To the editor: Boaters in Bristol look forward to availability of new boat slips that are part of the Town’s marina expansion project. A large number of boaters have been on a Harbormaster …
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4/14/22
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To the editor: A new proposal for 127 units has been forwarded by the developer. That is still too many. Remember that in 2008, 98 units were approved and even that was a stretch, granted only after …
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4/14/22
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To the editor:Friends of Historic Bristol applauds the efforts to develop the Robin Rug factory building.Friends were heartened by the poll taken by the Bristol Planning Board on March 16 that …
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4/14/22
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To the editor: The recent article covering the East Bay Chamber of Commerce Event (‘Elected officials discuss how to spend a billion dollars, and change a culture’) only covered half the …
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4/14/22
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To the editor:I want to thank the Bristol Phoenix for publishing the letter last week (“Come celebrate all of Bristol's horrible past”) in which efforts to commemorate our town’s …
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4/14/22
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During their performance of “Ill Never Do That,” the actors portraying a typical American family — three of which are in long-term recovery from alcohol addiction themselves — simultaneously painted a compassionate and authentic experience of how substance use disorder can affect an entire family, and how the road to recovery is anything but straightforward.
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By Ethan Hartley
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4/14/22
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The Mt. Hope baseball team came back to beat Moses Brown 4-3 to win their third straight game to kick off their first ever Division I campaign with a 3-0 record. The Huskies 9 swept Middletown in a …
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Photos and story by Richard W. Dionne, Jr.
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4/13/22
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Every now and then, the Rhode Island General Assembly confronts a bill that is not like other bills. It is bigger, bolder, more significant in promise and impact. The “Shoreline Access” …
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By Scott Pickering
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4/13/22
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Democratic gubernatorial candidate Helena Foulkes visited Warren on the evening of Monday, April 4, sharing her backstory and answering questions at a meeting of the Democratic Town Committee.
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By Christy Nadalin
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4/7/22
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To the editor: As the high school sports seasons are in transition, please give me the opportunity to share a thought on this past winter season. The Mt. Hope High School gymnastics team had, as …
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4/6/22
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To the editor: In the last few weeks there has been a considerable amount of debate in Bristol regarding social and historical issues regarding monuments in town, and while I have very strong …
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4/6/22
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BARRINGTON — Notching 10 first-place finishes, The Portsmouth High boys’ outdoor track team finished second to Barrington in a dual meet Tuesday afternoon, April 5.
The Eagles edged …
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4/6/22
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STORY OF THE WEEK: The familiar ritual of hearings on gun-related bills played out at the Statehouse last week, with lengthy meetings extending into the night and impassioned testimony on both sides …
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By Ian Donnis
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4/6/22
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Roger Williams University announced via press release a $20 million partnership with the Massachusetts-based Cummings Foundation.
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4/6/22
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To the editor:
‘Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned.’ This phrase, controversial to some, is embedded in our culture and had to do with spurious or unrequited love. …
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4/6/22
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4/6/22
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Five members of the Rhode Island General Assembly met with a room full of local business leaders, and the predominant topic of conversation was how to spend about $1 billion in federal monies.
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By Scott Pickering
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4/1/22
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PORTSMOUTH/BRISTOL — “Don’t let the pictures scare you; the bridge is safe,” Eric Seabury, director of engineering for the R.I. Turnpike and Bridge Authority (RITBA) …
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By Jim McGaw
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3/31/22
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After a year out of the spotlight, the plan to create safe bike routes throughout Bristol is back on center stage.
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By Scott Pickering
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3/31/22
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There were untold numbers of hit and runs reported by Bristol Police at the Quinta Gamelin Recreation Center this past Thursday — however, thankfully not the kind that you’ll find in the Phoenix crime log this week.
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By Ethan Hartley
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3/31/22
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The team has reached the Division III semifinals two of the last three years, in 2019 and 2021. There was no season in 2020 due to Covid.
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By Richard W. Dionne Jr.
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3/30/22
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To the editor: Upon reading the letter to the editor from Mr. Manny Manezes, published on March 24, it became clear to me that there is an opportunity for education in regard to the Middle Passage …
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3/30/22
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To the editor: Last week's Phoenix contained a letter to the editor claiming that monuments in town dedicated to soldiers who died in the civil war were sufficient to memorialize slaves who died …
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3/30/22
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