What’s in a name?  A lot!  My wife’s father, the first child born in the U.S. to her Italian immigrant grandparents, was named Americo in honor of the new land his parents would … more

By Neri Franco,Kelsey Greene,Beatrice Hoffman,and Jason Lau "Go green," a slogan we all try to live by, but how easy is it really to "go green?" News of global warming pervades the world's psyche and people are rightfully worried. People are making more

To the Editor, Richard J. August's December 23 letter, "Giving up our liberties bit by bit" makes the claim that the various mask and vaccine mandates issued in response to the COVID-19 … more

STORY OF THE WEEK: Over the summer, when COVID cases were significantly down and precautions relaxed, it was easy to think the pandemic was on its way out. Well, so much for that. Things have been trending in a more worrisome direction for months, first more

To the Editor, Responding to announcements by his challengers for the Democrat nomination for governor in 2022, Governor McKee issued a new "masks in public places" mandate on December15th. Despite the apparent urgency of the "crisis' the mandate goes more

The Rhode Island State Police has reminded Rhode Islanders with 3G phones that they may not be able to connect to 911 in case of an emergency as mobile carriers phase out their 3G networks. … more

In the tiniest of hands we find strength. In The Whisper Of The Wind, we hear God. Things are not as they appear, With the God that I hold dear. In the Still of the Night, He speaks to me Not in white noise of media and TV. We hear too much but don't more

Remote participation must be allowed There have been very few silver linings throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, but realizing the potential of remote participation in municipal meetings has been one of significance. During the statewide lockdowns of more