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Bridge tolls pitched, not a hit

Business owners fear tolls would put people out of business

It was a tough sell to the 50 or so residents who rely on bridges for their daily commute, but on Monday night those who want to re-instate tolls on the Mt. Hope Bridge and initiate tolls on the new Sakonnet River Bridge gave their pitch.

Challengers get T-shirt

Not only are the Portsmouth Challenger baseball players taking the field in the Little League World Series this summer, they’ve now got their own T-shirt.

Racing boat flips in Bristol Harbor

None injured, boat towed to safety.

A high-performance racing boat overturned in the choppy waters of Bristol Harbor at around 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday.

Unified hoops takes second in state

Mt. Hope edges out Barrington, yields to Central Falls in state finals

Volunteer, for-hire charter boat inspections catching on

Inspections target commercial vessels such as charter fishing boats.

Two straight for Mar Mostro, mega-mast in place

Portsmouth-built Mar Mostro crosses Miami finish line first.

‘We came home to our music’

New Video

Husband-and-wife folk music duo Atwater-Donnelly — now living in the East Bay — delves into the roots of cultural history.

UPDATED: Gorham retires as teacher, tenure as EPHS football coach in doubt

City native, long-time teacher and coach makes emotional announcement

Bills would help allergic kids

If passed, bills would require contracted bus drivers to train in use of epi pen

Jennifer Reynolds Lial's daughter Parker, 7, a student at the Hugh Cole School in Warren, suffers from a peanut allergy. Last year, Mrs. Lial was speaking with another Hugh Cole parent whose daughter has the same allergy, and learned that contracted bus drivers — like those in the Bristol Warren Regional School District, which contracts with First Student for busing services — are not required to be trained in the use and administration of epinephrine.

Union 'cash mob' descends on Imagine

The teachers, all members of the NEARI (National Education Association, Rhode Island chapter), Rhode Island Federation of Teachers and Health Professionals, and other unions, were part of a "cash mob" that descended on several area businesses. It's all part of a statewide union campaign designed to encourage union members to support local business.