R.I. Supreme Court rules Newport, Cumberland not required to reimburse DCYF for general education costs of children in residential placements
Court finds General Assembly intended to eliminate general-education reimbursement when it amended statute in 2001; chief justice dissents
Panel of R.I. preservation leaders to discuss ‘America 250 and Beyond’ at Rosecliff
Six experts in Rhode Island history and historic preservation will explore the state’s outsized role in the nation’s 250th anniversary celebrations
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Home of the Week: Thoughtful design and elevated living at 2269 East Main Road, Portsmouth
Tucked just off East Main Road along a quiet, tree-lined drive, 2269 East Main Road in Portsmouth offers the best of both worlds: space and convenience in one of Rhode Island’s most treasured coastal communities.
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Rhode Island economy sends mixed signals to close out 2025, new report finds
Employment rebounds and unemployment falls, but in-state jobs and sales tax receipts decline as labor force participation remains flat
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Portsmouth Democratic Party elects Payero as new chair after Katzman’s 18-year tenure
Town councilor and community leader takes helm of local Democratic committee
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7-Day Weather forecast for Newport County
Here’s what’s on tap for weather this week and weekend.
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Snow Report: Mountain Conditions at New England Ski Resorts
A look at how much snow has fallen and how conditions are at ski resorts across New England.
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Patriots and Seahawks kick off Super Bowl festivities with a quieter, calmer, tamer Opening Night
The media frenzy that kicks off the week’s festivities on Monday night was smaller, quieter and far less outrageous than recent years.
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Tragedy off America’s oldest seaport claims 7 lives as fishing boat sinks in frigid waters
The seven victims of a marine disaster that devastated a storied Massachusetts fishing town included a fifth-generation fisherman, a young federal fisheries observer and a father-and-son crew duo. All died when their fishing boat, the Lily Jean, sank in waters off America’s oldest seaport.
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Comic – Sour Grapes: Half
Sour Grapes is a comic about “Aesop”, a miserable flying dog and his odd friends, all living in a problematic and troubled world.
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