Three more warrants will be decided at the financial town meeting after bond requests were submitted by Jenna Craig, Paul Sprague and Kristan Peter-Hamlin. All three warrants seek money to support ...

Howie Tighe, third from left, is sworn in as fire chief last Thursday at the volunteer department’s annual meeting. Tighe was voted to replace Jim Bryer, who served 18 years as chief. His deputies for ...

A pregnant skate and comb jellies are among the underwater denizens of Rhode Island that have taken temporary residence on land at Beavertail State Park. The Beavertail Aquarium opened for the season ...

Visitors to the heart of Jamestown at East Ferry Wharf will see changes this summer as new owners have moved into the restaurant and a club next door is allowing its members to cruise Narragansett Bay ...

The town council approved a recommendation Monday from administration to raise fees for its legal team in the new year. The town solicitors, led by attorney Peter Ruggiero, were given increases to ...

Of course not. Do these special voters (above} want to put up with a raucous, confused meeting that finally, mercifully concludes at 11 p.m.? Of course not. Is there a provision for absentee voting?

Evan and Renee Rocha look through the gift baskets before they were raffled off Saturday during St. Matthew’s summer fair. The Episcopalian event featured lunch and raffles with a bazaar that offered ...

The Rev. Lou Midura sits at his desk Tuesday at St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church. The Massachusetts native and former homebuilder was hired in November after moving to Rhode Island to be closer to his ...

Looking Upwards, the nonprofit agency in Middletown that operates the Out of the Box Studio, is hosting a “construction kickoff” event for its $5.1 million project at 10 a.m. Monday, Jan. 22, at 2 ...

I am not sure how many residents will speak up about the new budget of some $30.8 million, but I do hope somebody will try to find some cuts in the figure. It seems Santa Claus visited the council ...

A view of the updated library from the circulation desk following the $4.6 million renovation and expansion. The library’s director, Lisa Sheley, is anticipating reopening Tuesday, Feb. 20. That date ...

The E-ZPass walk-in center at the Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority will now be open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mondays through Fridays. “We’ve extended our hours to give customers more ...