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.
Email: jimmy.bentley@patch.com
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See the latest announcement from the Town of South Kingstown.
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RIPTA and Town of South Kingstown are working together to plan for safer streets in town.
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Here's a look at this week's weather forecast for Rhode Island, as reported by AccuWeather.
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