“Lore” creator Aaron Mahnke to speak at Rosecliff on Rhode Island’s vampire panic
The Oct. 15 lecture covers the 1892 exhumation of Mercy Brown in Exeter; costumes welcome, prop weapons are not
Maritime experts travel to Nantucket to investigate shipwreck remains exposed by nor’easter
A maritime expert planned to visit a Nantucket beach Monday to inspect weathered wooden beams exposed by the weekend’s powerful nor’easter, possibly the remnants of a 19th-century shipwreck buried beneath the island’s southern shore.
New exhibit at the Vernon House explores the life of Cato Vernon, a Black Revolutionary War soldier who lived there
“The Cato Vernon Freedom Library” opens Oct. 3 and runs seven weeks, free, with talks, sewing circles and performances throughout
Rookie Payton Tolle will start the AL Wild Card Series opener for the Red Sox
Tolle was 9-6 with a 3.03 ERA in 26 starts, striking out 171 in 148 2/3 innings.
What Sold: A look at 18 homes that changed hands last week in Newport County (Sept. 21 – 25)
The Newport County market is still moving, but the pace and predictability is changing.
Jamestown Verrazzano Bridge work moves to daytime for a week starting Oct. 5
One lane will be open eastbound from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. through Oct. 9; night work resumes Oct. 13
Broadway Street Fair returns Oct. 10
Six blocks from Equality Park to Washington Square, noon to 6 p.m., free; vendor registration is already full
Rhode Island seeing elevated rabies activity this year, mostly in raccoons and bats
The state health department says its round-the-clock exposure assessment program spares 1,800 to 2,300 people a year from unnecessary treatment that runs $11,000 to $14,000 a course
Gerry Goldstein: Travels to an empire, with a duck
Netflix is casting a $2 million Monopoly game show. One contestant comes to mind.
Portsmouth sets winter community electricity rates below Rhode Island Energy’s
The default rate of 16.929 cents per kilowatt-hour runs from the November meter read through May; current participants don’t need to do anything
Powerful nor’easter floods Northeast again, causing problems from New Jersey to New England
Residents of coastal communities in the Northeast slogged through floodwaters for a second day as a powerful nor’easter pummeled the shoreline Sunday, knocking out power to tens of thousands of homes.
Your Newport County weather forecast: 7 days on land and sea
Updated throughout the day with the latest from NOAA’s National Weather Service
Lawrence throws 3 TD passes as Jaguars rout Patriots and raise more questions about Maye
Jacksonville Jaguars coach Liam Coen spent all week telling his players that what mattered most was how they responded.
Sergi Solans scores 2 goals, RSL beats Revolution 3-0 to snap 13-game winless skid
The Revolution (14-9-4), who had their three-game win streak snapped, had 62% possession and outshot RSL 14-9.
A persistent nor’easter batters US Northeast, causing coastal flooding, outages and at least 1 death
A slow-moving, powerful storm crept along the coast of the U.S. Northeast on Saturday, producing high winds that caused power outages while whipping up big waves and heavy rains that created dangerous conditions.
NC A&T gets first win behind defense, freshman kicker, beating Rhode Island 22-18
Kevin White had a short touchdown run and the defense turned one of four turnovers into a touchdown as North Carolina A&T upset Rhode Island 22-18 on Saturday night for its first win of the season.
Rogers shuts out EWG/Prout 30-0 at Toppa Field
Brayden Ward ran for 126 yards and Jay Northup returned a fumble 45 yards for a score
Miramar and the Bailey’s Beach clubhouse honored at Doris Duke Preservation Awards
The 20th annual awards, held at Rough Point on Sept. 11, drew record proceeds for the Newport Restoration Foundation
Nor’easter brings wind restrictions to the bridges, ferry cancellations and coastal flooding risk
Level I restrictions took effect at 5:55 a.m. on the Pell, Mount Hope and Jamestown Verrazzano bridges; Block Island ferry service was cancelled Friday and disruptions were expected to continue
On This Day – September 26, 1983: Australia II Wins America’s Cup in Newport
Australia II came from behind to prevail 4 races to 3 to win the America’s Cup, ending the longest winning streak in sporting history and ending U.S. domination of the racing series.
Red Sox beat Cubs 2-0 to sweep doubleheader after setting Wild Card Series matchup with Yankees
Boston will play its Wild Card Series for the second year in a row at the New York Yankees, who won last season’s best-of-three matchup 2-1. It will be the seventh Red Sox-Yankees postseason series.