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Letter: Stop the defacing of American heroes
Is walking with a dog in a cemetery a new standard, or is Bristol just a special exception? more
Bristol Phoenix - Thursday, April 4, 2024
Dyer Street residents Tomasz Krawczak and Patty Sylvia and King Philip Ave. resident Jim Lawton (left to right) talk about the challenges of living next to off-campus student homes on King Philip Avenue. The two homes that had a spike in activity and “problems” last spring are shown behind.
Bristol residents hoping to coexist with college kids next door
For the neighbors of two Roger Williams University student rentals on King Philip Avenue, it was a long spring. COVID-19 closed campus, leaving the students living off-campus without much to do. … more
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Bristol Phoenix - Thursday, February 6, 2014
Letter: Critical Race Theory — A Dystopian pathology
There is a fierce debate sweeping America and our local communities   centered on whether America is a systemically racist country. This view is at odds with history and the past 60 … more
Letter: Missing the trees that were cut down to stumps
I walk my dog from the Bristol Town Beach parking lot to the water every day. About two weeks ago, I was dismayed to see that several mature trees were chopped down to the stumps. After a … more
Column: Remembering three coaches and a team that welcomed everyone
It’s easy to mock the “way things used to be” guy. He’s always got a story about the old days, about things that no longer exist, about people you’ve never heard of. He … more
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Bristol property values rise by average of 15 percent across town
The results of the every-third-year statistical revaluation of real estate hit local mailboxes last week, and with a few exceptions, property values went up across town. more
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Bristol Phoenix - Thursday, April 28, 2022
Letter: How many more will die with lack of bridge barriers?
To the editor: The Portsmouth Times of (Aug. 18) announced the timeline for the study of anti-suicide fences on our island’s bridges. The study will be complete in 18 months.   … more
The gubernatorial candidates are getting aggressive
The fight for governor between Republican Ashley Kalus and Democrat Dan McKee has seemingly shifted into a new gear, with both campaigns aggressively going at each other amid an occasional misstep. … more
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Never a day in the U.S. where slavery is not legal
As Rhode Islanders go to the polls to vote, at least the abolition of slavery will not be on the ballot. Elsewhere in five states, Alabama, Louisiana, Oregon, Tennesee and Vermont, voters will decide … more
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Letter: Of course the Catholic Church is conservative
To the editor: As a parishioner of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, I wonder why it is thought that we need to defend Fr. Zinno, a holy and sacrificial priest. There is but one holy, … more
The statute of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel is carried outside the church to start the 125th annual feast procession.
Weather couldn't quell 125th Mt. Carmel Feast
Despite threatening weather, the Feast of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel went off as scheduled, and the Rev. Henry P. Zinno, Jr., pastor, couldn’t have been more proud or happy. more
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Accountability and leadership in the I-195 crisis
STORY OF THE WEEK: The emergency closing of the westbound part of the Washington Bridge put Gov. Dan McKee — and how he performs during a crisis — under a microscope. McKee was … more
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Bristol Phoenix - Thursday, February 13, 2014
Bristol Phoenix - Thursday, March 4, 2021
Bristol Phoenix - June 9, 2016
Letter: What can you do to help clean our community?
We should all be proud of ourselves that, as a nation, we have set aside one day every year to celebrate the Earth and hopefully do a small thing to help keep it clean and livable. For … more
Mount Hope Farm representative Merritt Meyer (center) leads a tour of the property with Bristol Historic District Commission members (left to right) John Allen, Oryann Lima and Ben Bergenholtz. To his left is the farm’s executive director, Sheri St. Germain. Behind them all is a foundation poured without any town review or approvals that triggered a cease and desist order, as well as a mandatory review of the farm’s master plan with the town.
Mount Hope Farm working to right their wrongs
Mount Hope Farm is on the road to redemption with the Town of Bristol, after more than a year of odd missteps. Their latest step was a walking tour of the farm last Friday morning for members of the … more
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Nora Prendergast competes on bars, earning a 7.7 on the event.
Mt. Hope gymnasts place second at Regional Championship
The Mt. Hope gymnastics team placed second to Barrington at the Region I championship at the Newport County YMCA in Middletown on Sunday. The Huskies scored 133 as a team to Barrington’s … more
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John Birs of Bristol has raised $108,045 in his five years riding in the Pan-Mass Challenge.
Passion fuels Birs through his fifth Pan-Mass ride
Bristol resident John Birs loves to put miles on his bike — a typical weekend might see him getting together with friends to log 50 or 60 miles on a Saturday, with a (slightly) shorter ride on … more
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Bristol Phoenix - Thursday, March 2, 2023
Tony Lombardo and grandson AJ (in photo) boated four large bluefish Saturday at the shipping channel off Popasquash Point, Bristol.
NOAA and URI agree to explore effects of offshore wind energy
NOAA’s Northeast Fisheries Science Center, Woods Hole, Mass., and the University of Rhode Island (URI) have signed a five-year formal partnership agreement to research how offshore wind energy … more
Former Bristol resident Eric Benny Bloom (center), seen here with Bristol Concert Series Co-chairs Patti Nenna (left) and Tammy Mojkowski, made a triumphant return to the recent Fourth of July Concert Series.
Benny Bloom brings Grammy talent back to Bristol
The former Bristol resident and Mt. Hope High School graduate brought his musical talent, which includes Grammy nominations and victories, to town for everyone to enjoy recently as part of the recent Bristol Fourth of July Concert Series. more
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