14+ hour, 59+ min ago   (908+ words) The Middletown Planning Board granted variances allowing 60.6% lot coverage and legalized five hotel rooms the applicant said operated without zoning approval for years. Every vote was split. A Wave Avenue hotel can build a pool and deck with more than…...

1+ day, 12+ hour ago   (543+ words) The Jamestown Board of Canvassers was told Friday that the state is preparing for a manual recount in the Republican primary for governor, with the clerk reporting a margin of roughly 238 to 248 votes and a mail-ballot deadline a week later....

1+ day, 21+ hour ago   (819+ words) More than a dozen residents told the Cumberland School Committee they oppose the draft redistricting map. The committee tabled a $4,950 invoice that would bring its transportation consultant back in person October 1. No boundary change was voted on; a redistricting vote…...

1+ day, 15+ hour ago   (690+ words) The Jamestown Board of Canvassers certified five town council candidates for the November 3 ballot, accepted four provisional ballots, and pushed to get sample ballots printed before early voting starts October 14. Jamestown voters will see five town council candidates on the…...

1+ day, 21+ hour ago   (517+ words) Middletown's Planning Board approved a hotel pool and deck on Wave Avenue, including permits for five rooms an attorney said were never authorized, and delayed its inclusionary zoning recommendation to October. A Wave Avenue hotel gains a pool, deck, 12 parking…...

1+ day, 21+ hour ago   (526+ words) Board members said sample ballots never ran in the Jamestown Press before the September primary, and debated whether the town should buy ad space before early voting starts October 14. Jamestown voters may or may not see a printed sample ballot…...

3+ day, 21+ hour ago   (1015+ words) Uprise RI feature · 2026 Democratic primary · unofficial results Each oval = 791 registered voters. 1,000 ovals = everyone. Everyone who could vote Rhode Islanders were registered to vote on Tuesday. That is the whole page of ovals. Every one of them will have the Democratic…...

3+ day, 16+ hour ago   (1234+ words) Barrington will host a public workshop on September 28 to explore how local zoning rules affect housing production and affordability. The town currently stands well below the state's 10% affordable housing benchmark at 3.70%. With Barrington's median home price at $755,000 and affordable housing…...

4+ day, 13+ min ago   (809+ words) Helena Foulkes defeated Gov. Dan McKee, David Morales defeated Providence Mayor Brett Smiley, and Adam Greenman defeated Pawtucket Mayor Don Grebien in Wednesday's Democratic primaries. Results remain unofficial pending certification. The primary replaced three sitting Rhode Island leaders on the…...

4+ day, 1+ hour ago   (578+ words) State Rep. David Morales defeated incumbent Mayor Brett Smiley in Providence's Democratic mayoral primary Wednesday, with Smiley conceding as unofficial results still stood. Morales advances to the November 3 general election. Providence is Rhode Island's largest city, and the primary result…...