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Video: 2022 Bristol School Committee candidate forum

Check out the full school committee forum featuring the eight candidates from Bristol. Filmed at Roger Williams University on Oct. 12, 2022 in partnership with the League of Women Voters Rhode Island. more

10/13/22

What your vote on recreational marijuana licensing means

Voters will decide in November whether recreational pot shops can open in their communities, but Rhode Island likely won't see any such locations open until at least 2024. more

By Ethan Hartley | 10/12/22

School Committee and Senate candidates meet in live forum Thursday night

The Warren candidates for the Bristol Warren Regional School Committee, and the candidates for Senate Districts 10 and 11 will debate in forums on Thursday, Oct. 13, beginning at 6:30 p.m. The … more

10/11/22

Bristol school committee candidates meet in live forum Wednesday night

The Bristol candidates for the Bristol Warren Regional School Committee will debate in a forum on Wednesday, Oct. 12, at 7 p.m. The forum can be viewed live by going to the League of Women Voters of … more

10/11/22

Concerned Citizens to host School Committee forum

A Bristol Warren Regional School District School Committee “Ask the Candidate” forum will be held on Tuesday, Oct. 11, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the VFW Post 237, 850 Hope Street, … more

10/11/22

Mesiah Lastra (left) and Derick Case (right) celebrate with Ben Colouro (middle) after the running back scored his second touchdown of the game.

Calouro scores three touchdowns in Huskies heartbreaking 27-28 loss to Johnston

The Mt. Hope football suffered a heartbreaking 27-28 loss to Johnston during the team’s homecoming game on Friday night. The loss dropped the Huskies Division III record to 1-3 and 2-3 … more

Story and photos by Richard W. Dionne, Jr. | 10/10/22

Camelo, Little named Homecoming King, Queen

Parker Camelo and Casey Little were named Mt. Hope's Homecoming King and Queen in a brief ceremony during the Huskies homecoming football game. more

Story and photos by Richard W. Dionne, Jr. | 10/8/22

Sajo Jefferson (left) and Julia Chang, who are both part of the leadership team at Movement Ground Farm in Tiverton, gave visitors a tour of the farm, stopping to talk about the sheep behind them, and the unique efforts of their farm to engage young and minority populations in farming. Everyone on the leadership team at Movement Ground is under the age of 35 and most come from Providence to work there.

The food network is hard at work

Research suggests the average person thinks about food 15% of their day. That’s of course their own food, or their family’s food, and those thoughts are typically connected to the rumble … more

By Scott Pickering | 10/6/22

Bristol Council candidates meet in live forum tonight

The eight candidates competing for five seats on the next Bristol Town Council will meet in a live forum tonight, Thursday, Oct. 6. The candidates include all five incumbents (independents Nathan … more

10/6/22

Dave Squillante and Doran Smith, pictured during a less frantic moment of their recent honeymoon in Barcelona, Spain.

Heroic honeymooners help save 25 children from burning Barcelona nursery

Bristol couple Dave Squillante and Doran Smith were enjoying their long-awaited honeymoon in Barcelona, Spain, until fate called them into action. more

By Ethan Hartley | 10/6/22

Bristol resident Stephen Knapman with one of the many images he captured over several days assessing the damage to family’s, friends’, and his own property in west Florida. This image shows destroyed properties along Pine Island Road on Matlacha, near where the road washed out, preventing access to the island.

Bristolians tell their stories from Hurricane Ian

Current and former Bristol residents found themselves in the crosshairs of last week's devastating Florida hurricane. Here are a few of their stories. more

By Christy Nadalin | 10/5/22

Artists Gary and Suzi Graham in their Graham Gallery, opened earlier this year at 412A Thames St.

New Thames Street gallery hosting numerous meet-the-artist events

Beginning in 2020, confined to their home, painting became an everyday escape for Gary and Suzi Graham. more

By Christy Nadalin | 10/5/22

First singles player Elsa White hits a forehand/backhand during her match against Sonya Pareek of Barrington. She won the match, 6-1, 6-3, and is currently 6-1 on the season.

White qualifies for states as tennis team competes in D-I

The move up to Division I has been difficult for the Mt. Hope tennis team who are now 3-4 on the season after losing to Barrington 6-1 on Monday afternoon. Last season the Huskies were the Division … more

Story and photos by Richard W. Dionne, Jr. | 10/5/22

The Huskies girls cross country team from left, Analucia Romero, Ryan Coffey, Jessica Deal, Sonia Bradley, Reyn Ferris, Lily Dasilveira, and Lucy O’Brien, posted their best regular season record ever at 8-3, according to coach Susan Rancourt. The team is waiting their fate about qualifying for states as a team.

Huskies go 8-3, best record ever

Freshman phenom Jessica Deal took first place as the Mt. Hope cross country team swept Tiverton and St. Mary Academy on Monday to finish with an 8-3 record, the best record in the team’s … more

Story and photos by Richard W. Dionne, Jr. | 10/4/22

Portsmouth High’s Joseph Murphy attempts to head a corner kick into the net during a 5-0 win over Mt. Hope on Wednesday, Sept. 28.

Portsmouth High shuts out Mt. Hope, 5-0 (photos)

The Portsmouth Patriots boys’ soccer squad overwhelmed visiting Mt. Hope in a league game last Wednesday, Sept. 28, shutting out the Huskies by a score of 5-0. more

10/3/22

Sean Palumbo (right) was all smiles after receiving the John Pellegrino Memorial Award from Bristol Fire Dept. EMS Captain Sam Turner.

Bristol EMS celebrates 75 years of saving lives

In 1947, a handful of Bristol’s finest firefighters got together and formed the Bristol Rescue Squad. Seventy-five years later, the team is going stronger than ever. more

By Manny Correira | 9/30/22

Bristol named safest college town in nation

According to FBI crime data, Bristol’s latest top-spot stats include a violent crime rate of 0.23 per 1000 residents, while property crime is at 3.17 per 1000. more

By Christy Nadalin | 9/30/22

Bristol bans smoking marijuana in public

After approving a new ordinance banning public consumption of marijuana, the Bristol Town Council began work on recreational marijuana zoning changes in the event that voters approve the referendum on election day. more

By Christy Nadalin | 9/30/22

Fire Chief Michael DeMello at a fire on State St. in 2016.

Bristol Fire Chief honored with state award

Bristol Fire Chief Michael DeMello was among the first recipients of the “Excellence in Municipal Government” awards, announced by the Rhode Island League of Cities and Towns. more

By Christy Nadalin | 9/30/22

St. Michael’s parishioners gathered for the rededication of their redesigned Memorial Garden. Presiding over the service was Right Revd. Nicholas Knisely, Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Rhode Island; the Revd. Deacon James Kelliher, the Bishop’s Chaplain; and the Revd. Canon Michael J. Horvath, Rector of St. Michael’s.

St. Michael’s Memorial Garden rededicated

This day was more than two years in the making for the church's garden, which was first established in 1995. more

By Christy Nadalin | 9/29/22

Bristol’s Emma Goglia is one of 60 U-15 players invited to a national talent camp

13-year-old Bristol soccer standout tries out for national team

Emma Goglia, a 13-year-old soccer standout from Bristol, was invited to train with the best of the best at a talent search put on by the U-15 Women’s Youth National Team. more

By Christy Nadalin | 9/29/22

Independence Park has been approved as the site of a memorial recognizing Bristol's role in the transatlantic slave trade and honoring those who endured its horrors.

Bristol approves location for new slave trade 'Port Marker'

The exact specifications of the memorial — including what it would say, how it would look, and where precisely it would go in the park — are still to be determined. more

By Ethan Hartley | 9/28/22

Freshman middle hitter Gianna Lunney drops the ball over the net for a point during the team’s win over North Smithfield on Friday night.

Shaw, Malafronte lead Huskies past North Smithfield 3-1

Mia Shaw posted ten kills and 16 assists as Mt. Hope came from behind to beat North Smithfield 3-1 (23-25, 25-15, 25-21, 25-21) at home on Friday night. The Huskies volleyball team is currently 3-3 … more

Story and photos by Richard W. Dionne, Jr. | 9/28/22

Junior Hunter Phillips and senior Santiago Armas, Engineering majors with Electrical specializations, and Assistant Professor of Engineering Ahmet Akosman outside the Lasers Lab.

Two RWU students conduct cutting-edge lasers research

The two undergraduates got to test-drive NASA-grade tools, learning how to build a laser, handle fiber optic components, and operate a splicer, while conducting numerous research experiments. more

By Melanie Thibeault | 9/27/22

State and local officials toss shovels full of sand marking the groundbreaking of the new East Bay Bike Path bridges during a special event on Monday, Sept. 26.

State replacing bike path bridges

Nearly three years to the day the state closed the East Bay Bike Path bridges, officials gathered to celebrate their upcoming replacement. More than a dozen state and local officials attended the … more

By Josh Bickford | 9/27/22