The summer potluck was such a success that Friends of Salter Grove are organizing a second one for Saturday, September 23 from 4 p.m. until sunset so park neighbors can welcome autumn by the bay (rain date Sept. 30. For updates and to see photos visit more

On the road to feed the hungry A truck convoy carrying a portion of 8 million pounds of food for multiple food banks and pantries in eight states left the Job Lot warehouse and headquarters in Quonset Thursday to the music of the East Providence High more

Four international films will be shown when the 25th Annual Providence Latin American Film Festival comes to Warwick Public Library on September 29 and 30. On Friday, September 29 at 7 p.m., see the 2016 U.S. documentary Finding Oscar." Investigators" more

Aids to independence More than 200 people attended the Ocean State Center for Independent Living statewide conference defining independent living" Thursday at the Crowne Plaza. The event featured a series of workshops and vendor displays aimed at" more

Bigger than ever The 16th annual Walk to Defeat ALS held Sunday at the Confreda Sports Complex brought a turnout of more than 700 people, raising more than $100,000 to help support the work of the local chapter that underwrites the cost of a more

On Wednesday, September 27, more than 500 Texas Roadhouse locations across the country will donate 100 percent of profits to The American Red Cross and other local organizations to help communities impacted by Hurricanes Harvey and Irma. Texas Roadhouse more

By JACQUELYN MOOREHEAD History is preserved at the Greenwood Volunteer Fire Company and Museum, and the volunteers will continue the tradition by throwing a fundraising barbeque on Sunday, September 24. Museum President Robert Carlow said the firehouse, more

Preparations for today, reminders from the past Today is the anniversary of the Great Storm of 1938 that roared through Rhode Island killing 628 people and destroying 37,000 homes. The storm wiped out homes and businesses that stretched nearly to the more

VANDALISM On Sept. 4 at approximately 8:50 a.m., Officer Steven Moretti was dispatched to Custer Street for a report of malicious damage. At the scene, he met with the reporting party who stated that her car was parked in front of her home the previous more

Colonel Ann C. Assumpico, Superintendent of the Rhode Island State Police and Director of the Department of Public Safety, notes that car crashes remain a leading cause of death for children. … more