City & Government

The Town of Jamestown has announced that they are accepting sealed bids for fourteen vehicles, pieces of equipment that are have been identified as surplus. Items are being sold as-is and are currently located at the Jamestown Transfer Station. The list of equipment includes a 2005 GMC C7500,1984 #1 Engine and Pump, 1998 GMC 6500 […]

The Portsmouth Police Department announced today in a press release the establishment of a new Motorcycle Unit. The Announcement Colonel Thomas F. Lee, Chief of Police, would like to announce the establishment of our new Motorcycle Unit. The Motorcycle Unit is a new unit of the Patrol Division. The motor officers will be patrolling just […]

Govenor Gina Raimondo has signed legislation introduced by House Majority Whip John G. Edwards (D-Dist. 70, Portsmouth, Tiverton) and Sen. Louis P. DiPalma (D-Dist. 12, Middletown, Newport, Tiverton, Little Compton) to redefine “toll violators” and “toll evaders.” The law (2019-H 5874, 2019-S 0781A) reduces the number of infractions for a person to be considered a “toll […]

First Coast Guard District response crews, from Maine to the Jersey shore, responded to 31 separate reports of unmanned and adrift paddlecraft during July 4 weekend, according to a U.S. Coast Guard bulletin. Sector Northern New England crews responded to eight cases; six of the cases were suspended due to lack of information and two were resolved […]

An 18-year-old man was rushed to the hospital after being shot with a pellet gun and stabbed near Festival Field around 7 pm on Friday evening, according to multiple reports. The suspect, J-Sean Murphy, has been arrested and is being charged with felony assault. More On This: Police: Man, 18, shot with pellet gun, stabbed […]

Rep. John G. Edwards (D-Dist. 70, Portsmouth, Tiverton) and Rep. Dennis M. Canario (D-Dist. 71, Portsmouth, Tiverton, Little Compton) have called upon the Rhode Island Department of Transportation to remove a barrier that has been erected on Nanaquaket Road in Tiverton that blocks access to an inlet of Narragansett Bay. “This is just shameful that […]

The Newport Police Department has provided the following press release regarding upcoming road construction. On Monday, July 8, 2019, The Town of Middletown and its contractor C. Brito Construction Utility will begin repairs to the town’s sewer main. The Town of Middletown’s sewer main from the Wave Ave pump station runs the length of Memorial […]

With the approach of the Fourth of July bringing warmer, sunnier weather, boats will soon be dotting Narragansett Bay and other Rhode Island waterways. The Department of Environmental Management (DEM) and US Coast Guard urge boaters to be responsible and not operate their boats under the influence of alcohol or drugs. The agencies are announcing […]

Gov. Gina Raimondo has signed legislation introduced by Rep. Mia Ackerman (D-Dist. 45, Cumberland, Lincoln) and Sen. William J. Conley Jr. (D-Dist. 18, East Providence, Pawtucket) that protects the rights of customers to pay for things in cash. “More and more retailers are shifting to cashless transactions in other parts of the country for various […]

Today The Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority (RITBA) celebrated the 50th Anniversary of the Newport Pell Bridge, officially opening to traffic exactly fifty years ago on June 28th 1969. The Newport Bridge is an 11,250-foot-long water crossing of the East Passage of Narragansett Bay and remains the longest suspension bridge in New England. This ionic bridge has played […]

via RI General Assembly The state budget bill approved by the General Assembly today will shift more funding from the hotel tax toward the state’s regional tourism districts. Rep. Lauren H. Carson of Newport, who introduced similar legislation (2019-H 5950) earlier this session, said she is pleased that the budget bill provides more equitable distribution […]

Newport City Council met for approximately three hours and twenty minutes last night. Here’s a quick recap. An entertainment license location expansion for Gurney’s Newport Resort & Marina and an entertainment license hour expansion for @ The Deck were the items that took up the most time, and also saw the most people speak up. […]