The Bristol Middle Passage Port Marker Project recently organized an event on Wednesday, Aug. 23 at Independence Park to coincide with the International Day for the Remembrance of the Abolition of Slavery.
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By Ethan Hartley
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8/31/23
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PORTSMOUTH Nearly four years after he was given the green light to come up with a formal plan for the use of the vacant Coggeshall School building, Duncan Ingraham was back before the Town Council …
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By Jim McGaw
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8/31/23
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The Tiverton Farmers Market takes place every Sunday from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Town Farm Recreation Area, 3588 Main Road. The vendor lineup (subject to change) is:
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8/31/23
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A Glen Avenue resident called Barrington Police shortly after midnight on Thursday, Aug. 24 to report a man banging on the door and attempting to gain access to her vehicle.
Police officers …
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8/31/23
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EAST PROVIDENCE — The City Council, at its dual-purpose gathering Tuesday night, Aug. 29, gave the second of two necessary passages to a series of ordinances allocating the bulk East …
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By Mike Rego
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8/31/23
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EAST PROVIDENCE — Nearly all of the East Providence High School fall sports squads will be in action this weekend as the Townies prep for the start of their upcoming 2023 regular season …
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By Mike Rego
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8/31/23
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It’s hard to imagine that St. Elizabeth Church parishioners dating back more than 100 years have never had the opportunity to celebrate its patron saint in a holy, commemorative fashion. That will change in September.
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By Manny Correira
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8/30/23
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A man called Barrington Police at about 9:25 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 21, after spotting someone getting on and off boats at a marina in Bullocks Cove.
The caller told police he had a boat at the …
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8/30/23
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The Hope Street Farmers Market continues every Satuday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. in Lippitt Park on the East Side of Providence. The market is one of the largest anywhere, with dozens of vendors offering …
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8/30/23
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Waterfire Providence will host a partial lighting on Saturday, Sept. 2, supported by the Providence Tourism Council. The lighting will be located from Waterplace Park to Steeple Street. The lighting …
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8/30/23
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The 25th Rhythm & Roots Music, Dance, and Food Festival will feature headliners Greensky Bluegrass, Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue, and Dumpstaphunk, who will join more than 20 other bands …
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8/30/23
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At the conclusion of their Monday night meeting, the School Committee voted to released an extensive statement regarding the new high school construction project.
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By Ethan Hartley
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8/30/23
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The next-to-last concert in Blithewold’s “Music at Sunset” concert series has been moved from Wednesday, Aug. 30, to Thursday, Aug. 31. The Sunshine Melodies, a steelpan reggae …
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8/30/23
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The final performance in the East Providence summer concert series takes place Thursday night, Aug. 31, beginning at 6 p.m. Mojo Rising, a classic rock band, will perform at Rose Larisa Park in …
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8/30/23
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Newport Live and Norman Bird Sanctuary present John Gorka live in concert to kick off Labor Day Weekend with an outdoor concert under the stars. The show begins at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 31.
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8/30/23
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The Warren Prevention Coalition is hosting their third annual candlelight vigil and walk to recognize International Overdose Awareness Day, beginning at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 31.
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8/30/23
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Welcome to Westport Health Notes, a monthly column from the Westport Board of Health (BOH). The goal is to share information with our community about local issues and projects, public health alerts, …
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By Donna Amaral
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8/30/23
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A Barrington man is claiming he was assaulted in Warren, but details of the incident are limited.
Barrington Police received a 911 call from the man, a 41-year-old Barrington resident, at …
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8/30/23
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Much has been made lately of the deplorable conditions in regards to litter at Tiverton’s two main beaches: Grinnell’s and Fogland. This sad fact has been obvious to me after 17 years of …
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8/30/23
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The Tiverton Police Department is about to welcome a new recruit to its ranks. Blue, an English Labrador retriever, will report for duty as a comfort dog the first week of September, when he turns …
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By Ruth Rasmussen
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8/30/23
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Westport Community Schools officials are still trying to determine how a three-year-old pump and pressure monitoring system at the new middle high school failed Monday evening, forcing the district …
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By Ted Hayes
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8/30/23
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Betty Hoague’s retirement party drew loud rounds of applause (and a few tears) from many of the seniors and friends who have interacted with her these past two decades.
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By Manny Correira
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8/30/23
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PORTSMOUTH — No, the folks who turned out to the 56th “Black Regiment” Monument Commemoration Ceremony on Sunday weren’t seeing double.
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By Jim McGaw
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8/30/23
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The Barrington School Department will not begin phasing out a multi-age program at Nayatt School, as officials had initially planned.
Late last month, members of the Barrington School …
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By Josh Bickford
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8/30/23
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Former U.S. Rep. David Cicilline put Rhode Island in a precarious position when he left office months after winning re-election to take another, more lucrative job. The result is an important federal …
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8/30/23
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