WOOD RIVER JCT. — On Monday and Wednesdays at 6 p.m., a group of Chariho students, with guidance from middle school science teacher Dan Potts, work in the vegetable garden at the turf farm across the street from the school. Produce from the Kids Grow garden has been donated to local food ban…
PROVIDENCE — Summer gas prices, meet growing inventories.
RICHMOND — Richmond Farm Fresh Market, 5 Kingston Road, will host a Shucking for Toys fundraiser on Saturday, June 29, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
PROVIDENCE — Proposals to gives victims of childhood sexual abuse more time to sue, to compensate people who have been wrongfully imprisoned, and to update the state education system are among dozens of bills being considered by the Rhode Island General Assembly as it enters what is expected…
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — The driver of a pickup truck in a fiery collision on a rural New Hampshire highway that killed seven motorcyclists was charged Monday with seven counts of negligent homicide, and records show he was stopped on suspicion of drunken driving last month and in 2013.
RICHMOND — The Richmond Town Council has approved a project to create a special path behind Richmond Elementary School. Principal Sharon Martin and Luke Longley, an Eagle Scout candidate with Richmond Troop 1, presented the project at the June 18 council meeting.
RICHMOND — Residents are invited to weigh in on updates to the town’s comprehensive community plan at a Planning Board workshop on June 25.
CHERRY HILL, N.J. (AP) — In the year since the U.S. Supreme Court cleared the way for every state to legalize sports betting , a regional divide has opened as states decide whether to expand their gambling options.
Home sales rebounded in May, with Realtors in Westerly area towns reporting 81 transactions, up nearly 25% from the 65 homes sold in May 2018.
PROVIDENCE — The budget bill passed by the House of Representatives on Saturday includes the Opioid Stewardship Act, a program to fund opioid treatment, recovery prevention and education services. The program was introduced earlier in the session in separate legislation (2019-S 0798, 2019-H …
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Jim Taricani, an award-winning TV reporter who exposed corruption and served a federal sentence for refusing to disclose a source, has died. He was 69.
PROVIDENCE — Rhode Island's House of Representatives passed a nearly $10 billion state budget Saturday that would expand the state's pre-kindergarten program and add six new medical marijuana dispensaries.
PROVIDENCE — Rhode Island's House of Representatives will finish voting on a nearly $10 billion state budget on Saturday.
PROVIDENCE — The small Republican delegation in the House of Representatives said Friday that it was submitting several amendments to the proposal 2020 budget.
WESTERLY — Westerly Community Credit Union’s annual WCCU Teacher Grant Program will award $7,500 in grants, in values up to $500, for the upcoming 2019-20 school year. The grants are available to local teachers, administrators, or staff from the Westerly, Chariho, Exeter-West Greenwich, Narr…
PROVIDENCE — Democratic Gov. Gina Raimondo signed a bill Wednesday to preserve federal abortion protections in state law.
RICHMOND — Members of the Town Council voted at a public hearing Tuesday to deny a request from Northeast Solar and Wind Power for zoning ordinance amendments that would permit larger solar facilities as well as the construction of solar canopies.
RICHMOND — Demolition of the front entrance of Richmond Elementary School began Tuesday morning. A new configuration will replace the current driveways and parking areas, separating school buses from the area where parents drop off their children.
HOPKINTON — Following the June 11 defeat of the proposed Fiscal year 2020 budget, the Town Council has adopted an alternative spending plan.
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — A man nicknamed "Bone" was ordered Monday to spend one year in preventive prison as Dominican authorities said they were closing in on the mastermind and motive behind the attempted killing of baseball great David Ortiz, who is recovering at a hospita…
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Lawyers for the families of children and adults killed at Sandy Hook Elementary School disclosed Monday that child pornography was found in electronic files sent to them by conspiracy theorist Infowars host Alex Jones.
PROVIDENCE — Gas prices are continuing a downward trend, with prices four cents lower than a week ago, and the latest decline is attributed to growing gasoline inventories that have helped to provide relief at the pump.
The Pillsbury company is recalling more than 4,600 cases of flour in 10 states after concerns that the product may be contaminated by the potential presence of pathogenic E. coli.
WOOD RIVER JCT. — Chariho is one of 17 high schools chosen by the Rhode Island Department of Education to participate in a new initiative, the XQ+RI Challenge.
EVERETT, Mass. — A $28 million statue of Popeye by the artist Jeff Koons. Luxury, “European-style” water shuttles. Five-star hotel rooms starting at about $650 a night.
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CHARLESTOWN — Having left behind the pressure of a high-powered career as senior vice president at CBS radio in Connecticut, Suzanne McDonald has retired to the home she shares with her husband, Michael, and their two dogs.
When Officer Desiree Peterson responded to a report of a driver slumped over the wheel in her car in Westerly on May 24, she knew there was a chance that fentanyl was involved.
PROVIDENCE — The House Finance Committee, on a 12-3 vote, approved a nearly $9.97 billion state budget on Friday that Speaker Nicholas Mattiello, D-Cranston, called a "pro-business, pro-consumer budget."
HOPKINTON — The Hopkinton Recreation Department has planned a fundraiser and programs for the summer, including sports camps for youth. A tag sale will be held at Crandall Field, 188 Main St., on Saturday, June 22, to raise funds for the Crandall Field Playground Fund. Vendors can reserve sp…
HOPKINTON — In an all-day referendum Tuesday, voters rejected the town’s proposed $26.3 million budget by just four votes. The final count was 114 for the budget and 118 against.
RICHMOND — A local man is facing charges including driving under the influence, after the police said he was stopped last month for traveling more than twice the speed limit along Route 91.
RICHMOND — Richmond voters passed the town’s proposed Fiscal Year 2019-20 budget by a comfortable margin at the Financial Town Meeting Monday at Richmond Elementary School.
PROVIDENCE — Motorists in Rhode Island have been treated to cheaper prices at the pump in the past week, and its a trend that officials said may continue into the summer.
WOOD RIVER JCT. — At the Chariho Senior Awards Night on June 5, the greatest number of students ever, 28, received the Seal of Bilteracy. Twenty-three students were given awards for Spanish and five were given the award for French.
WESTERLY — Watch Hill summer resident Deborah Goodrich Royce, often recognized for her support of the arts and involvement with preservation, cultural and charitable organizations — not to mention her acting career — can now lay claim to another accomplishment: She has just published her fir…
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RICHMOND — Grade four students at Richmond Elementary School celebrated all things Rhode Island on June 5, an annual event that Principal Sharon Martin said the school’s oldest students always look forward to.
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KINGSTON — The 227 Chariho graduates receiving their diplomas at the University of Rhode Island’s Ryan Center on Friday were encouraged to learn two final things: to express gratitude and to become good cooks. There was plenty of gratitude to go around and even a little snack.
HOPKINTON — At the conclusion of a public hearing on June 5, members of the Planning Board were split on what to recommend to the Town Council regarding a large commercial solar energy project at 336 Woodville Road.
WESTERLY — A student recruitment session for the next round of process technology training at Westerly Education Center is scheduled for Monday at 2 p.m.
RICHMOND — Eight graduating Chariho seniors were recognized Thursday at the annual awards breakfast at Richmond Country Club. The event was organized by the Community 2000 Education Foundation.
WOOD RIVER JCT. — Loosely modeled on the "Shark Tank" television show, Chariho’s Incubator program started as a way to keep seniors engaged in their final year and now involves representatives from businesses throughout the Chariho area.
KINGSTON — Researchers at the University of Rhode Island who analyzed Airbnb rental data before and after construction of the Block Island Wind Farm have found that, contrary to some concerns, the turbines have increased tourism on the island.
WOOD RIVER JCT. — The Chariho Class of 2019 valedictorian and salutatorian are following very different career paths, but they share an unwavering focus on achieving their academic and career goals.
WOOD RIVER JCT. — Asked who he would recommend as the subject of this year’s special Chariho senior profile, Principal Craig MacKenzie immediately suggested Sydney Anderson.
