A parade down Hope Street and stirring speeches from Veterans marked the highlights of Bristol's Memorial Day 2023 commemoration.
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5/31/23
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CRANSTON — The lone East Providence High School player to make the cut, junior Billy Fitzgerald, finished the 2023 Rhode Island Interscholastic League State Championship Golf Tournament played …
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By Mike Rego
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5/31/23
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There is a new sign at the Osamequin Nature Preserve in Barrington detailing the origins of the land and the indigenous people who settled it.
The sign is titled “Osamequin, Great Leader …
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5/31/23
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The Tiverton Farmers' Market has moved to its summer location, at the Town Farm Recreation Area. From 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., expect an array of vendors such as:
Branchish Jerky - Small Batch …
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5/31/23
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Situated in the heart of Newport at the corner of Bellevue Avenue and Mill Street, Touro Park will once again resound with band music this summer. The Rhode Island Wind Ensemble, under the direction …
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5/31/23
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A Bronze Star and Purple Heart recipient, Stephen "Mike" Siembab passed away in January after a life of serving his country and community.
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By Ethan Hartley
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5/31/23
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A month before July 4 rockets light up the nightime sky, Warwick hosts one of the first fireworks shows of the season. The Gaspee Days Fireworks Extravaganza begins at 9 p.m. on Saturday, June 3.
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5/31/23
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A Full Lighting of Waterfire Providence takes place this Saturday, June 3. Supported by the Rhode Island School of Design, the event features an array of food vendors spread out over Washington …
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5/31/23
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To the editor:
Numbers can be manipulated to tell an inaccurate story. I have seen this often done in public discourse here in Barrington. And it happened again at last night’s FTM .
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5/31/23
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Linden Place welcomes jazz singer and musician Alexus Lee and her band. Guests are welcome to bring their own chairs and picnics and settle in for an afternoon of music in a rose gardens. If rain, …
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5/31/23
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The Bristol Elks Veterans Committee is gifting a piece of educational, interactive playground equipment to Colt Andrews Elementary students. They made the announcement during the school's Memorial Day celebration on May 26.
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By Ethan Hartley
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5/31/23
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The Newport International Polo Series presented by Turkish Airlines will launch its 32nd season on Saturday with USA vs. Ukraine making its debut! Ukraine is the 36th nation …
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5/31/23
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The East Providence Recreation Department has announced the 2023 "Concerts in the Park" series, which is being held weekly in Riverside! Shows will take place on Thursdays at 6pm from June 1 through …
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5/31/23
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East Providence High School held its annual Class Night awards banquet for the 2022-23 term Tuesday night, May 30 in the Arthur Elmasian Auditorium.
Makena Petsch, President of the Student …
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5/31/23
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PORTSMOUTH — An assault or other crime that takes place on school property, but after school hours, is a police matter, the School Committee’s attorney said during a public …
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By Jim McGaw
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5/31/23
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Barrington taxpayers should expect a new town-run rebate program for any residents who purchase battery-powered leaf blowers and/or weed-whackers.
Toward the end of the May 24 financial …
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By Josh Bickford
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5/31/23
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Simply put, eco-friendly burials, also known as “green” burials, refer to burying a body in a biodegradable coffin without embalming or a vault. The Green Burial Council (GBC) describes …
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By Bonnie Evans & Robin Weber
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5/31/23
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EAST PROVIDENCE — A pitchers' duel for five-plus innings, East Providence High School scored twice in the home half of the sixth as the seventh-seeded Townies edged 10th-seeded Chariho 2-1 in …
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By Mike Rego
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5/30/23
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Barrington Police received multiple reports last weekend of white nationalist flyers scattered on nearly a dozen roads in town.
The flyers had been left inside plastic sandwich bags and weighed down with small rocks; they were located on Washington Road, Cedar …
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5/30/23
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Barrington Police responded to the wooded area surrounding Prince’s Pond at about 8:45 on Wednesday morning, May 24 for a report of a suspicious condition.
Police received a call from a …
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5/30/23
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PORTSMOUTH — Members of the Portsmouth High School varsity girls’ lacrosse team have a date with Moses Brown in the state semifinals on Thursday, June 1.
The Patriots defeated …
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5/30/23
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Barrington residents convinced a town official to withdraw a motion that would have entered the town into a long-term lease with a solar installation company.
Concerns about the lease …
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By Josh Bickford
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5/30/23
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Amidst a morning of ceremonies and renditions of historical speeches aimed at honoring veterans who died during their service, it was the words of a living soldier that brought the meaning of it all back down to Earth.
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By Ethan Hartley
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5/30/23
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EAST PROVIDENCE — The annual Post 10 American Legion Memorial Day Parade took place Monday, May 29, on and around the streets of Riverside.
The procession began at the former Oldham …
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Photos by Julie Furtado
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5/30/23
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To the editor:
I writing today because of my concern and opposition to the proposed cable coming down the Sakonnet River.
I have lived near the water’s edge in Portsmouth all of my 64 …
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5/30/23
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