Rogers boys lacrosse shuts out Tiverton 14-0 at Braga Park
McCombe scores four to lead a balanced Vikings attack in a runaway home win
Rogers softball routs Middletown 17-3 behind Leys’ arm and bat
Vikings erupt for nine runs in the fourth to end it early and improve to 11-1
Pastrnak scores 9:14 into OT and Bruins avoid elimination with 2-1 win over Sabres
Elias Lindholm scored midway though the second period, and the Boston Bruins and Buffalo Sabres are tied at 1 entering overtime of Game 5 of their first-round playoff series on Tuesday night.
Trey Yesavage has a sharp season debut as Blue Jays beat Red Sox 3-0
Trey Yesavage pitched into the sixth inning in a sharp season debut, Kazuma Okamoto drove in two runs and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Boston Red Sox 3-0 on Tuesday night.
Joel Embiid scores 33 as 76ers beat Celtics 113-97 in Game 5 to keep their season alive
Joel Embiid scored 33 points, Tyrese Maxey had 25 points and 10 rebounds, and the Philadelphia 76ers avoided elimination, beating the Boston Celtics 113-97 in Game 5 of their first-round playoff series on Tuesday night.
General Assembly passes Jamestown senior property tax relief bill
Legislation sponsored by Sen. Dawn Euer and Rep. Alex Finkelman extends the town’s existing tax break to seniors earning up to 240% of the federal poverty guideline
Newport Classical to close Chamber Series with pianist James Zijian Wei and a flute-piano duo
Wei, the 2024 Cleveland International Piano Competition winner, performs May 8, followed by flutist Amir Hoshang Farsi and pianist Mika Sasaki on June 5
Carson bill would create state fund for Newport Hospital birthing center, with strings attached
The Newport Democrat’s legislation would split the $4.9 million Brown Health says it needs to keep the Noreen Stonor Drexel Birthing Center open three ways — among the state, Brown Health and philanthropic donors — and condition the money on staffing, transparency and community oversight
Gerry Goldstein: These ‘smiths’ worked the forge of language
An impending holiday encourages us to celebrate “the weavers of words:” It’s “National Wordsmith Day,” happening May 3.
Students injured in Brown University shooting sue school, alleging security failures
Three students who were injured in the December campus shooting at Brown University are each suing the Ivy League school, alleging it ignored prior warnings about the shooter and did not provide adequate security that could have prevented the tragedy.
Newport Vineyards to open Farm & Barrel Bistro on May 8
The Middletown winery’s new farm-to-table restaurant will offer lunch, dinner and Sunday brunch, with executive chef Kyle Johnson leading the kitchen
Jamestown Arts Center to host third annual Mark S. Weil lecture on Gauguin’s influence
Washington University professor Elizabeth C. Childs will speak May 3 on the Post-Impressionist’s reach from Matisse to contemporary Pacific Islander artists
Tom Petty tribute band The Breakers to play Newport’s JPT in October
Tickets for the Oct. 9 show at the Jane Pickens go on sale Friday, May 1
Sen. Dawn Euer launches reelection bid for Newport, Jamestown Senate seat
The Newport Democrat, lead sponsor of the 2021 Act on Climate, was recently ranked the second most effective Senate Democrat in a Center for Effective Lawmaking analysis of the 2023-2024 session
Newport Contemporary Ballet to premiere ‘The Tempest’ in Providence next month
The world-premiere production by choreographer Joshua L. Peugh runs May 14-16 at the WaterFire Arts Center, with an opening-night talk on the play’s colonial themes
Comic – Sour Grapes: Breeze
Sour Grapes is a comic about “Aesop”, a miserable flying dog and his odd friends, all living in a problematic and troubled world.
Newport School Committee to review superintendent applications
Newport’s School Committee will begin reviewing applications for an interim school superintendent on Wednesday to replace Colleen Burns Jermain, who announced in October that she will be leaving at the end of the school year.
A student’s perspective: ‘the sophomore slump’
Students often put pressure on themselves to excel academically, to achieve personal goals, but sometimes to impress others.
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