Planting clams in Ninigret Pond

CHARLESTOWN -- It’s enough to make a quahogger sob -- ten tons of littlenecks harvested from Narragansett Bay dumped back into the Rhode Island water.

9 May 2008, 12:08 pm | click here for more

Fritz sworn in as newest SPD member

STONINGTON -- The group gathered at Stonington Police headquarters Thursday evening was happier to look Fritz than area bad guys will be in the coming years.

9 May 2008, 12:08 pm | click here for more

Watch Hill, Rhode Island Weather :: 51F Light rain

Light rain 51°F

Humidity:

82%

Wind Speed:

12 MPH

Wind Direction:

ENE (070°)

Barometer:

29.8 in.

Dewpoint:

46°F

Heat Index:

51°F

Wind Chill:

47°F

Visibility:

6 mi

9 May 2008, 11:53 am | click here for more

Forecast for Sunday Night

Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain after midnight. Lows in the lower 40s. Chance of rain 30 percent.

9 May 2008, 11:26 am | click here for more

Forecast for Saturday

Cloudy. Rain likely in the morning. Then a chance of rain in the afternoon. Breezy with highs in the lower 60s. North winds 15 to 25 mph. Gusts up to 40 mph. Decreasing to 30 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain 70 percent.

9 May 2008, 11:26 am | click here for more

Forecast for Sunday

Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. North winds 5 to 10 mph with gusts up to 20 mph. Becoming south in the afternoon.

9 May 2008, 11:26 am | click here for more

Forecast for Saturday Night

Partly cloudy in the evening. Then clearing. Lows in the lower 40s. North winds 5 to 10 mph.

9 May 2008, 11:26 am | click here for more

Forecast for Tonight

Rain. Windy. close steady temperature in the mid 40s. Northeast winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. Chance of rain close 100 percent.

9 May 2008, 11:26 am | click here for more

Forecast for This Afternoon

Rain. Rain may be heavy at times this afternoon. close steady temperature in the mid 50s. East winds 10 to 15 mph. Gusts up to 30 mph this afternoon. Chance of rain close 100 percent.

9 May 2008, 11:26 am | click here for more

OurSpace Is Coming!

OurSpace is an interactive tribute to the WHS and SHS graduating classes of 2008. It will feature individual senior class profiles, photo galleries of senior events (prom, banquets, award ceremonies, graduation), slide shows and more.  

9 May 2008, 11:19 am | click here for more

In the Himalayas, an isolated Sherpa village offers a cosmopolitan touch (McClatchy Newspapers via Yahoo! News)

NAMCHE BAZAAR, Nepal— Trust me, it's not easy sharing a suspended cable bridge over a Himalayan gorge with a yak caravan. The bridge undulates and bucks, and one tends to freeze up and grasp the cable handrail.

8 May 2008, 2:10 pm | click here for more

Tiger Woods PGA Tour 09 First Look [PlayStation 3] (GameSpot)

Tiger's got a coach, and so will you in EA Sports' next installment of its yearly golf franchise.

8 May 2008, 1:41 pm | click here for more

Cooke cites 'hatred' in withdrawal

WESTERLY -- Just days after his campaign kick-off fund-raiser, Republican Town Councilor Caswell Cooke Jr. said he will not seek the District 37 seat in the state home of Representatives held for the past decade by Democrat Rep. Peter Lewiss.

8 May 2008, 12:24 pm | click here for more

Sun wins nine awards from RI Press Association

WESTERLY — Sun reporters and photographers captured nine Rhode Island Press Association awards, including five first-place honors, during a ceremony at the Crowne Plaza in Warwick on Friday night.

8 May 2008, 10:39 am | click here for more

Tomorrow’s leaders show off at ‘Westerly is Learning’ event

WESTERLY — Westerly public school students demonstrated the results of their year’s learning to the public Saturday, aiming to prove that they typify the theme of the eighth Westerly is Learning event — “Tomorrow’s Leaders.”

8 May 2008, 10:39 am | click here for more

Laying down the law for students

WESTERLY — Rhode Island Supreme Court Justice William Robinson III and attorney Aileen Sprague followed winding paths to arrive at their current careers.

8 May 2008, 10:39 am | click here for more

Monday profile

She has been recognized as one of Rhode Island’s “40 below 40” leaders and one of the state’s “Women to Watch,” received Hispanic Image magazine’s “Influential Hispanic 2004 Award” for her “distinguished career and her contribution to the development and progress of the Hispanic community of New England,” and now the Puerto Rico native is determined to make Latino Public Radio (LPR) a household name familiar to everyone in the state -- and in the country. Rhode Island, she points out, has a significant Latino population, and it continues to top the statistical charts as the largest minority in the state.

8 May 2008, 10:39 am | click here for more

A roost for Polly in Hopkinton

HOPKINTON — Renowned naturalist Jane Goodall and Massachusetts state Sen. Robert Hedlund will inaugurate a new rescue sanctuary for parrots in a private ceremony next week.

8 May 2008, 10:39 am | click here for more

Neighbors say nay to Tabasco

RICHMOND -- The horse that has raised the ire of the neighbors in Cedar Hills will have its day in court May 19.

8 May 2008, 10:39 am | click here for more

Carcieri vetoes ‘24-3’ gambling

PROVIDENCE — As anticipated, Gov. Donald Carcieri has vetoed the General Assembly-passed bill allowing the state’s two slot parlors to operate around-the-clock on weekends and holidays.

8 May 2008, 10:39 am | click here for more

Tri-town dams need emergency plans

Local emergency management directors have begun work on disaster plans for more than a dozen dams in Charlestown, Hopkinton and Richmond, as a July 1 state deadline draws close.

8 May 2008, 10:39 am | click here for more

House panel to consider Chariho project

WOOD RIVER JCT. — Two state representatives are pursuing a construction bond for the Chariho Regional School District despite a local town council’s objection to the proposal.

8 May 2008, 10:37 am | click here for more

School board member faces asault charge

WESTERLY -- After recently resolving legal woes, Westerly School Committee member Dominic A. DiFazio has been charged again by local police -- this time with domestic simple assault.

8 May 2008, 10:37 am | click here for more

4/30/08 - Phil Kasiecki - Providence Jam Fest Recap (Hoopville)

Live Once Again, Providence Jam Fest Brings Good Talent by Phil Kasiecki PROVIDENCE, R.I. - For the past seven years, the Providence Jam Fest, run by the Hoop Group, has gone on without Division I coaches. It has generally had good fields, but a number of teams from the northeast have instead op...

7 May 2008, 10:44 am | click here for more

Kim Jong Il Inspects KPA Unit (Korean Central News Agency)

Pyongyang, May 5 (KCNA) -- General Secretary Kim Jong Il inspected KPA Unit 1105 honored with the title of O Jung Hup-led 7th Regiment.

5 May 2008, 7:28 pm | click here for more

Police too busy to stop house raiders (Times Online)

ARNOLD A family who dialled 999 when eight men wearing balaclavas burst into their home at 11.15pm were told by the police that they were too busy to arrive.

28 Apr 2008, 5:00 pm | click here for more

Filling Needs on Day 2 (Washington Post)

Redskins Insider | Redskins draft quarterback Colt Brennan out of Hawaii with the 186th pick.

27 Apr 2008, 2:58 pm | click here for more

Britons kidnapped in Iraq are ‘held by Iran’ (Times Online)

Five British hostages who were kidnapped in Iraq almost a year ago are being held inside Iran by Revolutionary Guards, according to two separate sources in the Middle East and London.

26 Apr 2008, 4:44 pm | click here for more

Emergency Preparedness Information

Don't wait until an emergency occurs, plan now for the safety of your property and loved-ones. Use the handy links below to look what you can do before, during and after weather, flame and other common emergencies.

25 Oct 2007, 5:36 pm | click here for more

Cycling News Roundup - 17 April 2008 (Daily Peloton)

Cycling News Roundup - 17 April 2008 Team News - Ardennes Classics Squads, U-25 Riders Needed to Fill Squad, Kelly Benefit, TIBCO Adds Kiesanowski, Sea Otter Day 1, Cox Charities Cycling Classic, Bike Biz News...

18 Apr 2008, 12:17 pm | click here for more

After verdict, Floyd lashes out (New Hampshire Union Leader)

Moments after he was convicted yesterday for threatening his neighbor's life, Gregory Floyd made his way out of the courtroom shouting obscenities and waving his cane, before being subdued by a half-dozen police officers in the courthouse hallway.

16 Apr 2008, 12:23 am | click here for more