The Rhode Island Airport Corporation has announced its retail concessions partner, Paradies Lagardère, has opened Napatree Marketplace, a new retail shopping experience located at Rhode Island …
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2/1/24
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Gas demand dipped last week, but oil prices edged upward amid reports of strong economic growth in the United States and Chinese efforts to boost growth in its economy. As a result, gas prices …
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2/1/24
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As of today, young women of Troop 77 Buttonwoods celebrate of their 5-year anniversary. On February 1st, 2019 Troop 77 became the first all-female scout Troop in Narragansett Council …
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2/1/24
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By KEVIN FITZPATRICK
With a Republican mayoral primary now inevitable, battle lines have been drawn between the camps of incumbent Mayor Kenneth Hopkins and challenger State Representative …
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2/1/24
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Rhode Island Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced Friday that a Providence man has been sentenced in Providence County Superior Court to double life sentences at the Adult Correctional …
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2/1/24
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A toilet seat, a pumpkin and a Magic 8 ball were among the more unusual finds among the 22,480 pounds of trash cleared from the state shoreline in 2023, according to a new report by Save the Bay.
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By NANCY LAVIN
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2/1/24
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The prayers worked.
Sister Daisy’s still healing but she’s back in her St. Rocco School classroom.
“It’s a miracle,” said the nun and second-grade teacher.
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By RORY SCHULER
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1/30/24
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By JOHN HOWELL
Finally on Friday, Mayor Frank Picozzi got what he has been asking for — a face-to-face meeting with Rhode Island Airport Corporation president and CEO Iftikar Ahmad. …
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By JOHN HOWELL
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1/25/24
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With the calendar having turned to 2024, campaign season has already begun in eastern Warwick for Peter Appollonio Jr.
A Democrat, Appollonio is currently mounting a campaign for Senate District …
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By ADAM ZANGARI
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1/25/24
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Too little too late or better late than never?
Four months later and at least two subsequent significant flood events since September’s soaking storms, the Federal Emergency Management …
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By RORY SCHULER
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1/25/24
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Rhode Island Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced last week that a Johnston man has been found guilty by a Providence County Superior Court jury of the murder of Mario Diaz, stemming from a …
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Sun Rise Staff Reports
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1/25/24
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On Tuesday, Rhode Island State Police announced the arrest Joseph L. Giudici, 40, of 7 Canonchet Trail, Johnston, for Driving Under the Influence after he struck two marked Rhode Island State Police …
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Sun Rise Staff Reports
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1/25/24
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The Rhode Island Historical Society will commemorate Black History Month with a full slate of programs in February highlighting the achievements and impact of Black Rhode Islanders, as well as the …
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1/25/24
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1/25/24
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By WILL STEINFELD
Rhode Islanders have been pummeled this season by storms, which have brought with them overflowing rivers and coastal inundation. The most recent of these storms, on January …
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1/25/24
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Bill Facente smiles a lot. He’s easy to talk with and makes things seem everything is going to work out.
It’s made him an effective economic and community development officer over …
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By JOHN HOWELL
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1/25/24
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1/25/24
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Last week’s Warwick City Council meeting had a heavy focus on public comment, with little in need of passage on the agenda.
The only legislative item- a resolution to dedicate Barton Farm …
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By ADAM ZANGARI
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1/25/24
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Journalist Abraham Josephine Riesman will talk about her biography “Ringmaster: Vince McMahon and the Unmaking of America” at Warwick Public Library Tuesday, February 6, at 7 p.m.
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1/25/24
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It wasn’t easy to find a parking space anywhere near City Hall Thursday evening. Both sides of Post Road in front of the building were filled, as was the lot behind City Hall including the …
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1/25/24
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