Tropical Storm Andrea Expected to Bring Downpours, Flood Watch Issued
The first tropical system of the hurricane season is headed toward Southern New England. Tropical Storm Andrea is expected to make landfall in Florida Thursday evening before speeding up the coast to...
View ArticleLawmakers 'Hopeful' New Bill is Key to Blocking Tolls
With just three weeks and three days left in the legislative session, East Bay lawmakers said a bill introduced on Wendesday is key to blocking tolls on the Sakonnet River Bridge. One year in the...
View Article400 Sq. Ft. Trash Pile Found in Newport Harbor
A pile of trash measuring some 400 sq. ft. was recently discovered in Newport Harbor, WPRI Channel 12 reported. The television station quoted Newport Harbor Hotel Dockmaster Mark Holden as saying the...
View ArticleOpen Houses In Middletown This Week
Check back each Friday for weekend open houses in Middletown.
View ArticleThe Week in RI: Medical Marijuana, Gangs in Cranston
Saturday, June 1 State Approves License for Portsmouth Medical Marijuana Dispensary Portsmouth's Greenleaf Compassionate Care in Portsmouth will start selling medical marijuana on Saturday, after...
View ArticleFeatured Home: 27 Continental Drive
If you're a local real estate agent and would like one of your listings featured here, email Editor Joe Hutnak at joseph.hutnak@patch.com Address: 27 Continental Drive MLS# 1042901 Price: $650,000...
View ArticleThings You Should Leave Off Your Resume
Provided by AOLJobs.com. By Leslie Anglesey for Brazen Life Your resume may only be a single page, but it's a potential minefield when it comes to your career. On one hand, you want enough information...
View ArticleMiddletown Beaches Closed Saturday
Sachuest Beach and Third Beach in Middletown will be closed Saturday June 8, due to flooding on Sachuest Point Road. No lifeguards are on duty. The beaches are expected to be open and season passes...
View ArticleWrite a Blog, Post to Middletown Patch Yourself
Blog on Middletown Patch. And post your own events and announcements. It's really easy. Keep this article handy each time there is something you'd like to share with Barrington. To blog: Simply click...
View ArticlePortsmouth Rifle Shooter Scores $300K Scholarship for West Point
Funding a college education is no easy task, but for Portsmouth marks-woman Libby Mostert, it was as simple as shooting a rifle. Mostert, 18, who graduated Friday evening from Portsmouth High School,...
View ArticleWind Energy Leases Up for Auction in July
An area of about 165,000 acres off the Newport coast could soon be home to wind turbines, after the federal Department of Interior announced on June 4 that it will offer leases on the area in an...
View ArticleWhere to Pick-Your-Own Strawberries in Middletown
Strawberry season has begun! Despite the rain, strawberry season has started at several local farms. Strawberries are available for picking at the following farms near Portsmouth (please call ahead...
View ArticleBoat Fire Seen From Miles, Deemed 'Suspicious'
Portsmouth firefighters battled a boat fire Sunday evening in the area of Cedar and Marine Avenues. No injuries were reported. Firefighters were called at 6:01 p.m. to an “outside fire." When crews...
View ArticleMore Heavy Rain on Deck For Next Two Days
The National Weather Service in Taunton has issued a flood watch for Middletown and much of the Southern New England area starting tonight and lasting through Tuesday evening.Rainfall will become...
View ArticleAmy [Tasker] Anderson, 87: Bookkeeper at the Newport Naval Base
Amy (Tasker) Anderson, 87, of Bayview Park, Middletown, formerly of Squantum Drive, Middletown, died on Friday, June 7, 2013 at Newport Hospital. She was the wife of the late George Edward Anderson....
View ArticlePublic Hearings Scheduled for Proposed Charter School
The Rhode Island Department of Education announced it will hold two public hearings on the proposed Newport County STEAM charter school. The purpose of these hearings is to invite comment from the...
View ArticleMiddletown Student Soars on Wings of Dad's Dream
A Middletown fifth-grader and student pilot is earning his wings as a pilot after an injury kept his dad from the cockpit. Alex Bowley, who's logging hours under the tutelage of Graham Smith, was...
View ArticleMiddletown Beaches Closed Today
Sachuest Beach and Third Beach in Middletown will be closed Tuesday, June 11 due to flooding on Sachuest Point Road. No lifeguards are on duty.
View ArticleMorelli Family Launches Foundation to Support Transplant Patients
Last March, John Morelli underwent double transplant surgery, receiving a heart and liver during an 18-hour procedure at Massachusetts General Hospital. Preparing for the surgery and then recovering...
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