4th royalty crowned, Murder charge, School district divorce, and More: East Bay top stories

Posted 5/29/17

Take a look at some of the top stories from the past week across the East Bay. Click the headlines to read the full story.

Borgia, Pirri win 2017 Miss and Little Miss Fourth of July

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4th royalty crowned, Murder charge, School district divorce, and More: East Bay top stories

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Take a look at some of the top stories from the past week across the East Bay. Click the headlines to read the full story.

Borgia, Pirri win 2017 Miss and Little Miss Fourth of July

Fourth of July royalty was crowned Saturday night as the Ms. and Little Ms. Fourth of July winners were announced at Mt. Hope High School. Olivia Borgia, 19, and Angela "Ella" Pirri, 8, emerged from a field of 14 and 15 constestants, repectively, to win the crown after answering questions on stage and modeling their evening gowns and party dresses befor a packed Mt. Hope auditorium.

‘Dream team’ of farmers takes root in Portsmouth

This town may have lost hundreds of acres of working farms over the years, but it just gained a whopper of one off Jepson Lane.

Halsey Herreshoff calls for school district divorce

This totally unfair prospect propels me to urge splitting the system back so that each of the towns can again run its school system as was the case 25 years ago.

Bristol’s golden girl headed to next Games

After traveling half-way around the world, competing at the highest level of her sport, and coming home a champion, Bristol’s own world-class athlete didn’t just on her laurels. She went right back to training.

Barrington schools celebrate win at financial town meeting

Barrington taxpayers voted overwhelmingly to restore the school district's initial request for a $1.2 million increase at Wednesday night's financial town meeting.

Commitment to community earns Bristol native Hattie Brown Award

Besides his selfless dedication to volunteering in the community and his impressive career at Raytheon and in the military, one thing you have to know about the always-smiling, soon-to-be 67-year-old Bristol native Robert Squatrito ... he always comes prepared.

East Providence man faces murder charge

A city man has been arrested on murder charges following an alleged domestic violence incident on Warren Avenue Saturday afternoon, May 20.

Bruce Medley, longtime Prudence Ferry operator, dies at 65

Bruce G. Medley, the owner of Prudence Island Ferry and the sole provider of ferry service to the island for about three decades until 2014, died Wednesday, May 17, at his Portsmouth home. He was 65.


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