Less beltway traffic, no museum visits, but you'll still get your mail. Local reps blame the crisis on the Tea Party.
Frank Lema was considered "good guy" who looked out for the younger guys on the Middletown Police Department.
A man died last night after he was struck by a government vehicle on the Newport Naval Base Thursday.
A civilian was injured at Naval Station Newport Thursday afternoon
There are no federal age restrictions on e-cigarettes and no rules about advertising those products to youths.
The move is expected to generate $2 billion in new revenue for the postal service.
Tell us: Should the state require water authorities to provide early notification of possible contamination?
The Newport Police Department sent a report to the Navy that Aaron Alexis was hearing voices. Why wasn't something done?
Naval Station Newport officials say they've received numerous calls and e-mails after the shooting in Washington, DC, Monday.
City Manager Jane Howington gets a $5000 annual increase.
A resolution to investigate the circumstances surrounding the use of city property by Tender Care Learning Center was voted down last week by city councilors.
Newport residents may now legally keep up to six hens on personal property.
A recently released report predicts Newport's population will continue to decline.
A proposal to track what Newport Councilor Michael Farley referred to as a "slush fund" for local politicians, failed to receive support from any of his fellow councilors
Civilian employees of the Newport naval base will be required to take six unpaid days off through Sept. 30, instead of the original 11.
Councilor Michael Farley asks that sister city funds are integrated into the operating budget.
The proposed increase would bring the city manager's salary up to $140,000
The federal Housing and Urban Development agency recently provided nearly $1.7 million to the Newport housing authority.
Three local soldiers protest Westboro Church members
The City of Newport announced Thursday that the collections and tax assessor offices will be closed on Friday for staff training.
The application period opens in Monday, July 29.
The City of Newport listed the job opportunity on its Facebook page.
Newport City Council supports a Middletown resolution to build a model for a regional high school.
A letter from Newport Council Member Michael Farley
Councilor Michael Farley proposed resolutions that he claimed would increase revenue by $1 million.
David Darlington, chairman of the Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority, says the state will lose 13.5 million over nine months as a direct result of the toll delay.
New surcharges for licenses and registrations went into effect on July 1.
Newport Councilor Michael Farley proposed four resolutions that he says could bring in over $1 million of additional revenue for the city.
The General Assembly recently passed an increase in the minimum wage, effective Jan. 1, 2014.
Newport City Council approved a $97 million budget Wednesday
The $8.2 billion budget proposal for fiscal 2014 now heads to the state Senate.
Tolls will begin on July 10 on the new Sakonnet River Bridge, announced the Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority Wednesday.
Middletown Democratic Rep. Linda Finn said a default on the bonds would be "a bad reflection on the state," according to Bloomberg Businessweek.
House Democrats will vote an an article to the state budget sometime in the next week that could defer toll collection pending the results of a six-month study on alternative options to raising infrastructure supporting revenue.
After the Newport School Committee provided Newport City Council member Michael Farley documents per his FOIA request, he responded with his continued concerns.
A Patch reader's comment was read at the City Council meeting on Wednesday
The current proposal would increase residential and commercial taxes by 3.87 percent
The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management keeps an eye on the Bay from about three dozen sites, according to the Providence Journal.
A bill introduced on Wednesday night in the House and Senate would create an a dedicated funding source to pay for large bridges statewide.