The failure of the Washington Street Bridge is a crisis for Rhode Island and all who drive I-195. Our elected representatives must take all necessary steps to protect the public’s interests.
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2/15/24
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Employing a water option around the bridge traffic was an excellent idea. However, it was administered recklessly.
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2/15/24
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Our progress toward energy independence from the vicissitudes of the global energy markets will not be without its frustrations and delays but making spurious connections with discredited state agencies is not helpful to the process.
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2/15/24
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School administrators should remember that it’s okay for kids to have good, old-fashioned fun.
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2/15/24
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There aren’t a lot of working farms left, but Bristol’s largest is doing something unexpected; it’s expanding.
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By Christy Nadalin
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2/15/24
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In the January 25, 2024 Shorelines Opinion Section, Mr. Clay Commons offers examples to show how well our economy is functioning and requests countering information. He explicitly states …
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2/14/24
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Enjoy some photos from yesterday's Nor-eastern that blanketed the region in wet, fluffy snow.
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2/14/24
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The proposed $60.1 million general fund budget, which represents a 2% total increase in spending over the FY24 budget, includes a request for $387,866 more in local funding from Warren (a 2.7% increase over last year), and $704,633 from Bristol (a 2.4% increase over last year).
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By Ethan Hartley
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2/14/24
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The University of Rhode Island Graduate School of Oceanography held an online seminar last Wednesday, titled “Recreational Fishing and Offshore Wind Energy: Understanding the Changing …
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By Capt. Dave Monti
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2/13/24
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Sometimes season’s go south before they even get started. It can happen in the blink of an eye. This season the Huskies saw it coming. It’s been the same for the Mt. Hope/East Providence …
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Photos by Richard W. Dionne, Jr.
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2/13/24
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Rhode Island Department of Transportation Director Peter Alviti took the brunt of the blame for the calamity created as he was peppered with questions about the status of the Washington Bridge from …
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By Mike Rego
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2/12/24
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PORTSMOUTH — A 52-year-old Swansea woman was arrested last week after she allegedly eluded police officers in two communities.
Shortly after noon on Friday, Feb. 9, officers were advised …
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2/12/24
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The names of five local hockey greats who represent the RI Hockey Hall of Fame’s Class of 2024 were unveiled last weekend between periods of the Providence Bruins-Hershey Bears “Hall of …
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2/11/24
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The Rhode Island Infrastructure Bank has awarded 20 individual “Action Grants” totaling $12 million, earmarked for Municipal Resilience Projects (MRPs), and Bristol will be receiving $113,225 of that.
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By Christy Nadalin
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2/9/24
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Bristol Police made three arrests between Jan. 29 and Feb. 5, 2024.
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2/9/24
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The new policy establishes a process to request, approve, and install traffic calming devices, such as speed humps or signage, intended to reduce speeds on roads where residents are concerned about traffic safety.
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By Christy Nadalin
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2/8/24
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So, according to the current RIDOT deputy chief engineer, the Washington Bridge failures “might” have pre-existed, but no one had noticed this until recently.
It was actually an …
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2/7/24
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PORTSMOUTH/BRISTOL — Get ready to sit in traffic again while crossing the Mount Hope Bridge.
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By Jim McGaw
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2/7/24
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A bronze statue born from the mind of Providence-based artist Spencer Evans has been chosen to forever memorialize Bristol’s connection to the dark history of the slave trade, which will be erected at Independence Park some time within the next 18 months.
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By Christy Nadalin
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2/7/24
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After many years of begging and borrowing for rehearsal and performance spaces for the wildly popular Arts Alive! program she has nurtured since its birth, Dena Davis and team are about to debut new programming in a space they can truly call home.
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By Scott Pickering
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2/7/24
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East Bay Homes | February 2024
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2/7/24
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Prom season should be fun, but for so many students expenses can mount quickly. Students from Bristol, Warren, and Barrington may qualify for a new volunteer-led program that can help.
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By Christy Nadalin
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2/6/24
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The Mt. Hope gymnastics team fell to Portsmouth in their final regular season meet at Strive Gymnastics on Sunday. Mt. Hope scored a 130.75 and Portsmouth scored a 133.30.
The Huskies …
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2/6/24
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It is not often you get a win, win when engaging in fisheries research. But the Commercial Fisheries Research Foundation (CFRF) is trying to find out what impact offshore wind farms have on …
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By Capt. Dave Monti
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2/6/24
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STORY OF THE WEEK: After a recent news dump, when the McKee administration shared details of a federal request for records related to the Washington Bridge, Gov. Dan McKee tried to regain control of …
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By Ian Donnis
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2/6/24
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