Dennis Canario is running unopposed after the incumbent failed to submit enough qualifying signatures to make the ballot.
Norbert Rattay is running for school committee.
Frederick Faerber is running for town council.
Philip Driscoll is running unopposed for re-election.
Elizabeth Pedro is running for re-election.
Emily Copeland is running for school committee.
Keith Hamilton is running for re-election to the town council.
Raymond Gallison is running unopposed for re-election.
Terri-Denise Cortvriend is running for the school board.
Christopher Ottiano is running unopposed for re-election.
Aurelio Lucci is running for a seat on the school board.
The National Weather Service issued a tornado watch for all of Rhode Island.
John Blaess is running for town council.
John Wojichowski is running for the unfulfilled term on the school committee.
Mary Magee is running for a seat on the town council.
Andrew Kelly is running for a spot on the Portsmouth School Committee.
Robert Church is running for one of seven seats on the council.
David Gleason is running for town council.
James Seveney is running for re-election to the council.
Michael Buddemeyer is running for his second term on the council.
Angela Volpicelli is running for re-election to the Portsmouth School Committee.
Allen Shers is running as an Independent for one of the seven council seats available.
The threat of tolls on the Sakonnet River Bridge and the inevitable increasing cost of the morning commute is inspiring residents to action and at least one business to move its shop.
The Island Park Playground will be treated with a natural spray Friday morning, weather permitting.
Protesters were seen Wednesday evening at Turnpike Avenue and East Main Road.
The deadline to register to vote in the primary election is Sunday, Aug 12.
After gaining hundreds of signatures in opposition to the proposed Sakonnet River Bridge tolls, a Tiverton woman is planning a rally at Clements' Marketplace in Portsmouth on Friday.
The Portsmouth Town Council met Monday, Aug. 6, at Town Hall.
Portsmouth residents and businesses protest a plan for bridge tolls on the new Sakonnet River Bridge.
The Rhode Island Department of Health issued a warning to consumers Tuesday afternoon.
The Aquidneck Land Trust raised more than $3 million for this project.
Did you see the one-man rally Wednesday near Clements' Market?
The following release was provided by candidate Linda Finn.
Polselli was honored for his more than 25 years to the board.
In the wake of the Colorado shootings, children will be exposed to distributing stories and images. A local expert says while you can't protect your children from the media, you can teach children how to cope with their own feelings of fear and anxiety.
The Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority has extended its amnesty period.
At its July 16 meeting, EBEC refocused its push to create a renewable energy engine in the Tiverton Industrial Park, reports EcoRI News.
Twenty-six Senate and House members have declined their annual COLA pay increase that started on July 1. This is twice as many as last year.
The deadline has been extended to Jan. 1, 2014.
Island Park residents have complained about a large population of mosquitoes in the area.