Enjoy spectacular westerly water views of the Providence River from the historic Henry Metcalf house, built circa 1875. Located in the much-desired Alfred Drown neighborhood, this completely updated …
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4/3/17
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EAST PROVIDENCE — As its annual spring production for 2017, the East Providence High School Theater troupe performed the musical, "The Wiz," over the weekend at the Elmasian Auditorium.
The …
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Photos by Tim Marshall
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4/3/17
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A patriotic image depicting soldiers saluting the Statue of Liberty will serve as the symbol of this year’s Bristol Fourth of July celebration.
Forest Rodriguez, a 14-year-old freshman at …
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By Patrick Luce
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4/2/17
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A Bristol girl is on her way to Los Angeles to compete for baseball glory.
Quinn Faria, of Bristol, a fifth-grader at Moses Brown School, has been selected to participate in Major League …
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4/2/17
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EAST PROVIDENCE — The East Providence High School boys' volleyball team and second-year head coach Dan Cabral opened up their 2017 schedule Thursday night, March 30, by hosting Tolman in the annual …
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Photos by Rich Dionne
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4/2/17
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The Bristol Police Department responded to the following calls between March 20 and March 26:
Monday, March 20
Officers responded to reports of two scam attempts, one involving IRS fraud, which …
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4/2/17
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PORTSMOUTH — Pedal-powered rail bikes will begin exploring six miles of Portsmouth’s west shoreline between Melville and the Sakonnet River on Saturday, April 8.
That’s when …
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4/1/17
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The owner of a Westport so-called farm and 26 tenants that rent out space on the property have been indicted on multiple charges of animal cruelty, making it the largest investigation of its kind in New …
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4/1/17
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Eleven-plus miles, three hours, pub-to-pub and back again — and it’s a tie!
“Old bull” Chuck Copley of Little Compton and “young bull” Mike Jupin of Westport strode past the Westport …
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By Bruce Burdett
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4/1/17
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Ricky Joseph Samson, 57, of Mobile, Alabama, and formerly of Warren and Bristol, died Sunday, March 12, 2017 in Alabama. He was the son of the late A. Paul and Luise (Iasiello) Samson.
Ricky was a …
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4/1/17
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A Middletown man whose property abuts a proposed solar farm off Jepson Lane told the Zoning Board of Review Thursday that the project doesn’t belong in a residential neighborhood.
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By Jim McGaw
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4/1/17
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A giant ogre, a faithful donkey, a beautiful princess and an assortment of well-known fairy tale characters will sing and dance their way across the Kickemuit Middle School stage this weekend.
The …
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3/31/17
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EAST PROVIDENCE — Silver Spring Elementary School nurse Maria Fazioli is the state finalist for the Children’s Advil, Children’s Robitussin and Children’s Dimetapp national “America’s …
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By Mike Rego
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3/31/17
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PROVIDENCE - The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) today announced that it is postponing the planned closure of the Pawtucket Avenue Bridge over I-195 in East Providence because of …
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3/31/17
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Bristol Warren Regional School District leaders must wonder why they bother trying. When they ask for the moon, they get cut. When they don't, they get cut. Watching these Bristol Warren Joint …
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3/31/17
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Tuesday, March 21
Carlos M. Villanueva, 26, of Fall River, was arrested on a 2nd District Court bench warrant at 10:56 a.m. on Main Road.
Justin Turner, 31, of 1 Mill St. (Bourne Mill), …
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3/31/17
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PORTSMOUTH — The top boys high school basketball players from public and private school around the state converged at Portsmouth High School Wednesday night for the second annual Higher …
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3/31/17
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What to do when you have a day job, and a night job, and you discover that something you have a talent for also happens to fill a much-needed niche market? If you are Bristol residents Sandra Dugan …
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By Christy Nadalin
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3/30/17
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Students in Bristol Warren are free to assert whichever gender they identity with, dress how the please within the parameters of the school district dress code, play sports with teammates of the same …
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By Patrick Luce
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3/30/17
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Thorsteinn Gislason, of 15 Fesser Ave., Bristol, passed away on Feb. 24 at Newport Hospital. He was the husband of Marianne Becker Gislason, to whom he had been married for more than 40 years.
Mr. …
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3/30/17
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The proposed municipal budget is calling for reductions in the amount of money the town spends for temporary and part-time help in the recreation department and at the senior center.
The proposal …
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By Josh Bickford
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3/30/17
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The owner of a $300,000 home in Warren would likely pay an additional $210 in taxes this coming year, under a preliminary budget plan approved by the Warren Town Council this week.
The council’s …
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By Ted Hayes
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3/30/17
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Barrington police were presented with four new cases of bank fraud and identity theft recently.
On Saturday, March 25, a Richmond Avenue resident contacted police after her credit card company …
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3/30/17
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This time last year, Taressa Brownell was lost.
The Mt. Hope High School junior was failing many of her classes. She seldom went to class. And though she had always dreamed of owning her own …
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By Ted Hayes
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3/29/17
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A decision to eliminate the three house leader positions at Portsmouth Middle School starting next year was criticized by several people at Tuesday’s School Committee meeting.
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By Jim McGaw
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3/29/17
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