Damaging wind, flooding rain, isolated thunderstorms expected for Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut
Damaging winds and flooding rain is expected to start the week in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut. According to the National Weather Service, periods of heavy rain with embedded thunderstorms Monday, especially Monday night, may lead to some river and small stream flooding. Poor drainage in urban areas...
Michele Gallagher: Rhode Island women of the Revolution – loyalists, diplomats, and patriots
March arrived like a lion in Newport this year—a fitting reminder that the voices of many women in Rhode Island’s history still roar today. This two-part “Voices” series highlights several remarkable, yet lesser-known, women of the American Revolution. Alas, Not Every Lass was a Patriot. Mary...
Pancakes And Cawfee Or Why I Heart This Classic Providence Diner
Sometimes you just need some diner coffee, pancakes, and sunny side up eggs. The hubs and I motored over to the West Side Diner (in my old neighborhood, I grew up a few blocks away) for a nosh — and it was bustling!. It had been a while since...
Magnetic chess games recalled for choking risk
Stoney Games says the Kluster Fun Tabletop Magnet Chess Games have high-powered magnets that can come loose and cause digestive issues or death if swallowed.
High wind watch affecting 6 Massachusetts counties Monday and Tuesday – gusts as high...
On Saturday at 12:09 p.m. a high wind watch was issued by the National Weather Service valid from Monday 5 p.m. until Tuesday 6 a.m. for Middlesex, Essex, Norfolk, Suffolk, Bristol and Plymouth counties. The weather service comments, “South winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 60 mph...
Warwick offering safe rides for St. Patrick’s Day
WARWICK, R.I. (WJAR) — The Warwick Police Department said its Safe Rides Program was returning for St. Patrick's Day on March 17. The department said the goal of the program is to "reduce DUI related crashes, reduce incidents of drunk driving, and offer residents an alternative to being arrested for DUI during the...
Services announced for Fall River man who gave decades of service as police officer
A Fall River man who gave decades of service as a police officer has died. 76-year-old Stanley M. Sarna passed away last week at Rhode Island Hospital. According to an obituary, he “served proudly as a police officer with the Fall River Police Department for 32 years, dedicating his life to protecting and serving his...
Man accused of online ‘sextortion’ targeting Somerset child
A Pennsylvania man accused of enticing a child in Somerset online has been arrested, according to police.
High wind watch in effect for parts of Mass. and Rhode Island
A high wind watch is in effect for parts of Massachusetts and the entire state of Rhode Island from late Monday afternoon until Tuesday morning.
Rhode Island Weather Alert: Heavy Rain and Damaging Winds Build Toward Providence Before St....
Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Rhode Island – Bright March sunshine may greet early risers across Providence, but a powerful storm system is already organizing to the west. Conditions will change quickly as warmer air surges north and a...
