Middletown News

The booze was flowing and, all around him in Times Square, people were whooping it up in a spontaneous celebration of the war's end.

Declining enrollment and escalating costs mean that Aquidneck Island's three school districts cannot afford to remain independent and maintain the same quality of education, according to a study by the Rhode Island Public Expenditure Council.

The police are alerting residents to a so-called "grandson scam" that reportedly operates across the U.S.-Canada border.

With scores of bills still in limbo, the Rhode Island House of Representatives abruptly went into hiatus at 1 a.m. Saturday.

The Newport Distilling Co. revived the best part of the spirits tradition with Thomas Tew Rum, a golden-dark brew that comes in numbered bottles and performs best savored in the manner of a single malt scotch.

About 35 people gathered at the State House Tuesday afternoon enthusiastically applauded speakers who called on lawmakers not to eliminate the office of the state health insurance commissioner .

Agenda On Monday, July 20, beginning at 7:15am, the Quidnessett Country Club in North Kingstown is home to the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation's 8th Annual Tee Up to Cure Diabetes Golf Classic, which Neigborhood: includes an exciting golf tournament, dinner, and live auction.

He banged his head against the wall until his teeth were loose, says one investigator.

After listening to a stream of negative comments from residents, the City Council on Wednesday gave preliminary approval to an operating budget for fiscal year 2010 that does not depend on the adoption of a controversial new trash program.

It was a long selection process, with plenty of in-need backyards explored, but congratulations to Linda from Middletown, RI on winning the ABC6 X-Treme Makeover: Backyard Edition! Check out Linda's entry letter below! Thanks to everyone for their entry! Life of Service in need! My name is Linda and I am a 19 year breast cancer survivor, single mom ...

The Narragansett Indian Tribe has formally asked to acquire -- for free -- close to 400 acres of surplus Navy land on Aquidneck Island that local communities have spent years planning to redevelop.

A Rhode Island company has developed a GPS system to let districts know if kids are safe riding to and from school.

Mr. and Mrs. Dennis McNamara of Middletown, Rhode Island, are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Alistair Hayes McNamara to Ronald H. Murphy, son of Mr.

Federal investigators say a plane crash in Middletown last July that resulted in three deaths was probably caused by a flight instructor's failure to order another attempt during a touch-and-go landing.

The Newport Yachting Center's International Schweppes Great Chowder Cook-Off is set for Saturday, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. The festival includes all-you-can-eat chowder and music.

You may not recognize the name, and you certainly won't recognize the golf course.

JOBSEEKERS: McLaughlin Research Co. human resources assistant Lee Douglass and Human Resources Manager Kelly Patricio sort through the resumes they received at a recent job fair.

East Bay residents alerted to increased risk for Lyme disease as higher numbers of infected deer ticks found locally Jim McGaw Molly Coogan , 11, checks 12-year-old Deveney Andrade's back for ticks after their school group completed a hike at the Norman Bird Sanctuary last week.

If a public-school student in Gwinnett County, Ga., fails to get on the right school bus, the school system will know about it immediately.

On May 5, 1868, Gen. John Logan, national commander of the Grand Army of the Republic, asked that Americans "remember those lost in the Civil War by gathering around their sacred remains to garland the passionless mounds with choicest flowers and raise above them the dear old flag they saved." Since then, one day is set aside each year to honor all ...