Kara Pisasale won the annual Fourth of July Orange Crate Derby on a drizzly Sunday afternoon. Hay bales and spectators lined Bayview Avenue as racers screamed down the hill in their colorful cars. … more

PROVIDENCE — The Portsmouth High School girls’ varsity track team capped off its stellar system Saturday by taking second place in the state track and field championships at Brown … more

The 243 members of the Barrington High School Class of 2017 walked into the gymnasium on Sunday afternoon, each wearing identical blue graduation gowns with gold piping.  This year marked the … more

PORTSMOUTH — It was only fitting that Jean-Paul Arsenault, a popular Portsmouth High School science teacher and advisor to the student Green Club, spoke to members of the Class of 2017 while … more

Twenty-one times the charge of animal cruelty was read Wednesday morning, once for every rented lot on Richard Medeiros’ 70 acres of woods off American Legion Highway. And 21 times, Mr. … more

EAST PROVIDENCE — Rain the morning of Monday, May 29, did little to dampen the spirit of the annual Riverside Post 10 American Legion Memorial Day Parade. East Providence Post and eastbayri.com … more

EAST PROVIDENCE — Some residents recently have been startled by the perceived surge in the frequency and number of notifications they’ve received from law enforcement about the presence … more

EAST PROVIDENCE — The State Ethics Commission adjudicated against former city councilor Tommy Rose in regard to a complaint filed alleging improper conduct while in office. He was admonished by … more

A Warren man has been charged with hitting a Cranston police officer with his car early Saturday morning. Ralph Delullo, 27, of 20 Hanley Farm Road, was charged with felony assault with a … more

Barrington taxpayers voted overwhelmingly to restore the school district's initial request for a $1.2 million increase at Wednesday night's financial town meeting. A crowd of more than 500 people … more

TIVERTON —Just 321 Tiverton voters, out of a total of 12,809 registered voters in town, cast their ballots during Saturday's 2017 Financial Town Referendum (FTR), to approve a total town and school budget for the next fiscal year (FY-18). Because the budget measure on the ballot, formally titled "Budget Committee's Budget Proposal," was the only budget on the ballot, the 2.5 % of the electors who voted approvingly didn't have much choice. more

EAST PROVIDENCE — A city man has been arrested on murder charges following an alleged domestic violence incident on Warren Avenue Saturday afternoon, May 20. East Providence Police Allen J. … more

EAST PROVIDENCE — The Riverside Middle School theatre troupe presented “Fame JR.” as its spring production for 2017. Performances took place May 11, 12 and 13 in the RMS auditorium. The main … more

EAST PROVIDENCE — Fatima T. Avila, Principal of Martin Middle School, announces the Honor Roll for the 2016-2017 Third Quarter. Honors are as follows: 1st Honors, “Summa Cum Laude” … more

EAST PROVIDENCE — A body was discovered in city Monday, May 15, at the shore in the Bullocks Point section of Riverside. According to East Providence Police Detective Lieutenant Raymond Blinn, … more

LITTLE COMPTON — The Little Compton Town Council last Thursday night voted unanimously to grant entertainment licenses to Carolyn's Sakonnet Vineyard (CSV) for "up to 14 concerts" on deed-restricted land and for "up to 14 [other] entertainment events" (understood to be mainly weddings) this summer on non-deed-restricted land. The council proceedings took all of 17 minutes, before an estimated 130-140 mostly local spectators, who crammed into extra chairs and benches in the Town Hall council chambers, stood along the walls and in the hallway outside. more

Hundreds of Barrington residents turned out to the annual budget hearing on Wednesday night, May 10, including more than a dozen members of the state championship boys' ice hockey team. The recent … more

What happens when a 1950's rock star comes to a small town in Ohio to kiss one of his biggest fans before being drafted into the Army? That's the premise of the classic rock musical comedy ‘Bye Bye … more

What's better than one run through the Hampden Meadows School Tough Tiger adventure race? How about two runs through the course? In fact, more than a handful of boys and girls were so excited … more

EAST PROVIDENCE — In response to neighborhood residents, the East Providence Department of Public Works has announced a traffic restriction for a notable Rumford road.Effective Monday, May 8, … more

EAST PROVIDENCE — Fire Department Chief Oscar Elmasian and City Manager Tim Chapman were joined by representatives of C&S Specialty Inc. Thursday morning, May 4, at Pierce Field in unveiling a … more

EAST PROVIDENCE— A tractor-trailer carrying fuel jackknifed and crashed over the barrier snarling traffic on both sides. State police said that there were no injuries, though ambulances were seen … more

EAST PROVIDENCE — In response to neighborhood residents, the East Providence Department of Public Works has announced a traffic restriction for a notable Rumford road … more

EAST PROVIDENCE — Timothy J. Chapman, the former city solicitor who has been serving as acting manager since the firing of Richard Kirby from the same position in August of last year, had the … more

EAST PROVIDENCE — For the first time in a while, the full council was privy to an updated overview of the progress made on and future plans for the city’s shoreline by the East Providence Waterfront … more