Editor’s note: Former Berry Hill Farm owner Bob Pierce has been a fixture in Westport his entire life. And though he’s stepped away from his beloved farm following its sale to Adam and …
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By Deanna Levanti
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10/11/23
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Once again, the Town Council has had to delay discussion on a controversial issue due to overcrowding at a meeting.
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By Jim McGaw
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11/29/23
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From the most efficient way to operate a windmill to a bleeding edge technology used to breakdown harmful PFAS chemicals, the students at Mt. Hope put their talents on display Tuesday night.
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By Ethan Hartley
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1/31/24
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American Rescue Plan Act money continues to support expenditures in Barrington.
At the Town Council meeting on Monday, Feb. 5, the Council voted unanimously to approve the use of ARPA …
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2/13/24
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First responders were searching the waters off Barrington Beach for a missing kayaker on Sunday night, Feb. 25.
According to a source, the missing kayaker is out of Warwick, and the Barrington …
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2/25/24
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The State of Rhode Island recently moved one step closer to a law that would regulate electric bicycles on all state properties, including bike paths. Passed by the full House of Representatives two …
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By Scott Pickering
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5/15/24
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Monday, Jan. 6
Daniel Ryan , 78, of 55 Manning St., was charged with violating a no contact order, after the state Department of Elderly Affairs alerted officers.
A Mason Street woman …
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1/13/20
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On a day that saw 91 new coronavirus cases in Rhode Island, for a total of 657, cases in East Bay towns continue to rise as well. The Thursday, April 2, town-by town numbers, as reported by the RI …
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4/2/20
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For the over-75 cohort (and the people behind them) anxiously awaiting Covid vaccines, the past couple of weeks have felt like the proverbial watched pot of water that never boils.
Bristol …
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By Christy Nadalin
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2/11/21
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Bristol and Warren taxpayers have never been big spenders when it comes to public education — not when compared to other Rhode Island communities.
In the nearly 30 years since the Bristol …
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By Scott Pickering
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3/18/21
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The Department of Environmental Management, with support from The Nature Conservancy, has completed repair and maintenance work on the public boat launch in Colt State Park in Bristol.
The …
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6/12/21
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The residents of Barrington are used to superlatives. Best public schools in the state. Great place to live. Beautiful coastline.
They can add another – highest household tax burden in Rhode …
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By Scott Pickering
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3/2/22
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Barrington school officials continue their work re-vamping the high school honors program.
A special student forum to discuss honors in English language arts and social students will be held at …
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4/20/22
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PORTSMOUTH — Is there a little free library near you?
Portsmouth has a small but growing number of these tiny free lending libraries — basically free-standing cupboards that are …
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By Jim McGaw
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5/27/22
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Walker Farm will be closed to vehicle traffic starting Monday, Nov. 14.
A Barrington official said recently that the area will be closed in order to accommodate for the final phase of road …
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By Josh Bickford
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11/3/22
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EAST PROVIDENCE — City and state officials joined one of the region’s most noted entertainment luminaries some two weeks ago to announce plans to construct a permanent outdoor concert …
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By Mike Rego
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11/9/22
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PORTSMOUTH — In a matchup of two Super Bowl finalists, the Portsmouth Patriots proved to be the superior team with a 20-0 shutout of island rival Middletown in the annual Thanksgiving Day …
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11/25/22
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On Saturday, Feb. 4, Barrington Middle School’s state-of-the-art auditorium will host one of its first community events — the second annual FLM FWD International Empathy Film Festival. …
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1/23/23
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There were few places Gary Sherman would rather be than on or close to the water. A new memorial unveiled at the point Monday will keep the late shellfish constable and wharfinger's memory alive at …
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By Ted Hayes
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3/31/23
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The fields were green, the skies dry, and while it wasn't the warmest day ever, April baseball is always a gamble. But the founders of Tiverton Baseball , a new youth baseball league that held its …
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By Ted Hayes
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4/24/23
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Barrington residents convinced a town official to withdraw a motion that would have entered the town into a long-term lease with a solar installation company.
Concerns about the lease …
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By Josh Bickford
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5/30/23
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PORTSMOUTH — Mike MacFarlane certainly knows how to throw himself a 50th birthday party.
The owner of Sunset Cove in Island Park had a few hundred people on his restaurant’s …
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By Jim McGaw
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7/3/23
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A fundraiser held at Grace Barker on Monday evening, organized by Jim Baptista, brought a lot of holiday spirit to the residents, even though it was on a hot July day.
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7/20/23
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A Boston man has been charged by Westport police with attempting to scam a local couple.
Hector Arias-Guzman, 28, of 20 Mallard St., Boston, faces charges of conspiracy and attempted larceny …
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8/1/23
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Defenders of Animals hopes to earn enough support from enough Bristol voters to re-examine the Town’s deer hunting cooperative through a ballot referendum, critiquing the fledgling program as unsafe, inhumane, and unscientific.
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By Ethan Hartley
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10/12/23
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