EAST PROVIDENCE — The Ninth Annual edition of the Rhode Island Folk Music Festival took place Sunday, Aug. 27, at Crescent Park in Riverside.
The festival featured three stages on the …
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Photos by Richard W. Dionne Jr.
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8/31/23
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Due to expected turnout for the special election, only two polling locations are open in Warren on Election Day, at Kickemuit Village (20 Libby Lane) and Warren Town Hall (514 Main St.).
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8/31/23
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To the editor:
September has been designated Hunger Action Month by Feeding America, the largest charity working to end hunger in the United States. That makes it the perfect time to consider …
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8/31/23
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Primary Election Day is Tuesday, Sept. 5, and polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Note that polling locations have been combined for this election only.
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8/31/23
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Annelise Conway walked out of the Barrington Town Council meeting on Wednesday night, Aug. 30, feeling frustrated.
A few minutes before the meeting adjourned, Conway made a motion to have the …
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By Josh Bickford
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8/31/23
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On Thursday, Aug. 24, Barrington Police received a call about two fishermen arguing.
Police said a 45-year-old Barrington man was upset because a Riverside man had taken his crab trap and drove …
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PORTSMOUTH — There were plenty of sticky fingers at the Turnpike Avenue Playground on Wednesday afternoon, Aug. 30.
The Four Hearts Foundation hosted a “Popsicles for …
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Tiverton and Little Compton will host a Primary election Tuesday in the race to fill the First Congressional District seat vacated earlier in the summer by David Cicilline.
There are 14 …
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The Westport Democratic Town Committee will host Peter Fenn, a long-time consultant to Democratic presidential candidates, at a meeting at the Dedee Shattuck Gallery on Saturday, Sept. 16.
Fenn, …
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Does Tiverton need a very experienced land use lawyer now? You bet we do! There are several developments on the horizon which will add 600 new residential units to the area just north of Route 24 on …
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Saying they’re an accident waiting to happen, Chris Leonard, the head of Westport’s marine services division, wants to impose new regulations to control the speed of personal watercraft …
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By Paige Shapiro
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8/31/23
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John Roccabello never let his deafness define him, or stop him from achieving amazing feats in multiple athletic endeavors.
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By Julia Stearly
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8/31/23
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PorchFest 2023, the fourth incarnation of the event, will be held on Sunday, Sept. 17 from 3 to 6 p.m., along High Street between Walley and Byfield.
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By Christy Nadalin
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8/31/23
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To the editor:
It’s been a wonderful summer in Bristol and as we look forward to the final weekend, I am writing to remind all residents about the dangers of impaired driving. As President …
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8/31/23
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To the editor:
Last Sunday, Aug. 20, we went to see the band Trinity, and all they play is Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, and they do it very well. We left our house in Warren at 4 p.m. and …
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8/31/23
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To the editor:
The letter in last week’s Phoenix from a BHS teacher makes eminent good sense and adamantly implores the BWSB not to continue in its poorly planned choice to build the new …
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8/31/23
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To the editor:
Some 50 years ago, a bachelorette party was held with invitations to employees of various modeling agencies. A young, exquisite, classy, beautiful lady joined them as a chaperone …
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To the editor:
If you've seen the news lately you have probably noticed the increase in union activities where workers are organizing and using collective bargaining to demand fair wages and …
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8/31/23
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Last year, a group of Barrington High School students handed in their papers and learned a short time later that their work had been flagged — a computer program determined that the students …
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By Josh Bickford
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8/31/23
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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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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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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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