This decision brought the Gortonists to seek out William’s friend and benefactor, Miantonomi, to purchase the land between the Pawtuxet River and Apponaug and from the bay to a point about 20 miles ...

Colorectal surgeon Melissa M. Murphy, MD, MPH, has joined the Kent Hospital medical staff and Affinity Physicians, an affiliate of Care New England Health System. Murphy comes to Kent from Brigham and ...

A former Cranston School Committee member, city councilman, mayor and governor, Edward DiPrete was the one in the spotlight. But Patricia DiPrete was the rock of the family. “She had boundless energy, ...

Stephen Gothberg was a Pilgrim senior in 1970 and an offense tackle on the football team. He was fast. He ran the ...

PRIME PRODUCER: Reginald A. “Reggie” Centracchio, retired Adjutant General of the Rhode Island National Guard, is serving as producer of the 1st Annual Appreciation Concert that will honor the states ...

While high school graduations took place at least two months ago, the Warwick Beacon finally caught up with the top 10 students from the graduating class of 2012 at Warwick Veterans Memorial High ...

Despite this week’s smoke-hazed skies, people flocked from all over Rhode Island to National Night Out at Rocky Point Park on ...

Edward T. Broderick of Gilbane Inc. has been elected Council President of the Narragansett Council, Boy Scouts of America Broderick’s election was announced the Council’s Annual Meeting and ...

U.S. Coast Guard Coastal Patrol Boat “Razorbill” stood watch at the entrance to Potter’s Cove on the east side of Prudence ...

HISTORIC VIEW OF THE SHORE: This undated photo of the shoreline of Rocky Point from around 1900 provided clues as to the Observation Tower’s location in the park (left). The mysterious “circle stone ...

Craig Callen played for the Providence College basketball team during the “lean years” just before coach Dave Gavitt groomed Marvin Barnes, Ernie DiGregorio, Kevin Stacom and the team that went on to ...

“This is my retirement job,” says Wayne Kezirian, as a workman wearing a hard hat and carrying a tool box walks by him in a hallway with a drop ceiling waiting for panels and walls soon to be painted.