Congratulations to the following Portsmouth residents, who received a degree from the University of Rhode Island on Sunday.
The Mayor of Newark, NJ, who TIME Magazine designated one of the top 100 influential people worldwide, speaks to the Class of 2011 at Sunday's URI commencement ceremony.
Highlights from the university's commencement exercises this Sunday.
Thanks to a prayer to Sister Ethna, the rains held off and St. Philomena's School Spring Fair sprung ahead.
Graduation ceremonies will take place at the University of Rhode Island this weekend.
Portsmouth High School Drama Department takes a "stab" at Shakespeare's "King Lear" and ends up "Killing Bill."
A Portsmouth parent submitted this picture of her daughter and female friends, who were not allowed into the Portsmouth High School froshmore dance due to the length of their dresses.
Jimmy Berberick, 17, was a supporting team member of the Portsmouth High School Unified Basketball Team, which recently finished third in the state.
Portsmouth High School students say the dress code is changing based on time of year.
Portsmouth High School Principal Robert Littlefield discusses the skimpy apparel seen at the recent freshmore dance.
The code reportedly calls for no jeans or T-shirts.
The team was recently honored for the work to help the environment in Boston.
Jill Biden addresses 678 Salve Regina University graduates, urging them to keep the fire of their education lit.
The rain held off on Sunday for the annual Pennfield May Fair, which was held on the school grounds this weekend.
Thursday night marked the opening of Portsmouth Middle School Drama Club's Aladdin Jr., a musical.
Salve Regina University will issue 441 baccalaureate degrees, 212 master’s degrees, 18 certificates of advanced graduate studies and seven doctorates.
Beth Weibust of Casey Farm in Sauderstown, brought incubators, eggs, a hen and a lot of knowledge Thursday morning to Hathaway Elementary School, kicking off the first-graders' 21-day "chick" hatching project.
The School Committee discussed a wide range of topics Tuesday night.
Corinne Clapper is a Portsmouth resident and a student at the East Bay Met School in Newport.
The report was released by the Rhode Island Department of Education on Friday.
The first public forum to discuss the regionalization of high schools on Aquidneck Island was held Tuesday night in Middletown at the Gaudet Middle School.
Aquidneck Island Robotics 4-H Club finished as semifinalists in the FIRST Robotics Competition World Championship.
Mary Camara, a third-grader at Melville Elementary School, recently donated her own painting to help raise money for cancer research.
The Portsmouth Abbey School is in the process of renovating its hockey rink for students and community alike.
The students at Portsmouth Middle School and the Portsmouth Tree Commission came together Friday to celebrate Arbor Day.
Caitlin Burke, an eighth-grader at The Pennfield School, was awarded the Upper School Citizenship Award for the winter term.
Owen Ross was one of many Melville Elementary students who raised money recently for the American Heart Association.
The Portsmouth Middle School celebrated its NECAP scores on Friday with the 40th annual student vs. staff basketball game. However, the students did not expect to see their teachers dance.
A Baldwin Drive resident got quite the surprise when she arrived home Thursday evening.
Students at Portsmouth High School hosted a fashion show on Tuesday, April 12, to showcase student creations and raise funds for the senior class.
FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) team 78, AIR Strike, placed first among 53 teams at a regional championship held this past weekend in Boston.
The weekend was full of events happening around town from the Portsmouth High School cheerleaders' car wash to the Friends of Glen Manor House's "Tea and Pedigree."
A new fundraiser will bring chocolate to local homes before the Easter Bunny arrives.
The 2010 Kids Count report, released Monday, showed an increase in students receiving food stamps assistance.
Portsmouth High School students held a dress swap on Friday to help with the cost of attending formal dances on Aquidneck Island.
All 150 members of the Portsmouth High School Band and Chorus sung, strummed and drummed, showcasing their musical diversity at the 2011 Scholarship Concert to benefit the PHS Music Department.
Heather Nicholson, a senior at Portsmouth High School, is currently planning a service trip to Kentucky.
Madison Burns, 18, a senior at Portsmouth High School, was recently named "Student of the Week."
Adrianna Duarte, 10, of Portsmouth, has been hard at work doing what she loves for the past 7 years—dancing.
School faculty, parents and town officials gathered Tuesday night at Portsmouth High School to discuss teen alcohol and substance abuse.