1+ day, 3+ hour ago   (737+ words) What are those Town Council people in Westerly really doing with a proposal to eliminate newspaper legal notices? It seems more of a censorship issue — censoring the public from knowing what they are up to — than some cost-saving move requiring…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago   (580+ words) Marcia Robinson, the daughter of the late Zoe Robinson, is pictured in Narragansett last week. She is a board member of the Zoe Robinson Academy, a school her mother helped found in Liberia prior to her 2024 death. NARRAGANSETT, R.I. — A school…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (669+ words) CHARLESTOWN, R.I.— The Andrea Rizzo Foundation began with a condolence letter. A teacher wrote it in May 2002. Twenty-five years later, the idea inside it funds dance therapy for children with cancer and special needs in hospitals and schools across the country....

1+ day, 10+ hour ago   (370+ words) Cast members from West Bay Community Theater’s upcoming production of “Mamma Mia” perform during a dress rehearsal of the show, which takes place tonight. NORTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. — ABBA is heading to the beach — at least in this weekend’s West…...

2+ day, 4+ hour ago   (370+ words) SOUTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. — The plot of land that once was home to Curtis Corner Middle School in South Kingstown now has a new future after the old school building gets demolished. This week, the South Kingstown Town Council approved a major…...

2+ day, 3+ hour ago   (917+ words) Lifeguard Isabel Bouzaid races to the water during a rescue drill at Narragansett Town Beach on Tuesday afternoon. For local lifeguards, knowing and recognizing the signs of a distressed swimmer, particularly when they are battling heavy, unexpected rip currents, can…...

2+ day, 3+ hour ago   (352+ words) The South Kingstown Town Council has joined a growing trend … The plot of land that once was home to Curtis Corner Middle … NORTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. — Four years on, Camp Lejeune military veterans potentially exposed to poisoning still wait for…...

2+ day, 10+ hour ago   (757+ words) IndependentRI.com — The ‘90s were a special time in rock music with tons of bands from that era having a noticeable influence on many of today’s performers A bunch of them still have their music…...

2+ day, 11+ hour ago   (422+ words) August is National Breastfeeding Month — a time to honor the nurturing connection between parent and child, raise awareness about the health benefits of breastfeeding (also known as chestfeeding), and highlight the support systems that help families thrive. Science continues to…...

3+ day, 4+ hour ago   (787+ words) SOUTH KINGSTOWN – A small detail about the University of Rhode Island rugby club in the 1970s perfectly illustrates that times have changed. Kegs used to line the sidelines. The legal drinking age was 18. As soon as the championship-winning squad’s games ended,…...