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Letter: Thank you to the Bristol Warren School Building Committee

We would like to thank the members of The Bristol Warren School Building Committee for your tireless efforts and the personal sacrifices you have been making to help our students and community. more

9/21/23

Letter: Colt State Park could be so much better

Colt is being turned into a desert, with acres of mowed grass that does not support wildlife. more

9/21/23

Letter: Will you help us fund the Port Marker memorial?

You have the opportunity to be a part of this community endeavor to erect this important Memorial in acknowledgment of Bristol’s history. more

9/21/23

"What had previously had the aesthetics of the vegetation next to an I-95 off-ramp was now a stately, pristine garden that complimented the organization's work at the neighboring Rogers Free Library."

Letter: A beautiful transformation in Bristol

At times we take this beautiful town we call home for granted. more

9/21/23

Letter: Opposed not to the school, but to the location

The bottom line here is that the members of the school building committee need to start paying attention to the numerous citizens who have valid concerns about the plan to build a new high school. more

9/21/23

Letter: Rigorous kindergarten curriculum?

If we are putting the pressure of a curriculum on children in kindergarten, I fear for their mental health. more

9/20/23

Letter: Questions on new high school are sound

Bristolians are indeed fortunate to have residents like Pete Hewett, who exercises sound judgment in his Letter to the Editor from Sept. 2. more

9/14/23

Letter: Not the right place for a hunting ground

I wonder if the town, DEM, and the powers-that-be have truly considered the ramifications of disrupting an already fragile ecosystem, such as this. more

9/14/23

Letter: Thank you to the Kee sisters

While myself and thousands of runners are going to sorely miss the Finish For A Guinness, we thank the Kee sisters for 15 years of fun and great memories! more

9/13/23

Letter: Can’t support your dubious CD1 endorsement

To the editor: By your receipt of my letter, the 1st Congressional District special primary will still be underway. Presumably, the glut of Democrat candidates scrambling for a special election … more

9/7/23

Letter: Cement does not absorb stormwater

I am writing to express my concerns about the proposal to build a Mainstay Extended Stay/Sleep Inn on Gooding Avenue. The developer has filled out a DEM Wetland Application … more

9/7/23

Letter: Is a new high school a need or a want?

To the editor: The Bristol Warren Regional School District (BRWSD) is in the process of seeking approval of a $200 million bond issue for the construction of a new high school and for making … more

9/7/23

Letter: Other methods for deer control should be looked at

During the summer months, many local news stories fly under the radar, and one that received little feedback is a new program in Bristol allowing bow and arrow deer hunting on … more

9/7/23

Letter: Re-igniting America's chilled melting pot

We Americans are different. We’re different from all other industrialized countries, and we’re different from one another. The U.S., for example, is the only industrialized … more

9/6/23

Letter: About a concerning letter you may have received

To the editor: In recent days, many residents of Bristol and Warren received a piece of mail attacking congressional candidate Aaron Regunberg and Representative Susan Donovan by associating … more

9/6/23

Letter: Cartoon showed prejudice against Catholic Church

To the editor: The last acceptable citadel of fashionable public prejudice seems to have been confirmed in the Portsmouth Times’ editorial cartoon drawn by Charlie Hall this past week. The … more

9/4/23

Letter: Objection to East Bay's CD1 endorsement process

While we have no quarrel with the choice of the editors, we do have objections to the process they used to come to that choice. more

9/4/23

Letter: We need to work together to end hunger

To the editor: September has been designated Hunger Action Month by Feeding America, the largest charity working to end hunger in the United States. That makes it the perfect time to consider … more

8/31/23

Letter: Do your part to keep our roads safe

To the editor: It’s been a wonderful summer in Bristol and as we look forward to the final weekend, I am writing to remind all residents about the dangers of impaired driving. As President … more

8/31/23

Letter: I agree with last week’s letter on the new school site

To the editor: The letter in last week’s Phoenix from a BHS teacher makes eminent good sense and adamantly implores the BWSB not to continue in its poorly planned choice to build the new … more

8/31/23

Letter: Another smashing (splashing) success!

To the editor: Thank you to the Town Council members, cheerful volunteer workers, participating restaurants, police and firefighters, and all who were responsible for arranging such a wonderful … more

8/24/23

Letter: I do not agree with building a new school on that site

To the editor: With rising tides and worsening floods I do not want to see out taxpayer money wasted on trying to build a new school on its present wet, flood-prone site. I have lived in Bristol … more

8/24/23

Letter: Thanks for attending the Flea and Fair

To the editor: On behalf of the Bristol Historical & Preservation Society, I wish to express our heartfelt thanks to everyone who came out for our Annual Flea and Fair this past weekend. We … more

8/17/23

Letter: In response to call for safer bike path

To the editor: Judith Byrnes’ Letter to the Editor (A safer bike path should be everyone’s goal, Aug. 10, 2023) sounds reasonable enough. But within its logic are several assumptions … more

8/17/23

Letter: Firefighters health bill is a good move

To the editor: Last week's Phoenix featured a front page story regarding recent bills passed overwhelmingly by the Rhode Island Legislature which provides that any current or deceased full time … more

8/17/23