Jimmy Bentley is the field editor for Patch covering Rhode Island He spends most of his time covering Cranston, Coventry, Newport, Narragansett, South Kingstown, Newport, Portsmouth, North Kingstown, Bristol, Warren, Tiverton and Little Compton. He was a reporter at the Plympton-Halifax Express and interned for Patch while earning his master's at Emerson College. In his free time, Jimmy hits concerts (sometimes reviewing them for Patch), watches movies and plays in a kickball league.
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The rankings evaluated 1,500 colleges and universities using more than a dozen measures of academic quality, the media company said.
Also: Human skeletal remains found at work site; whooping cough on the rise; ex-medical officer manager sentenced for stealing $600k; more.
According to the Rhode Island Medical Examiner's Office, the skeletal remains were human, but the burial was not recent.
The following people were arrested by Coventry police between Sept. 6 and Sept. 13.
In Rhode Island, there have been 35 cases so far in 2024, compared with zero at this point in 2023.
Prosecutors say Tianna Keller, 59, added family members and friends as unauthorized paid employees at the Pawtucket medical practice.
The lawsuit accuses former North Kingstown High School basketball coach Aaron Thomas of more inappropriate conduct with a student.
Here's a look at this week's weather forecast for Rhode Island, as reported by AccuWeather.
See the latest announcement from the Town of South Kingstown.
From 2004 to 2007, the Rev. Paul David Krampitz served as a pastor at Emanuel Lutheran Church in West Warwick.
See the latest announcement from the Town of Portsmouth.
Here are the Top 10 most popular stories and posts from around Rhode Island Patch sites last week.
As Solar Cycle 25 nears its peak — between November and March 2026 — the aurora borealis could dip far south of its Arctic range more often.
Learn about the three town properties being explored for affordable housing
Also: Man caught soliciting child for sex, police say; 2 more West Nile Virus cases; 3 domestic assaults; dry spell ending this weekend.
The Tiverton Police Department will never call to request payments over the phone, the department said.
Portsmouth police say Jacob Garzarelli, 32, traveled from Fall River, Massachusetts, to Portsmouth to engage in sex acts with a child.
With funding from the university, donor gifts, and federal earmarks, students from diverse academic disciplines will benefit.
Additionally, the most recent mosquito samples tested by the Rhode Island State Health Laboratories confirms one positive finding of EEE.
The following people were arrested by Coventry police between Aug. 31 and Sept. 5.
