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Enright and crew fall to second place, may have hit a whale
Charlie Enright and the 11th Hour Racing team hit an object suspected to be a marine mammal or megafauna  while racing to Aarhus, Denmark, durng Leg 5 early Thursday morning, according to Ocean … more
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L-R: Jade Rodrigues models a black dress; Emma Graveline models a pink gown designed by Nicole Contente, who said the beading on the front took her two full days of meticulous work; and Dominique Scott models a white jacket during the Poj Laib Tribe Foundation fashion show, held at the Dye House in Providence.
Bristol designer debuts at Providence fashion show
Nicole Contente just graduated a year ago, but has already entered the competitive world of high fashion. more
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Robert Santos, Senior Associate for architectural firm Perkins Eastman, shows an example of what a hypothetical new high school design could look like to the Bristol Warren School Committee during a meeting on Monday night.
Some on Joint Finance urge caution over Bristol Warren school bond
The Bristol Warren Joint Finance Committee (JFC) unanimously voted to allow the school district to potentially borrow up to $200 million for school construction projects, including possibly building a new high school. Some were cautious of that number, however. more
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Letter: It’s just a fact — more gun laws equals less gun violence
To the editor: All the latest hand wringing about gun violence belies the fact that sensible gun laws work. It is a fact that states with such laws have far fewer per capita gun deaths than … more
Letter: E-Bikes on the path would be immensely dangerous
To the editor: A very precise and sensible letter was written last week by Jerry Blitefield of Warren about the imminent danger to the East Bay Bike Path . He talks about the current law with no … more
Public input sought on Bristol Warren school construction projects
Want to make your voice heard on how a potential $200 million bond should be spent in Bristol and Warren? Attend one of the upcoming sessions. more
Op-Ed: ‘Secure Choice’ is good for Rhode Island
Nearly 200,000 working people in Rhode Island do not have access to an employer-provided retirement savings plan. This savings deficit could push the state over a costly retirement cliff resulting in … more
Bristol Phoenix - Thursday, May 25, 2023
Alan Mello was last seen on May 13, 2023 and he was reported missing to police on May 22, 2023.
Bristol PD seek help in locating missing person
Alan Mello, age 76, was reported missing to Bristol Police on May 22, 2023.  Mello was last in contact with family/friends on May 13, 2023.  more
Members of the Barrington High School and Mt. Hope High School baseball teams pose for a photo following Sunday's game.
East Bay baseball teams rally to fight cancer
The Barrington High School baseball team defeated Mt. Hope 9-3 in a non-league game on Sunday, May 21. The Eagles and Huskies use the game as a fund-raiser — all money raised at the game … more
Chief Kevin Lynch is award the new trophy after the Police won 11-10 in extra innings to win the first annual B battle of the Badges softball game.
Police win first Battle of the Badges softball game
Chief Kevin Lynch held up the trophy and the police celebrated after winning the first annual Battle of the Badges softball game 11-10, in extra innings in front of a large cheering crowd at the Colt … more
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This new sign that recently cropped up on the Portsmouth side of the Mt. Hope Bridge (an identical sign is posted on the Bristol side) makes it clear that bikes are not welcome, which came as a surprise to local bike advocates. The R.I. Bridge and Turnpike Authority, however, says bicycles have never been permitted despite earlier signs and bike maps to the contrary.
Mt. Hope Bridge ban bewilders bikers
PORTSMOUTH — New signs recently cropped up on both sides of the Mt. Hope Bridge: “NO Pedestrians, Bicycles, Mopeds." more
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A photo taken in May shows the last standing remnants of the original structure. According to its HDC project monitor, the building had severe structural issues requiring the demolition of most of the property.
Bristol home, built in 1754, undergoing total renovation
A near total demolition of a house built prior to the Revolutionary War has caused concern among some residents, but the Town's Historic District Commission assures everything is on the up and up. more
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This country has no plan for renewable energy (or anything else)
Governor Dan McKee signed into law legislation to increase renewable energy production and supply by requiring that 100 percent of Rhode Island’s electricity be offset by renewable production … more
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Moms Madeline Crowell (left) and Katie Grifka (second from right), of Bristol, went to the Sunday show with their daughters, Sophia and Alana Crowell, and Gabriella and Giuliana Grifka. Madline wrote: “The concert was incredible! Wow, what a show!”
Readers rave after a weekend with Taylor Swift
At times last weekend, it seemed like everyone was either going to one of the three Taylor Swift concerts at Gillette Stadium, was talking to someone who was going, or was “Liking” a post … more
Workers carefully transport the nest onto the platform they had rigged onto a pole that originally held the nest.
Osprey nest that caused power outages in Bristol, Warren is moved
As ospreys are habitual creatures, they return to the same spots to nest each season. Not understanding the intricacies of modern power grids, a rigid power line structure seemed as good a spot as any to the protected bird, so they built it there. more
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Rhonda Swain with striped bass she caught when fishing with her husband Mike live lining Atlantic menhaden at night in Bristol Harbor.
Managers hope emergency action will save striped bass
More striped bass fishing trips are taken by anglers coastwide than any other species.   This highly desirable fish has been overfished for the past few years, and last year, anglers killed … more
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Swift passage of abortion bill shows how Assembly has changed
STORY OF THE WEEK: For supporters like state Sen. Bridget Valverde and Rep. Katherine Kazarian, the legislative sponsors of the Equality in Abortion Coverage Act, passing the EACA was unfinished … more
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Skipper Charlie Enright takes in the view of the throng of fans on land and boat from Mālama’s bowsprit during the Leg 5 start of the Ocean Race 2023 on Sunday.
Enright and Ocean Race fleet leave Newport to embark on Leg 5
The shorelines along Newport and Jamestown were jam packed with cheering fans and the bay was crammed with spectator boats blasting their horns as 11th Hour Racing skipper Charlie Enright and the … more
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Second baseman Hailey Ferreira (left) looks on as shortstop Julia Allen takes the throw from catcher Ava Waddell on as a Woonsocket baserunner attempts to steal second base during their game on Monday.
Softball team beats Toll Gate, loses to Woonsocket and Prout
The Mt. Hope softball team, after winning five straight, lost two of their three games this week, to fall to 10-3 in Division II, 10-4 overall. The Huskies who have lost in the finals each of the … more
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Organizers announced changes to Saturday’s schedule at Ocean Live Park due to a forecast of severe weather, including strong winds and torrential rain.
Ocean Race park makes changes to weekend schedule due to weather
NEWPORT, R.I. (May 19, 2023) — Organizers announced changes to Saturday’s schedule at Ocean Live Park due to a forecast of severe weather, including strong winds and torrential rain. … more
Debbie knight, a volunteer from Old Sturbridge Village, spins wool inside the house at Coggeshall Farm on Saturday.
Scenes from a Garden Party at Coggeshall Farm
Last Saturday, the day before Mother’s Day, Coggeshall Farm Museum celebrated the day with a Garden Party. more
Letter: Preventing criminal gun use requires facts, not fiction
To the editor: Every reasonable person favors preventing the criminal use of guns. But we are not going to make progress on that until the gun control lobby ends its campaign of misinformation … more
Gov. Dan McKee, seated, signed the Equality in Abortion Coverage Act, with sponsors Katherine Kazarian (D-House Dist. 63, East Providence Pawtucket) , to the left of him holding bill, and Sen. Bridget Valverde, to his right holding bill. At left is House Speaker K. Joseph Shekarchi and at right is Senate Majority Leader Ryan W. Pearson.
Rhode Island General Assembly passes Equality in Abortion Coverage Act
PROVIDENCE — A signature piece of legislation a local lawmaker has been trying to help gain passage in the Rhode Island General Assembly over the last several sessions finally occurred … more
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Evelyn Ansel, Curator of the Herreshoff Marine Museum, at the center of the Museum’s new permanent exhibit. To her right are some of the models carved by George I. “Sonny” Hodgdon, a fourth-generation builder of wooden boats. Visible on her left are the binnacle and one of the two original wheels from 1903 Cup Defender Reliance.
The 'Golden Age' of America's Cup, now on display at Herreshoff
The new permanent "Hodgdon Collection" shows the evolution of America’s Cup yachts from 1851 to 1937. more
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