly unchecked gun violence around the country, and a parade of prominent celebrity deaths, 2016 …
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By Patrick Luce
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1/2/17
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Westport plungers leapt off the dock behind the Back Eddy Restaurant into frigid water to get a free breakfast and bring in the new year on Sunday, January first. The temperature read 46 degrees at …
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1/2/17
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Tiverton residents raced into the frosty water at Grinnell's Beach at noon on New Year's Day. The temperature at plunge time was a balmy 50 degrees as swimmers raced into the water raised their hands …
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By Richard W Dionne Jr
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1/1/17
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PORTSMOUTH — It was as if the hounds didn’t want to be left out of all the fun.
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1/1/17
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Father Edmund Adams, a monk of Portsmouth Abbey, died peacefully after a brief illness in Newport Hospital on Christmas Eve, aged 77.
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1/1/17
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LITTLE COMPTON —Parking in open grassy fields has become such an issue at Carolyn's Sakonnet Vineyard that some contend it represents a violation of town zoning regulations. It's also creating a challenge to the preservation of agricultural and conservation values at the vineyard.
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By Tom Killin Dalglish
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1/1/17
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The Bristol Police Department responded to the following calls between Dec. 19 and Dec. 25:
Monday, Dec. 19
A caller complained of someone hunting off a boat in the area of Poppasquash Road …
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12/31/16
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Mary “Ann” Hall, 73, of Portsmouth, passed peacefully, on Dec. 28, 2016 at the Grand Islander Nursing Home in Middletown after a long illness.
She was born on Jan. 1, 1943 to …
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12/31/16
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PORTSMOUTH — The New Year’s Day polar plunge in Island Park is going to the dogs.
All the money that’s raised for the annual dive, set for noon on Sunday, Jan. 1 across from …
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Jim McGaw
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12/31/16
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Donna C. (Lindberg) Strickland, 66, of Warren, died Friday, Dec. 30, 2016 at the Hope Hospice. She was the wife of Robert M. Strickland; they were married for over 44 years.
Mrs. Strickland was …
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12/31/16
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A letter to the editor tucked onto page 12 of the Oct. 19 Barrington Times yielded a quite a response.
The letter, which was penned by Barrington resident Alan Sorrentino, posed the opinion: "The …
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12/31/16
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PORTSMOUTH — “Just got a few stragglers at the bottom now,” said Charlie Lacki, as he plunged his net into the big tank atop his truck Friday morning and tossed the remaining few …
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Jim McGaw
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12/31/16
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EAST PROVIDENCE — Newman Avenue in the Rumford section of the city was closed to traffic for a significant period of time early Friday morning, Dec. 30, as East Providence Police and Fire …
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By Mike Rego
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12/30/16
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The Bristol Police Department made the following arrests last week:
Muhammad Yasin, 48, of 2 Meadow Circle, Barrington, was charged with forgery/counterfeiting Dec. 19. Click here for more details …
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12/30/16
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Frank J. Formisano, Sr., 78, passed away at home surrounded by his loving family on Dec. 24, 2016. He was the son of the late Raphael and Sadie (Matrone) Formisano. Frank was the beloved husband of …
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12/30/16
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When the first-place Mt. Hope Huskies take the ice Friday night at home, there will be a lot more at stake than just their record: they’re …
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by Ted Hayes
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12/30/16
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EAST PROVIDENCE — The East Providence High School wrestling team opened up its 2016-17 Division I-A schedule last week with a victory over defending state champion Bishop Hendricken in city at …
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Photos by Rich Dionne
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12/29/16
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From the Warren police log:
A 15-year-old boy from Bristol faces a vandalism charge after he allegedly punched out a window at the Kickemuit Middle School. The boy, a student at Mt. Hope High …
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By Ted Hayes
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12/29/16
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Barrington school officials and students spent a fair amount of time collecting blue ribbons, gold medals and other various awards in 2015. Following is a list of some of the achievements, awards and …
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12/29/16
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The flame still burns brightly.
More than a dozen years have passed since the tragic automobile accident that took the life of 20-year old John Paul “JP” Medeiros, Jr. But, thanks to …
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BY MANUEL C. “MANNY” CORREIRA
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12/29/16
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Three sheep, among nearly six dozen refugees from the Westport animal cruelty case to wind up at Tiverton’s West Place Animal Sanctuary, greet visitors on Christmas Eve morning. Kirstin Burdett photo
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12/29/16
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Warren is welcoming the new year with two new police officers.
Bristol resident Mason Hinken, 23, graduated from the Rhode Island Municipal Police Training Academy last Tuesday and has started 12 …
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By Ted Hayes
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12/28/16
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Monday, Dec. 19
A Market Street woman asked that police remove her boyfriend from her apartment.
A Child Street man complained that his daughter was being harassed at school.
Someone dumped …
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12/28/16
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N. Darrell Harvey III, 88, of Little Compton, passed away Tuesday, Dec. 27, 2016, in Charlton Memorial Hospital. He was the husband of the late Maire (Garvey) Harvey.
Born in Fall River, a son of …
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12/28/16
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