Jason Vallee

EXETER — Grady Friend struck out nine over four innings allowing four hits with one walk and the Westerly 12U All-Stars opened the District 3 tournament with a 8-1 victory over Exeter-West Greenwich.

PROVIDENCE — A survey of gas prices conducted through AAA Northeast on Monday found the price of self-serve, regular unleaded gasoline on the rise for the first time in weeks,

A view of the Chorus of Westerly’s popular Summer Pops in 2021. The Fourth of July is bringing a variety of celebrations to the region in the coming week. Sun file photo

WEST WARWICK — Westerly left the bases loaded in the bottom of the sixth inning in a 4-3 loss to Coventry in a winners bracket game of the District 12U All-Star baseball tournament at Riverpoint Park.

WESTERLY — On a recent Saturday morning in Misquamicut, near the Westerly Town Beach, small colorful tents dotted a large parcel of land on Atlantic Avenue sandwiched between Block Island Sound and Winnapaug Pond.

PROVIDENCE — A surge in demand, higher oil costs and concerns regarding the impact of Hurricane Beryl on refinery operations in southern Texas are driving up gas prices across the nation.

Shannon Johnson, 50, of 22 Johnson Ave., was charged Wednesday with two counts of possession of a controlled substance. She was also charged on a bench warrant from Rhode Island Family Court.

CHARLESTOWN — In what was likely her final report, Lynn Macalister, Charlestown’s Conservation Commission chairwoman, said the town needs to “step up to the plate” and devise a plan for managing the many hundreds of acres of its open-space lands.

HOPKINTON — Police officers in the community have been given a direct command designed to help keep them safe: don’t field-test drugs that may contain fentanyl.

RICHMOND — With two members of the current Town Council forgoing reelection in the coming year, there is bound to be at least a few new faces in the coming