It was disappointing to see that the proposed Diversity Equity and Inclusion Committee did not succeed in being sanctioned by our Town Council. Many of our citizens spoke both pro and con about this …
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1/28/21
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By all accounts, Roger Williams University did an excellent job managing COVID within its community over the course of the fall term. They are looking forward to a repeat of that success beginning …
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1/28/21
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I want to express my thoughts on the Bristol Town Council meeting held on Jan. 20. On the agenda was a petition to establish a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee of the Town Council. Many of …
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1/28/21
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All my adult life I’ve been obsessed with trash.
In 1986, as a young, very pregnant woman in Brooklyn, my husband and I went door to door, distributing informative pamphlets in our …
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1/27/21
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Editor’s note: The following is an abridged version of a letter submitted to the Bristol Town Council prior to hearing a proposal to create a Committee on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion.
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1/27/21
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Bristol resident Rob Hancock and many others spoke at length at last Wednesday night’s Bristol Town Council meeting regarding the establishment of a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee …
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By Christy Nadalin
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1/27/21
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PRUDENCE ISLAND — Three homes were completely destroyed by a late-night fire on Prudence Island Thursday.
One woman managed to escape safely from the home at which the fire apparently …
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By Jim McGaw
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1/22/21
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Bristol Warren's school superintendent is stepping away from the job for five weeks to be with his family and provide support to his mother, who is facing health problems.
Superintendent Dr. …
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By Ted Hayes
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1/22/21
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The plan to extend the East Bay Bike Path through downtown Bristol to the base of the Mt. Hope Bridge has undergone a significant revision. After spending much of 2020 studying possible bike routes …
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By Scott Pickering
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1/22/21
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It is very unfortunate that a former dedicated public official, Louis Cirillo, has been thrust into the maelstrom, while questions of the propriety of actions of due diligence on the part of one of …
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1/22/21
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Peter Maloney and his teammate Eileen Malloy celebrated after he whacked the softball-sized plastic yellow ball over the net, sending it whistling by his opponents, Cathy Winston and David Schwartz, …
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By Richard W. Dionne, Jr.
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1/21/21
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In his letter to the editor of this newspaper (“ Due diligence and a dedicated public servant ,” Jan. 14), Mike Byrnes made some strongly worded, politically motivated allegations against …
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1/21/21
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I write in response to the letter to the editor in the Jan. 14 issue of the Bristol Phoenix written by Mssrs. Faria, Marshall and Rego. These gentlemen urge the Phoenix to research the issues …
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1/21/21
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Things are pretty quiet at Bristol’s new, state-of-the-art animal shelter these days, and yes, COVID shoulders some of that blame — but not all of it. The reality is that even before the …
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By Christy Nadalin
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1/21/21
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I was saddened, though not surprised, to read the letter from my predecessors of the Bristol Democratic Town Committee in which they attempted to paint me as unethical and to sow doubt about me in …
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1/21/21
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Choosing who gets the COVID-19 vaccine, and when, is one of the greatest challenges a public servant has ever faced. That’s saying a lot for a group of both elected and appointed leaders who …
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1/21/21
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It was a rough end to the weekend on the other side of the world when Patriot, one of the Bristol-built AC75 foiling monohull American Magic yachts built to challenge for the America’s Cup, …
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1/20/21
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We are writing to make known our support for the Bristol Committee on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion . It is of the utmost importance that we come together as a community to, as the Committee …
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1/20/21
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Residents near the Kickemuit Reservoir are hiring legal representation and engineers to fight the Bristol County Water Authority's plan to remove the upper Kickemuit dam on Schoolhouse Road, and the …
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1/20/21
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Bristol County Water Authority customers should expect rate increases each year for the next 10 years, starting with a proposed 5 percent increase this year.
BCWA Executive Director Pam Marchand …
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By Josh Bickford
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1/19/21
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The Bristol Democratic Town Committee held its biennial reorganizational meeting and election of officers on Monday, Jan. 11. Three officers retained positions first assumed two years ago: Erich …
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1/15/21
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More than 51,000 Rhode Islanders had been at least partially vaccinated against the coronavirus by Friday morning, according to state Department of Health officials, with 9,243 of them fully …
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By Ted Hayes
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1/15/21
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A group of citizens has petitioned the BristolTown Council to establish a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee, DEI. The committee will “advise” the Town Council on issues and …
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1/15/21
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What took place at our nation’s capital last week was an attack on our country and Constitution from within. It was another 9/11 moment perpetrated not by foreign terrorist but from American …
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1/14/21
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