Laura Damon

Members of the Middletown High School football team hit the streets with shovels in hand Sunday morning to clear driveways across town.

Schools now have suicide prevention requirements. How are they implementing the policies?

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Newport’s Hispanic or Latino population grew by 44.3% in the past decade, becoming the second-largest population by race/ethnicity in the city.

Middletown Town Councilor Terri Flynn proposed a tax or fee of $1 to $5 to help supplement the costs of school building repairs and other expenses.

With fees ranging from $1 to $5, it was suggested the fee could translate to $730,000 to $3.6 million for the town.

Two sites are being considered to a pair of projects expected to increase the town’s affordable housing stock.

The Middletown man, one of the state’s witnesses, said Steele “came in shooting” and Perry was behind Steele.

On March 1, two lawmakers in the House and Senate introduced identical legislation that would allow for 33 retail licenses across Rhode Island.

The agreement to house people experiencing homelessness at Motel 6 expires Thursday,

“You get out of jail and you’re 40 years old, and you can’t go to mom and dad’s house anymore.”

Two public meetings on the new RIPTA routes will be held at the Newport Public Library on Tuesday and Wednesday.

Despite hearing claims of migraines, loss of sleep and sizable electric bills, a Superior Court judge denied a motion for a preliminary injunction.

“We are where we are,” Council President Paul Rodrigues said. “We’re not going to argue about it today…we need to move forward.”

Police secured the search and arrest warrants for a father and son because they believed Jeremy Speck was illegally in possession of several firearms.

“We needed a larger space because we were just outgrowing it,” said Lori Kosicki, manager of the Hope Recovery Center.

Alex Finkelman, 36, is a Jamestown resident who is looking to be elected to the seat being vacated by state Rep. Deborah Ruggiero.

“When I moved there, it was a great neighborhood to bring your kids up. Now it’s just rentals everywhere. Traffic, garbage, noise.”

Taylor said the focus during her 15 years has largely been turned to the audience – looking outward instead of inward for change and direction.

Middletown Assistant Town Solicitor Marissa Desautel said that “the changes to Newport’s ordinance are likely to be challenged.”