Kingston News

As the sun shone over the quadrangle at the University of Rhode Island, families and friends eagerly awaited the rite of passage of their sons and daughters: college graduation.

The Compass School, a K thru 8 public charter school in Kingston, is one of two existing Rhode Island charter schools to be extended for five years recently.

Here are the Five Things for Saturday, May 12, 2012: Buy yourself a Venus fly trap, or even better, a Mercury fly trap.

If you missed it the first time the mob swept through the village , here's your opportunity to get in on the latest trend.

At the heart of Rhode Island's economic crisis is this: People want to be treated fairly.

Here are the Five Things for Friday, May 4, 2012: Congrats students! According to a press release from the New England Institute of Technology, four will receive degrees at commencement Sunday: Andrea N. Oliva, with honors Vincent J. Paglia Jennifer L. Shanley, with honors Marc S. Sakkinen Martin Sheen is scheduled to give the commencement address.

In celebration of 100 years of scouting in the United States, the East Greenwich, North Kingstown, and Jamestown chapters planned a full day of activities for the Girl Scouts.