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Editorial: DOT needs to rebuild bike path bridges

One hundred and sixty-six years ago, heavy trains loaded with industrial cargo began rumbling along railroad tracks from Bristol to Providence. They carried the products of enormous factories from an … more

4/29/21

Letter: Some vandals are terrorists, while others are celebrated

As readers may know, there’s been a rash of “racially-incendiary” and “hate-filled” stickers in Warren — and now Bristol — which depict Nazism, the KKK and … more

4/29/21

As seen a week ago, the osprey have ignored DEM eviction efforts and have learned to live with their large, orange, uninvited guest atop the chimney of the historic Colt Park barn.

Despite state’s eviction, these birds aren’t budging

A pair of Colt Park osprey had a decent following before the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) adorned their nesting site with an orange cone last week . Now they’re … more

Christy Nadalin | 4/29/21

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

4/28/21

School board and Brice bristle over budget cuts

Bristol Warren Regional School Committee members were left with more questions than answers when they met via Zoom Monday evening to review the spending cuts Supt. Dr. Jonathan Brice recommends to … more

By Ted Hayes | 4/28/21

Police release video footage of 'White Boy' sticker suspects

Bristol Police have now released video footage of the two suspects they are hoping to identify and question regarding a string of six "White Boy Summer" stickers placed in public locations downtown … more

4/28/21

Bristol Phoenix - Thursday, April 22, 2021

4/22/21

Editorial: Theater company deserves better than eviction

Perhaps this drama will have a happy ending, but the plot to pry the Bristol Theatre Company from its home in the former Reynolds School building feels unnecessarily dark. First, the theater … more

4/22/21

Letter: Consider a ‘tax holiday’ to help state and businesses

There exists in Bristol a pithy expression of truth: “What happens after the Fourth of July Parade?” The answer is “Winter.” Each year Rhode Island … more

4/22/21

Consultant shows why Bristol Warren school finances are a mess

The Bristol Warren Regional School District has received a sobering assessment of its financial management, systems and controls. A consultant hired to review the district’s financial … more

By Scott Pickering | 4/22/21

Letter: Maybe it’s time for more regionalization

The Joint Finance Committee (JFC) of the Bristol Warren Regional School District has once again completed its annual springtime budget deliberations , with the usual results of both an increase in … more

4/21/21

This osprey seems to be surveying what has become of the nest that, until Monday, was perched atop this chimney at the historic barn at Colt State Park. Heavy osprey nests can damage structures and so, when unoccupied by eggs or fledgelings, the DEM seeks to relocate the raptors to appropriate sites. Wildlife officials hope this raptor notices there is a welcoming site just east of the barn.

High-altitude eviction for Colt Park osprey

It’s not just retirees flying north as the weather warms in the spring — ospreys are returning from their winter homes in Central and South America to breed. Ospreys mate for life and … more

By Christy Nadalin | 4/21/21

Distinctive Homes - Spring 2021

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4/21/21

Letter: Learn how legalized pot could impact teens’ lives

To the editor: As the likely legalization of recreational marijuana for residents over 21 years of age in Rhode Island is moving forward, I encourage parents to learn how this could impact their … more

4/20/21

Letter: Why I decided to get a firearm

To the editor: Several years ago, it occurred to me that I wanted to take greater responsibility for my safety and that of my family. I am a daughter, sister, mother, and a registered nurse. As … more

4/18/21

Bristol Police: Arrests for domestic assault, theft and DUI

Bristol Police made a handful of arrests in the first full week of April, including two for domestic assault, one for driving under the influenced and another for breaking-and-entering. Monday, … more

4/16/21

Wenley Furgeson (center), director of habitat restoration at Save the Bay, discuss plans for a pond on the new golf course with landscape architect Tim Gerrish (right) and a project manager.

A win-win for golf and the environment in Bristol

Meetings on the golf course are nothing new — though the rumble of earth-moving equipment was a constant at this particular one, last Friday morning on the site of the Bristol Golf Course, just … more

By Christy Nadalin | 4/15/21

Mt. Hope Principal Dr. Deb DiBiase (center) with Mt. Hope parents Karen Zagorski (left) and Nina Murphy, who nominated her for the honor.

Mt. Hope's Deb DiBiase named state's top high school principal

Dr. Deborah DiBiase, the always smiling, hug- and laughter-prone principal of Mt. Hope High School, has been named Rhode Island's High School Principal of the Year for 2021. She learned about the … more

By Ted Hayes | 4/15/21

Man arrested for stealing money from church donation boxes

Bristol Police arrested a North Providence man on Sunday for allegedly stealing money from the St. Elizabeth Church donation box after a successful surveillance operation caught him in the … more

4/15/21

Bristol Phoenix - Thursday, April 15, 2021

4/15/21

Editorial: ‘Tax the rich!’

When state governments need money, they often focus on familiar targets: personal sins (drinking, smoking and gambling), fossil fuels and the rich. In the past year, the COVID-19 pandemic and ensuing … more

4/15/21

In their last live performance, in December of 2019, the Bristol Theater Company performed a holiday comedy.

With eviction notice, future of Bristol Theatre Company is uncertain

The town handed the keys to the Reynolds School to the Bristol Warren Regional School Committee in early December, at a time when the concern was that the school would be needed to house an overflow … more

By Christy Nadalin | 4/15/21

Letter: Thank you! Getting my shots was easy peasy

With all the negativity that has been going on lately, I wanted to write something about feeling good. Getting my first Covid shot was so frustrating, to say the least. But … more

4/15/21

Students in the Class of 2021 gathered last summer for the annual tradition of painting the rocks outside of the school. Beginning this week, they'll have the chance to all be back together inside the school, at the same time, for the first time in more than a year.

Bristol Warren schools reopening to all students, all days

Things will seem closer to normal than they have in more than a year, when the Bristol Warren Regional School District welcomes many of its students back to full, in-person learning over the next … more

By Ted Hayes | 4/14/21

Anti-hate rally planned for Sunday in Warren

Residents from across the East Bay will hold a peaceful rally in front of Warren Town Hall Sunday afternoon to protest the recent discovery of dozens of hate-filled stickers affixed to light poles … more

By Ted Hayes | 4/14/21