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PORTSMOUTH — Runners from the Naval Station Newport community picked a fitting spot to begin their torch run in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. this morning.
The late civil rights …
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1/16/17
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Georgianna (Soares) Tavares, 92, passed away on Jan. 18 at St. Elizabeth Manor. She was the wife of the late James Tavares.
Born in Bristol, she was the daughter of the late Manuel and …
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2/1/17
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By Bruce Burdett
The state issued yet another harmful algae bloom alert Wednesday. This one forced a shellfishing ban from Gooseberry Neck in Westport clear across southern Rhode Island waters …
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By Bruce Burdett
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3/6/17
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POWER RANGERS Movie Review By JOHN PANNOZZI *** out of five stars Based on the long-running superhero TV series of the same name, Power Rangers reinvents those monster-battling teenagers with attitude for a new generation. Jason (played by Dacre
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By John Pannozzi
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4/4/17
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PORTSMOUTH — Two male juveniles who ran away from Boys Town and stole a van were captured in Pawtucket on April 11, according to police.
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4/18/17
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The Johnston Police Department continues to investigate a fatal hit and run accident on Killingly Street that occurred on Monday, May 1, around 8:45 p.m. and is asking for the community's assistance in identifying a suspect. According to
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By Tim Forsberg
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5/4/17
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“Graduation season is here,” exclaimed Police Captain Richard C. Norato as he walked around the remains of a totaled Honda Accord that sits on the front lawn outside Johnston High School. …
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By Pete Fontaine
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5/24/17
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Throw some flowers on that salad
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Julie Tremaine
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6/8/17
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Faith Hill Farm
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6/19/17
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The Narragansett Bay Commission (NBC) has had a couple of productive weeks for their Greenville Avenue sewer and water line extension project. The water line has been completed from the pump station …
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6/29/17
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By JOHN HOWELL Warwick isn't waiting any longer to send out car tax bills. Mayor Scott Avedisian said yesterday bills should be arriving by this Friday and should the state $9.2 billion budget be approved as passed by the House, which would remove 21,000
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By John Howell
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7/14/17
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Elite Physical Therapy was nominated for the 2017 Readers’ Choice Award for Best Physical Therapy Practice in the state. Elite Physical Therapy becomes the first private Physical Therapy practice …
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7/27/17
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David Ciolfi stepped down this year after serving a seven-year stint as the president of Edgewood South Elmwood/Cranston East Little League. Ciolfi, who has taught local kids baseball and life skills for nearly two decades,
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By Matt Metcalf
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8/10/17
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Barrington Town Manager Jim Cunha said Thursday that the owners of the former Zion Bible College property have apparently canceled their plans to build a retirement community in town.
"It now …
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8/25/17
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Benny’s stores, for 93 years a unique family-owned fixture in Rhode Island, Connecticut and Southeastern Massachusetts retailing, will cease operations at all locations, effective at the close …
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9/8/17
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By PAM SCHIFF The second annual Lt. Jim Pagano Cranston Firefighters' chili cook off held on Saturday, Sept. 23 at the Blue Moon Pub on Park Avenue was a resounding success. The weather was perfect, the guests were treated to top-notch chili and DJ
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By Pam Schiff
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9/27/17
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PORTSMOUTH — A local man was arrested at his home Sunday, Oct. 15, and charged with domestic assault with bodily injury on a person over 60 years old.
James F. Janus, 46, of 63 …
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10/17/17
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EAST PROVIDENCE — When voters go to the polls next Tuesday, Nov. 7, for a special election on proposed changes to City Charter coinciding with East Providence’s switch in governance to a strong …
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By Mike Rego
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11/4/17
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The Johnston and North Providence Firefighters answered an alarm Saturday in many memorable and different ways.
First, 21 members of the Johnston Association of Firefighters Local 1950 banned …
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By Pete Fontaine
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11/24/17
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PORTSMOUTH — The School Committee has unanimously approved a policy that authorizes the continued use of trained drug-sniffing dogs in periodic searches of students’ lockers and …
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By Jim McGaw
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12/14/17
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With a major winter storm bearing down on the region, Colonel Ann C. Assumpico, Superintendent of the Rhode Island State Police and Director of the Department of Public Safety, is encouraging …
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1/4/18
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EAST PROVIDENCE — Through a press release issued Monday evening, Jan. 22, the East Providence Police Department announced the arrest of a suspect in the murder of Dr. Clive Bridgham.
Dr. …
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By Mike Rego
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1/23/18
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In light of the recent horrific school shooting that killed 17 students and adults at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., Johnston’s school administrators, police and elected …
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By Tim Forsberg
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2/22/18
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By ETHAN HARTLEY Warwick schools will no longer budget for a communications consultant as of the newest recommended budget put forth for FY19 by Superintendent Philip Thornton, finance director Anthony Ferrucci reported last Thursday during a budget
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By Ethan Hartley
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4/17/18
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By ETHAN HARTLEY The Warwick School Department is poised to request over $6 million from the City Council this January in the first batch of bond funding following the approval of the $40 million bond by voters earlier this month, as the school building
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By ETHAN HARTLEY
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11/20/18
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