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Narragansett Town Council still at odds over Belmont 2019-02-07 00:30:00A motion to reassess the decision to sell the former Belmont Market was not considered during Monday’s Narragansett Town Council, later spurring

NK approves school calendar for 2019-2020 with additional 2019-02-07 00:15:00The North Kingstown School Committee unanimously approved the 2019-20 school calendar last week, officially granting the addition of a day off on the

Annual Frostbite Classic will take place rain, shine, 2019-02-02 00:30:00The 24th Annual Frostbite Classic Ice Bowl will be held Saturday, Feb. 16, at Ninigret Park in Charlestown, and there’s no rain date, snow date,

NK’s Hammond has designs on Disney career 2019-02-01 00:30:00When Nicholas Hammond was in second grade, he used to tell people he wanted to be an Imagineer when he grew up.

NK Town Council won’t oppose recreational pot 2019-02-01 00:15:00A resolution to oppose the legalization of recreational marijuana in Rhode Island failed to advance to a vote during the Town Council’s meeting

NK Town Council debates future of vacant Town 2019-01-31 00:30:00The North Kingstown Town Council had its first major discussion on the future of Town Hall since last year’s election, aiming to make a decision

‘100-Mile Dinner’ scheduled for tonight in NK 2019-01-31 00:15:00North Kingstown will play host to the Greene School’s 100-Mile Dinner tomorrow night, Feb. 1, as students bring locally sourced and grown foods

South County Health Centennial: Hospital was designed to 2019-01-26 00:30:00On Oct. 9, 1922, Caroline Hazard — philanthropist and champion of the South County Cottage Hospital — outlined her vision for a new hospit

White approved as public works director in NK 2019-01-25 00:30:00The North Kingstown Town Council unanimously approved Town Manager A. Ralph Mollis’s appointment of Adam White to public works director during i

Asset board to vote on capital project recommendations 2019-01-25 00:15:00The North Kingstown Asset Management Commission discussed the content of its Capital Improvement Plan cover memo during a meeting last Thursday, one w

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Facing opposition, Amazon reconsiders NY headquarters site, two 2019-02-08 12:40:28Amazon.com is reconsidering its plan to bring 25,000 jobs to a new campus in New York City following a wave of opposition from local politicians, acco

From 'Tom Jones' to 'Skyfall': star Albert Finney 2019-02-08 12:28:16LONDON (AP) — Albert Finney, the charismatic Academy Award-nominated British actor who starred in films from "Tom Jones" to "Skyfall," has d

Jury clears Tiverton officers in 2012 arrest of 2019-02-08 12:01:10PROVIDENCE -- A federal jury this week cleared Tiverton police officers of wrongdoing in the 2012 arrest and alleged assault of a commercial fisherman

CCRI reports free college tuition program is paying 2019-02-08 11:47:44Numbers of low-income students and students of color enrolling in CCRI full-time has more than doubled since the program began in the summer of 2017.

Providence patrolwoman accused of using racial slur retires 2019-02-08 11:41:31PROVIDENCE — A Providence patrolwoman retired Friday after being accused of using a racial slur outside Municipal Court. Public Safety Comm

Kellyanne Conway says she was assaulted while dining 2019-02-08 10:16:03WASHINGTON - White House counselor Kellyanne Conway said in a recent interview with CNN that she was physically assaulted in October at a Mexican rest

Hells Angels member faces drug, firearms charges after 2019-02-08 10:08:05PROVIDENCE -- Federal authorities on Thursday charged a "full patch" member of the Rhode Island Hells Angels motorcycle gang after a search of his h

Raimondo's former communications director Raia joins Providence ad 2019-02-08 09:25:58PROVIDENCE -- The governor’s former communications director is joining the Providence-based ad agency NAIL Communications to lead its new public

Hasbro earnings miss expectations amid Toys R Us 2019-02-08 08:20:44PAWTUCKET, R.I. (AP) — Hasbro returned to a profit in its fourth quarter, but the toy company's performance still fell short of Wall Street's

Student charged with setting fires in college dormitory 2019-02-08 08:18:39ATTLEBORO, Mass. (AP) — A Massachusetts college student has been charged with setting a series of fires in her dormitory over the past several m

Rainy for part of Friday, cooler but dry 2019-02-08 08:04:18PROVIDENCE -- Expect rain into the early afternoon, the National Weather Service says.The temperature should climb all the way to 53 degrees in Provid

Amazon CEO Bezos tells of Enquirer threats to 2019-02-08 07:58:01LOS ANGELES (AP) — Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos says he was the target of "extortion and blackmail" by the publisher of the National Enquirer, which