Ryan Belmore

The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) announced today an updated schedule for temporary closures of the channel on the Sakonnet River where it passes underneath the old Sakonnet River Bridge in Tiverton and Portsmouth. The closures will now begin on November 13, lasting approximately one month. The initial restrictions were scheduled to being on […]

To the editor: I have introduced a resolution for consideration at tonight’s City Council meeting, asking the City administration to explore the feasibility of expanded recreational offerings in the north part of the City.   The intention of this resolution is to lay the groundwork for improved recreational opportunities and activities, to be ready for […]

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“Providence needs a tax revolt.” I first saw this statement on a sign on Smith Street years ago. It was erected on the property of a good businessman, who had spent almost two decades honorably serving the community of Smith Hill. Years later, he is gone, but the statement remains true. We need a revolt, […]

C-SPAN has spent this last full week of October filming for their popular series “C-SPAN Cities Tour” in Newport. C-SPAN’s Cities Tour has been filming and interviewing local figures at Fort Adams State Park, Eisenhower House, Hammersmith Farm, Rosecliff and Newport Historical Society, according to the tours official Twitter Account. The specially outfitted C-SPAN Local Content […]

Dawn Euer, Newport County’s newest State Senator, and the three women who represent Newport County in the General Assembly will be guests at a forum hosted by the League of Women Voters, Newport County on October 30 in the Program Room of the Newport Public Library from 6:00 to 7:30 pm. Senator Dawn Euer (District […]

The Preservation Society of Newport County is looking for an Associate to support the Human Resources team with full scope HR responsibilities including recruiting, performance management, systems/processes, reporting, compliance and administrative duties. The ideal candidate will be a highly motivated self-starter. The candidate will have the chance to work across departments and interact with members […]

Panelists representing diverse walks of life – including the law enforcement and immigrant communities – will lead a discussion, “Uniting Not Dividing: Exploring the Roots of the Divide Between Police and Communities” at 7 pm on Tuesday, Oct. 24 in the Bazarsky Lecture Hall at Salve Regina University. The panel discussion, one of many Multicultural […]

Mott & Chace Sotheby’s International Realty has announced that 9 Kempton Place in Little Compton has sold for $2,595,000. According to data from the Rhode Island Statewide Multiple Listing Service, this is the second highest sale in Little Compton so far this year. The sellers of this ocean-side home were represented by Cherry Arnold, Sales Associate with Mott […]

Dr. Jon Marcoux, professor of cultural and historic preservation at Salve Regina University, will conduct a ground-penetrating radar demonstration at Tower Hill Cemetery in South Kingstown on Saturday, Oct. 21, from 1 – 3 p.m. Marcoux and representatives from the South County History Center will be on hand to discuss the cemetery’s headstones and Tower […]

Local Scouts were honored at the Narraganset Council, Boy Scouts of America traditional “Gathering of Eagles” event at the Rhode Island State House on Tuesday. The annual event recognized Scouts who have received the Eagle Scout award in the last three years within the Council, with an emphasis on those who received the award this past […]