Our political reporter Ian Donnis sat down with two local observers to discuss that question: state Representative Jon Brien, a conservative Democrat-turned-independent from Woonsocket; and Lauren ...

Beverly and Gloucester educators first announcing their work stoppage on Thursday. Marblehead teachers voted to strike last ...

Winds whipped her skirts and snowflakes pelted her bonnet as Maria Herrick Bray trudged 300 yards through knee-high snowdrifts between the twin lighthouses of Thacher Island, pausing at the bottom ...

Firefighters battled a growing brush fire in Gloucester, Massachusetts late Sunday morning. Firefighters were dispatched to the area of Quarry Street shortly before 11:30a.m. and found 3 acres of ...

Mayor Greg Verga of Gloucester, Massachusetts, says he flipped off a former public safety official who approached his car, not the crowd of striking teachers NBC Universal, Inc. As teachers remain ...

GLOCESTER, R.I. (WLNE) — The Harmony Fire District in Glocester responded to two brush fires on Tuesday, according to the ...

Teachers in Beverly and Gloucester voted Thursday to authorize a strike, and schools were closed Friday as teachers in both districts hit the picket line over pay, paid parental leave and other ...

GLOCESTER, R.I. (WJAR) — A driver was rushed to Rhode Island Hospital early Saturday morning after a crash that caused the closure of a local pizza restaurant and a bakery. According to ...

See our complete Rhode Island U.S. House Election Results for all districts, including county-by-county maps and breakdowns: For more elections results from local Rhode Island election races ...

(WJAR) — Rhode Island leaders are set to discuss on Wednesday the state's first public retirement savings option. General ...

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