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K9 Brody is featured on the front cover of the department’s new coloring book, which includes puzzles and uplifting messages for children encouraging them to be on the lookout for themselves and others.
K-9 Brody featured in new police coloring book
A new coloring book featuring Bristol's most famous, furry friend will circulate through schools soon. more
Letter: School Committee members are setting a bad example
To the editor:Some of us stay home from public events, such as School Committee Meetings, when we are ill in order to keep our neighbors safe. We follow protocols and mandates to curb the spread of … more
Letter: Article shined important spotlight on music in the schools
To the editor: Thank you so much for the excellent article in last week’s East Bay papers about the status of music performance in the schools. You balanced all of the important information so … more
Letter: Blatant disregard for COVID protocols is alarming
To the editor:I attended the BWRSD School Committee meeting on Monday, November 22, and was alarmed by the lack of adherence to COVID-19 protocol on display. The public portion of the meeting largely … more
Editorial: School district shortcut the search process — again
Regardless of who is in charge, who is departing and who is arriving, the Bristol Warren Regional School Committee follows the same process whenever it hires a new superintendent — which is no … more
Steel Martin, Hunter Roman, David Costa-Rado, Brandon Doherty, Isaiah Costa-Rado, Bethany Rado (East Providence Prevention Coalition Youth and Media Coordinator), and Caroline Roman hold up “Rhode Rules” signs advocating for the adherence to social host laws in the state.
'Project Sticker Shock' targets underage drinking
This program educates the public and changes attitudes about selling and providing alcohol to anyone under the age of 21. more
Bristol Phoenix - Thursday, December 2, 2021
Volunteer Elizabeth Peters helps client Joe Barreiro with selecting produce during a visit to the East Bay Food Pantry in Bristol last week.
Food prices are rising, and so are trips to local food banks
Everything is getting more expensive, and that includes food. According to the latest report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the annual rate of inflation in the United States was 6.2 … more
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Bristol man arrested after firing gun during domestic dispute
Bristol police officers surrounded a house on Sunnyside Avenue Monday afternoon and peacefully took into custody a man accused of firing a gun while confronting his wife and another man inside their … more
Bristol Phoenix - Wednesday, November 24, 2021
Letter: Some of these ‘rising seas’ theories are all wet
Bristol's planning for the adverse flooding arising from the long-term relative sea level rise is very important and needs to be applauded. The disastrous Silver Creek bridge should not be repeated. … more
Letter: Writer's union-bashing tactics were tired and stale
Last week’s Phoenix contained numerous letters to the editor regarding the diversity, equity and racism issues plaguing the Bristol Warren Regional School District, but one letter that at first … more
Letter: Failing grades for our school system
Intrigued by an enlightening opinion letter of the Nov. 11 Phoenix (“ School district isn’t racist — but it is failing ”), stating the math and science proficiency of Mt Hope … more
Retired USMC Gunnery Sergeant Carlos Ortega survived an IED attack and the PTSD that followed it, and shared his story with a large contingent of local and state officials and military service veterans on Nov. 11.
Retired marine captivates during Bristol's Veterans Day Ceremony
Retired USMC Gunnery Sergeant Carlos Ortega stole hearts and made tears flow during the annual Veterans’ Day Ceremony, held at the Rhode Island Veterans Home in Bristol on Nov. 11. more
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Interim Superintendent Ed Mara with Assistant Superintendent Dianne Sanna during a recent meeting.
Interim Superintendent Mara leaving school district Friday
Interim Superintendent Ed Mara's last day in Bristol Warren will be Friday, Nov. 19, meaning the next person to step up as the district's head administrator will be the sixth one to do so in less than three years. more
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Bristol Phoenix - Thursday, November 18, 2021
A truck is towed away from the scene of the incident, showing visible damage from gunshots fired in the owner’s direction by a resident of a High Street apartment building.
High Street shooting ends without injuries
A harrowing encounter on High Street in Bristol ended peacefully Wednesday morning, as Bristol and Rhode Island State Police were able to apprehend a 32-year-old suspect who fired multiple shots from … more
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Letter: Vaccine skepticism 'increasingly untenable'
To the editor: In 1919 the Volstead Act was passed, which was a nationwide mandate to make the manufacture and sale of alcohol illegal. It failed, and was repealed. We still, nonetheless, have … more
Boston Dynamics electrical engineer Crystal Kemp puts Spot through his paces.
Boston Dynamics visits Kickemuit Middle School
The world-famous robotics company visited KMS last week to show off one of their robot 'dogs.' more
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Barbara “Babs” Materna and Tish Bodell of BABS + Tish, inside their Bradford Street shop.
Five-finger discount goes down in defeat
We’ve all done it: walked out the door without locking up. It happened to Bradford Street boutique BABS + Tish a couple of weeks ago, after closing up shop at 4 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 24. It … more
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Letter: ‘Culturally responsive’ education has a place here
Based on recent discussions in Bristol Warren school board meetings and subsequent letters to the editor, misconceptions remain in our community regarding the benefits of culturally responsive … more
Letter: We must trust our teachers, listen to our students
Student voice and distrust were communicated forcefully Monday night during the public comment section of the Bristol Warren Region School Committee meeting. It is a brave thing to stand up in front … more
Letter: Unless we play Identity Politics, Diversity will devour us
On Oct.18, former Lt. Gov. Dan McKee ceremonially signed into law the Student Success Act which, promising in-state tuition to every alien, pits illegals and refugees against our native-born … more
Letter: School district isn’t racist — but it is failing
Bristol Warren’s schools aren’t racist … Worse, they are not succeeding at teaching math and science to the majority of children of any color or religion. The real problem … more
Olivia Neverka-Vinciguerra (middle left), co-president of The Mt. Hope Student Union, Edda Petrillo (mid-right) and other members of the group called for the resignation of school committee members, Tara Thibaudeau, Sheila Ellsworth and Chairperson Marjorie McBride due to what they called their racist and discriminatory actions in denying a contract for project-based learning last month.
Bristol Warren students call for school committee resignations
A large contingent of students and teachers, wearing red in solidarity, showed up en masse to the Monday evening meeting of the Bristol Warren School Committee meeting at Mt. Hope High School. … more
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