A 4.5-mile path along Burma Road is the first piece of a long-sought Aquidneck Island rail trail
Engineering firms have been hired to design a shared-use path beside the active Newport Secondary tracks from Melville to Access Road. Two public input events are set for Oct. 27 and Nov. 1
Raytheon’s Portsmouth operation lands Navy research contract for radar upgrades, with work running through 2031
The Office of Naval Research award covers software that would let shipboard radars spot smaller objects farther away; the company did not disclose the contract’s value
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Home of the Week: A private backyard retreat meets beautifully renovated living in Tiverton
Take a look inside 40 Lazywood Lane, where a fully renovated home, finished walkout lower level, and backyard complete with a pool, cabana, and outdoor kitchen make this property worth a closer look.
Drake Maye accounts for 5 TDs as Patriots roll past Raiders 45-17
Maye threw four touchdown passes and ran for another score, helping the Patriots pull away in the second half of a 45-17 victory on Sunday.
Comic – Sour Grapes: Rainbow
Sour Grapes is a comic about “Aesop”, a miserable flying dog and his odd friends, all living in a problematic and troubled world.
Fraser Minten has a goal and two assists as Bruins roll past winless Flyers 5-1
Fraser Minten had a goal and two assists, Pavel Zacha scored his first goal of the season and the Boston Bruins beat the struggling Philadelphia Flyers 5-1 on Saturday.
Davies tops Middletown 22-6 on Islanders’ homecoming night at Gaudet Field
Sam Waterman scored twice and freshman Rocco Gentilella carried the Patriots’ ground game; Kyle Keefe threw for about 150 yards and found Vincent Cavalieri for Middletown’s only touchdown
Warren seafood company recalls clams harvested from a rain-closed area
Rhode Island Seafood Company’s Sept. 22 harvest went to Tony’s Seafood in Warren and on to Massachusetts and Connecticut. No illnesses have been reported
Aquidneck Community Table and Crisis Intervention Teams of R.I. each win $65,000 from the Rhode Island Foundation
The grants fund a year-round food hub on the Middletown-Newport line and crisis intervention training for police departments across Newport County
Yacht crews to paddle fiberglass pumpkins at Newport Shipyard on Oct. 16, with proceeds going to Sail Newport
The 14-year-old Pumpkin Regatta raised more than $7,500 last year. Paddlers and spectators pay $25, and there’s a silent auction
On the Market: A busy fall weekend, 60 open houses and plenty of opportunity across Newport County (Oct. 10 – 11)
Accounting for properties advertised more than once, there are 49 distinct street addresses to explore, including 27 properties listed under the $1 million threshold.
Pastrnak scores 2 goals, adds 2 assists in the Bruins’ 6-1 rout of the Mammoth
David Pastrnak scored his first two goals of the season and added two assists as the Boston Bruins routed the Utah Mammoth 6-1 in Thursday night.
NOAA’s Atlantic fleet command moves to Newport in January; Reed tours $147M complex at Naval Station
The Marine Operations Center–Atlantic is relocating from Norfolk, Virginia, bringing dozens of shoreside jobs and a fourth research vessel to Narragansett Bay