Newport has no shortage of iconic small businesses, but few are as woven into the local fabric as The Royal Male, the classic European inspired clothing shop founded by Maurice and Lynn de La Valette in 1983. Earlier this week, the shop earned national recognition when The New York Times named it one of the […]

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Angel Brito scored a team-high 11 points, including several clutch baskets in the second half, as Rogers held off a late Prout rally to win 43-41 in the Vikings’ home opener Thursday night. The game marked the first boys basketball contest played in Rogers High School’s new gymnasium, and the Vikings gave their home crowd […]

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Adam Conheeny scored a game-high 20 points to lead Portsmouth to a dominant 78-34 victory over Middletown in the Islanders’ home opener Thursday night at Middletown High School. The Patriots came out firing in the first half, building a 40-23 lead by halftime and never looking back in the lopsided island rivalry contest. Jack Casey […]

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WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) — David Pastrnak had two goals and two assists, leading the Boston Bruins to a 6-3 victory over the Winnipeg Jets on Thursday night. Elias Lindholm, Hampus Lindholm, Sean Kuraly and Casey Mittelstadt also scored for Boston. Joonas Korpisalo stopped 26 shots. Gabe Vilardi, Alex Iafallo and Morgan Barron had the goals […]

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MILWAUKEE (AP) — Kyle Kuzma scored a season-high 31 points and Bobby Portis added 27 points and 10 rebounds as the Milwaukee Bucks rallied in the second half to defeat the Boston Celtics 116-101 on Thursday night without injured star Giannis Antetokounmpo. Portis hit a pair of 3-pointers from the left corner as Milwaukee opened […]

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FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — There was a time in the not-too-distant past when it was a yearly occurrence for the New England Patriots to win the AFC East and go to the playoffs. But after a run of 11 straight division crowns from 2009 to 2019, the Patriots (11-2) haven’t won the division in five seasons or […]

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Two adjacent Aquidneck Avenue businesses — Diego’s Cantina and Rejects Brewery — have been listed for sale together as a single package for $4.2 million. The properties at 116-124 Aquidneck Ave. combine to form a 0.57-acre parcel that real estate agents say offers multiple investment paths, including the potential for future hotel or mixed-use development. […]

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A wind advisory is in effect for Newport County through Friday morning as the state activates emergency warming centers to help Rhode Islanders find shelter from dangerous conditions overnight. The National Weather Service expects west winds of 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph across the region. Thursday afternoon will be sunny […]

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Roger Williams Park Zoo is extending the holiday cheer with free admission on Dec. 27 and half-price entry throughout the winter months. The zoo will welcome visitors at no cost from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on the free admission day and is encouraging guests to bring non-perishable food items to benefit the Rhode Island […]

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PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Regulators voted Thursday to extend a shutdown preventing New England fishermen from catching shrimp, a historic industry that has recently fallen victim to warming oceans. New England fishermen, especially those from Maine, used to catch millions of pounds of small pink shrimp in the winter, but the business has been under […]

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St. Columba’s Chapel will present organist Diana Mukusheva in her first concert at the historic church on Sunday, Jan. 11, at 3 p.m. Mukusheva joined St. Columba’s in August as organist and choir director. The concert will feature works by J.S. Bach, Felix Mendelssohn and Louis Vierne. Mukusheva’s musical journey began at age 6 when […]

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by Christopher Shea, Rhode Island CurrentDecember 11, 2025 Mitchell Check Jr. had just gotten off the phone after ordering a new shipment of white carnations for his family’s Taunton Avenue flower shop in East Providence Wednesday morning when he was asked how business has been going.  “Things haven’t been horrible, but they haven’t been better,” […]

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