The award-winning Sly Fox Den Too restaurant in Charlestown is set to close its doors this Sunday due to an ongoing dispute with the property’s landlord. Chef Sherry Pocknett, a member of the Mashpee Wampanoag tribe and recipient of the 2023 James Beard Award for Best Chef: Northeast, announced the closure in a Facebook post […]
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Charlestown man sentenced to serve 17 years for deadly hit-and-run
Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced today that a Charlestown man has been sentenced in Kent County Superior Court to serve 17 years at the Adult Correctional Institutions (ACI) for the driving death of 17-year-old Olivia Passaretti in 2022. On January 17, 2025, Superior Court Justice Luis M. Matos sentenced Aramis Segura (age 33) to 25 years with […]
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Deer rescued from icy pond in Charlestown
A deer in distress got a helping hand from local emergency responders at Pasquiset Pond in Charlestown on Wednesday morning. The rescue effort brought together several agencies, including the Charlestown Ambulance-Rescue Service, Charlestown Fire District, local police, and the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management. A brave firefighter ventured out onto the ice to secure […]
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Rhiannon Giddens & Francesco Turrisi, John Hiatt and Uprooted to headline the 23rd Rhythm & Roots Music, Dance and Food Festival
The long-awaited 23rd Rhythm & Roots Music, Dance and Food Festival will resume Sept. 3-5 at Ninigret Park with much-loved headliners, a jam band extravaganza, festival fan favorites and new voices that reflect the always-changing nature of roots music. The headliners – Rhiannon Giddens & Francesco Turrisi, John Hiatt and Uprooted – will join Richard Thompson, Trigger Hippy, […]
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Charlestown Seafood Festival returns August 6 – 8
Save the date! The Charlestown Seafood Festival today announced that the 36th Annual Charlestown Seafood Festival will be held this summer on August 6, 7 & 8, 2021 at Charlestown’s Ninigret Park. The Seafood Festival is the biggest fundraiser for the Charlestown Chamber of Commerce – which just reopened this past week for the first time since closing in March 2020 due […]