Christian Silvia

1 week ago | eastbayri.com | Christian Silvia

The mercury was at 35 degrees, with a wind chill that made it feel like 19 at Grays Mill Pond in Adamsville early Saturday morning. Still, that was good enough for the brave souls who came out for the first day of fishing season. Saturday marked the first official day of trout fishing season in Rhode Island, and Adamsville Pond, which is bisected by the Rhode Island/Massachusetts border, saw more than few hearty anglers Saturday morning.

1 week ago | eastbayri.com | Christian Silvia

Posted 4/16/25Months after it was announced that the Bristol Fourth of July concerts would be moving from Independence Park on Bristol Harbor to Roger Williams University, the Bristol Town Council will discuss …This item is available in full to subscribers. Please log in to continue If you'd like to post an event to our calendar, you can create a free account by clicking here.

1 week ago | eastbayri.com | Christian Silvia

Two months after asking the town’s legislative delegation to look at the possibility of merging the North Tiverton and Stone Bridge water districts, the Tiverton Town Council voted to rescind the recommendation last week after backlash from the community. Residents of North Tiverton had been critical of the move from the beginning, arguing that it would require them to pick up the slack for Stone Bridge, which had poorer infrastructure than its North Tiverton equivalent.

2 weeks ago | eastbayri.com | Christian Silvia

Members of the Little Compton Commons Review Committee have until Thursday, April 24 to forward their suggestions for possible alternative ideas for the Odd Fellows building and the Fire Barn to the town council, in advance of two Town Meeting votes on the matter planned for May. Last week, members got a host of ideas from residents on what else could become of the buildings.

2 weeks ago | eastbayri.com | Christian Silvia

Tiverton Town Council members voted overwhelmingly Monday evening to stand against companion assault weapons bills before the House and Senate, a resolution that deems them “an infringement” of citizens’ Second Amendment rights to keep and bear arms. The vote was 6-1, with councilor Mike Burk dissenting. The two companion bills — House bill H5436 and Senate bill S0359 — would, if passed, codify The Rhode Island Assault Weapons Ban Act of 2025. They are sponsored in the House by Barrington Rep.