23rd annual Polar Plunge returns to Easton’s Beach on New Year’s Day
Hundreds are expected to take to the Atlantic at noon Jan. 1 to raise money for A Wish Come True, which grants wishes to children facing life-threatening illnesses
Housing bond money has gone into Newport Heights and a Jamestown conversion, report says — as a new bond goes to voters Tuesday
HousingWorks RI, which supports the ballot question, says five voter-approved bonds since 2006 have helped build or preserve about 5,600 homes in 33 of Rhode Island’s 39 cities and towns
Newport Gulls bring youth winter clinics back to Aquidneck Island, with a Portsmouth native coaching
Four Sunday sessions in December and January at the new Aquidneck Island Sports facility in Portsmouth, where John Mass will coach in his hometown for a second year
Letter: Domestic violence affects more people than we realize
A Women’s Resource Center board member says the organization served more than 1,100 survivors last year, and that abuse often takes forms that aren’t physical
RI unemployment at a near three-year low — but only because the workforce keeps shrinking
Rhode Island’s labor force participation has fallen for nine straight quarters, faster than New England or the nation, according to a new briefing from Bryant University and RIPEC
Jayson Tatum hits a buzzer-beating jumper in OT to give the Celtics a 125-124 win over the Nets
Jayson Tatum buried a 17-foot jumper at the overtime buzzer to cap a 40-point night, and the Boston Celtics beat the Brooklyn Nets 125-124 on Tuesday night for their third straight victory.
Aho’s late goal helps Kochetkov improve to 8-0-0 as Hurricanes beat Bruins 2-1
Sebastian Aho’s third-period goal gave the Carolina Hurricanes a 2-1 win over the Boston Bruins in a matchup of early leaders in the Eastern Conference on Tuesday night.
Return of the lame-duck session with RI General Assembly set to reconvene after November election
Supreme Court appointment requires advice and consent from both Senate and House; candidates for eight other judicial vacancies in the wings
Greater Newport Career Fair set for Nov. 5 at Innovate Newport
Twenty-seven employers, from General Dynamics Electric Boat and Saint-Gobain to the city of Newport and several health care providers, will meet job seekers from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Your Newport County weather forecast: 7 days on land and sea
Updated throughout the day with the latest from NOAA’s National Weather Service
Letter: Steph Smyth is “good people”
After 20 years in and around politics, a Rhode Island writer says the candidates worth remembering are the ones who pick problem solving over putting on a performance
Op-Ed: On candidate questionnaires and responsible journalism
At-large candidate Elizabeth Cullen says she declined to answer most of a local outlet’s questionnaire, and raises concerns — based on other candidates’ accounts — that women were asked different questions than men
Comic – Sour Grapes: Voice
Sour Grapes is a comic about “Aesop”, a miserable flying dog and his odd friends, all living in a problematic and troubled world.