Middletown News

The annualA Great Chowder Cook Off A is this weekend in Newport. The Audubon Society of RI's Environmental Education Center in Bristol has a Free Family Fun Day Saturday, with free admission courtesy of the Citizens Bank Foundation.

Patch stopped by Hawaiian Jim's Shave Ice & Company for a Q&A with owner Scott Naso, who has taken time from keeping the streets of Middletown safe to provide Newport with some sweet treats.A Naso, a Salve Regina alum and patrol officer for the Middletown Police Department, recently opened up shop in a brightly painted pad at 8 Christie's Landing.

With the summer season is approaching, the Rhode Island Department of Transportation has been focused on making roadways safer for Ocean State motorists by investing $10 million in several safety enhancements, with additional improvements planned for the future.

The market was established by Steve Petersen of Petersen Farm, as well as Mark Phillips of Absalona Greenhouse in Chepachet.

There's a chance of thunderstorms today with a high temperature of 75 degrees. The Parents Helping Students Organization meets at 6 pm at the high school.

While nearby Middletown and Newport Police had rather busy weekends - including 22 arrests in Newport - Portsmouth Police reported two arrests over the past couple days, both on domestic charges: Ian Stone, 35, of East Main Road, Portsmouth, was charged with felony domestic assault after police responded to a disturbance at the home.

Rhode Island Governor Lincoln Chafee and Keith Stokes, Executive Director, Rhode Island Economic Development Corporation led a program on May 9, at the Middletown Public Library, describing free or low-cost mentoring, business development and funding services available to Rhode Island businesses including farms.

In a 5-0 vote Monday evening, Council approved amendments to town code 91.12, which will now prohibit open fires between the dates of May 1 and September 30.

Freyo I. Green, 33, of 425 Friendship St., Providence, and Lauren Ibbotson, 26, of 33 West Narragansett, Newport, were arrested around 6 p.m. on Monday, May 21.

Over the past several years my team and I have worked with hoteliers and ozone technology providers successfully lowering natural gas spend, saving thousands of gallons of water while reducing chemical costs and diverting waste from local landfills.

A Middletown wildlife refuge is building a habitat for bunnies in an attempt to address the dwindling population of New England cottontail rabbits.

After months of research and planning, the Newport Creamery restaurant and ice cream outlet in Middletown, Rhode Island, has unveiled a newly refurbished eatery along with a fresh menu.

As school districts enter prom season, Tiverton took the steps recently to improve its policy to deter students from peer pressure.

It's official - Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Ocean State has a home in Middletown.

One Portsmouth coffee shop is seeking to add shots other than espresso to its menu.A The owners of Custom House Coffee , which celebrated its 10th business anniversary last Friday, want to serve alcohol at its Portsmouth shop.

Spring and babies have much in common. Carl Sandburg once said: "A baby is God's opinion that the world should go on." Just as springtimeA performs itsA renaissance playA starring Mother Nature, it's a joyful time when knitters and crocheters start new projects for mothers and babies.A There's nothing more captivating than a charming baby bonnet, ... (more)

William M. Lee, 54, 969 W. Main Rd., Middletown was arrested around 1:10 p.m. on May 10, for an active warrant.

Free and open to the public. 2. St. Michael's Country Day School hosts a free lecture on healthy eating and growing featuring Clean Food Coach Jeannette Bessinger and Nikki Vazquez, Master Gardener.

A year ago today: Middletown police charge Abdulrahman Khalid Althuwayb, 25, a Saudi Arabian student at Roger Williams University, with making a bomb threat.

A former civilian naval engineer from Virginia pleaded not guilty in Rhode Island on Tuesday to charges stemming from what prosecutors say was a bribery and fraud scheme that cost the U.S. Navy about $10 million over 15 years.