RIDOT Wants Your Comments Regarding Tolls
The Town of Middletown received a notice from the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) dated Friday, Jan. 4, concerning the proposed transfer of the Sakonnet River Bridge from RIDOT to the...
View ArticleEarly Bird Newport Folk Festival Tickets Available Today
Yes, it’s already time to start thinking about scoring some Newport Folk Festival tickets. Successfully nabbing tickets has proven to be more difficult in recent years, thanks to skyrocketing ticket...
View ArticleMPD Make Four Possession of Marijuana Arrests
Traffic Stop Leads to Two Marijuana Arrests On Jan. 3 around 9 p.m., police pulled over a Toyota Camry at the intersection of Coddington Highway and West Main Road because there items such as a...
View ArticleFather, Son Allegedly Steal Handguns, $25K in Jewelry
A father and son were arrested recently after allegedly stealing handguns and $25,000 worth of jewelry from a Portsmouth residence. David Welch, 41, of Bristol, and his son, Justin Welch, of...
View ArticleWhat Street in Middletown has the Biggest Speeding Problem?
It's been an ongoing issue in Middletown for several years. Drivers speed through town on many streets. The issue has also been brought up after a fatal crash on West Main Road. Many people have...
View ArticleEarly Bird Folk Festival Tickets Sell Out in Less Than 20 Minutes
Newport Folk Festival hopefuls flooded Ticketmaster to claim $159 pre-sale tickets for three days of music at Fort Adams. Many, if not most, were shut out. Early Bird tickets, which could only be...
View ArticleRhode Island Woman Appears on 'The Bachelor'
Lauren Marchetti is a Cranston native, graduate of Cranston High School West and a former Patriots cheerleader. More recently, she was a host for GoLocalProv's GoLocalTV broadcast in 2011 and 2012....
View ArticleObituaries: Champlin, Kivlehan, Mihalick
To read the full obiturary, click on the link to be directed to the funeral home. Beverly Champlin, 77, of Middletown died Thursday, Jan. 3, at home. Beverly worked at the former Savings Bank of...
View ArticleRecord Growth Powers Schedule and Program Expansion at the Newport Mansions
After completing 2012 with the best attendance in a decade, The Preservation Society of Newport County announced a number of enhanced offerings for 2013, including plans to open more of the Newport...
View ArticleRI Woman's 'Bachelor' Stint Ends after One Episode
Cranston West grad and former Patriots Cheerleader Lauren Marchetti, 27, didn't get a rose Monday night when she appeared as one of 26 contestants on ABC's "The Bachelor." Marchetti told 'bachelor'...
View ArticlePost Tells Portsmouth Navy SEAL's Heartbreaking Story of PTSD
Robert Bryan Guzzo Jr., 33, was a beloved father, son, Navy SEAL, Portsmouth High School football star and "a ham for the camera," according to a story by The Washington Post's online TV show The Fold....
View ArticlePolice Arrest Two Friends at Bar, One Allegedly Spits On and Bites Officers
A night out for two friends did not end up as they probably expected - both in jail.On Friday, Jan. 3., around 8:13 p.m., the bartender at KJs Pub called the Middletown Police Department to complain...
View ArticleIs the iPhone 5 One of the Worst Smartphones?
A recent issue of Consumer Reports that ranked the top smartphones in the U.S. placed the iPhone 5 behind its rivals among many carriers and it didn't even crack the top three for Verizon. Business...
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