World-Class Golf Coming to RI Again With CVS Caremark Classic
The 15th CVS Caremark Charity Classic tees off again next week, June 23-25, at Rhode Island Country Club in Barrington. As it has for the past 14 years, the PGA-sanctioned tourney will bring 20...
View ArticleCoventry Ranked 15th Best RI Community, Do You Agree?
Coventry's rural, historic roots and legacy of its 8 once-vibrant mill villages have put the Rhode Island town at No. 15 on Go Local Prov's fourth annual Rhode Island's Best Communities survey....
View ArticleSupermoon, Year's Largest Moon, To Appear in Coventry This Weekend
Skywatchers and stargazers might want to look up this weekend for one of the biggest celestial events of the year. The largest supermoon of the year, also known as the perigee moon, will peak this...
View ArticleOMGPD: Adventures on the Road
Drunken Bumper Cars A Newport woman was arrested around 6 p.m. Wednesday after she allegedly hit two cars and fled the scene. Ingrid Pena-Tejada, 48, of 143 Third Street, Apt #4F, was charged with...
View ArticleThis Week at the General Assembly
House Finance Committee approves 2014 state budget The House Finance Committee approved an $8.2 billion 2014 state budget bill (2013-5127A) that includes no tax or fee increases, contains numerous...
View ArticleLetter: Don't Support 38 Studios
Dear Editor, Republican Rep. Patricia Morgan continues to put Wall Street above Main Street. On a recent episode of Newsmakers on Channel 12, Morgan advocated for paying back the $90 million “moral...
View ArticleFemale Ferret In Need of Loving Home
Coventry Animal Control is currently playing host to this quirky girl who is in need of a loving home. She appears to have been dumped outdoors and was found with an egg-sized tumor on her side which...
View ArticleDEM Issues Air Quality Alert Day for June 24
All regular RIPTA buses and trolleys, excluding special services, will be free on Monday, June 24, 2013. The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management is predicting that air quality will...
View ArticleFive Things You Need To Know Today, June 24
School's Out For the Summer! Today is the official last day of the Coventry Public Schools 2012-2013 school year, with the exception of Tiogue Elementary (last day is Tuesday due to a power outage...
View ArticleCommercial Taxpayers Seek to Recover Illegally Tiered Tax Payments
Eleven commerical property owners within the Central Coventry Fire District are currently seeking to recover an illegal tax that has been assessed against their real estate. According to a petition...
View ArticleCoventry Opens Cooling Center To Beat the Heat
On Monday morning, The Rhode Island Emergency Management Agency (RIEMA) announced that due to predicted high temperatures through the middle of the week, cooling centers should be open to the public...
View ArticleWhat's Your Favorite Summer Memory? (Sponsored)
What is your favorite summer memory? Close your eyes and think back -- where were you and who was with you? How old were you? Were you the fastest in the neighborhood at chasing down the ice cream...
View ArticleFive Things You Need To Know Today, June 25
Greene Farmers Market: Skip the grocery store tonight and pick up some fresh veggies, breads and pies at Greene Library's Farmers Market! From 4-7 p.m. each Tuesday through September, the Library (179...
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