[12] Because of this loan, John F. Kennedy was named vice president of the Board of the Narragansett Times Publishing Company, a post which he later resigned and sold his stock when he ran for office.
[11] In 1983, the Narragansett Times and its sister paper, the Standard-Times of North Kingston, were purchased by Capital Cities Communications Corporation for an undisclosed price.
Weeks before David Radler's criminal trial began, his daughter Melanie filed paperwork to launch Rhode Island Suburban Newspapers and purchased 8 papers from the Journal Register Company, including the Times.
The current regional publisher for the Narragansett Times, and its news group Southern Rhode Island Newspapers, is Jody A.
[25] The businessman claimed that an editorial column in the paper, which suggested that he might be selling stolen goods, had forced him to close his business.
The Judge, Thomas Needham ruled in favor of the paper, saying that the accuracy of the editorial was not disputed and that the article was fair and reasonable.
Amid the ensuing controversy, executives for the Narragansett Times said that they did not know pictures of aborted fetuses would be published in the supplement, and they issued a front page apology on September 16, 1992.
[26] Betty Cotter and Mary Beth Reilly McGreen, co-editors of the Times, shared the job of editor of the paper and highlighted the challenges of such an arrangement.