Firefighters responded to a house fire in Roberta Plat on Tuesday afternoon, Dec. 13.
Barrington Fire Chief Gerald Bessette said the department received the call a little before 12:30 p.m. and …
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By Josh Bickford
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12/14/22
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The Barrington High School boys basketball team used its relentless full-court pressure to build an early lead against Mt. Hope and cruised to a 64-29 victory.
Playing in front of a hometown …
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By Josh Bickford
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12/13/22
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A teenager who is accused of striking a Warren man with a baseball bat during an altercation on Market Street last summer will be tried as an adult for murder.
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By Ethan Hartley
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12/13/22
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Westport has a new police officer, and another on the way.
The select board last week unanimously approved the hiring of Cody Smith as a full time officer, following the probationary period that …
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By Ted Hayes
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12/13/22
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To the editor:
My name is Kelly McKenney Golden, and I am a licensed mental health counselor and have been working in public schools for over 20 years. I have actively worked in schools as a …
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12/13/22
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To the editor:
The Portsmouth/Tiverton Rotary Club is a fellowship of business, professional and community leaders dedicated to improving our community. We connect passionate people with diverse …
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12/13/22
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PORTSMOUTH — There’s a new deputy police chief in town — Major Michael Morse.
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12/13/22
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Mayflower Wind Energy LLC, which is proposing to develop transmission facilities that would run up the Sakonnet River, cross Portsmouth and reenter Mt. Hope Bay, has asked for a continuance of a …
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12/13/22
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Colbea Enterprises, LLC, the Cranston-based company seeking to develop a Seasons Corner Market, gas station and drive-through coffee shop at the corner of Souza and Main roads, is appealing the …
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By Ruth Rasmussen
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12/13/22
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Johnny Cake lovers take note — if it goes through as expected, one of the country's oldest continually operating grist mills will change hands for the first time in more than 40 years, and only …
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By Ted Hayes
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12/13/22
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STORY OF THE WEEK: The General Assembly’s steady march in a more progressive direction over recent election cycles brings to mind a metaphor – how do you eat an elephant? One bite at a …
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By Ian Donnis
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12/12/22
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PORTSMOUTH — Gruben Charitable Foundation has awarded a $15,000 grant to the Eastern Rhode Island Conservation District (ERICD) for general operating support.
This grant will support …
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12/12/22
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Bonnie Dion, who has been a TA at Hugh Cole going on nine years, was in the right place at the right time on Wednesday, Dec. 7 when she noticed a student under duress.
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By Ethan Hartley
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12/12/22
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PORTSMOUTH — The Portsmouth High boys’ varsity basketball team got off to a shaky start to the season Friday night when it lost to Middletown in a non-league game at home, …
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12/12/22
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The Barrington Police Department is looking to fill a number of recent vacancies, including the school resource officer job.
Officer Corey Resendes had been working as the SRO for Barrington …
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By Josh Bickford
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12/12/22
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The Santa House is new to State Street in Bristol, but it’s been in one local man’s heart for years.
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By Christy Nadalin
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12/9/22
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“That’s 6 acres added to the 14 the town already owned along Gooding that will be forever open,” said Town Administrator Steven Contente.
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By Christy Nadalin
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12/9/22
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EAST PROVIDENCE — East Providence High School students next year will have access to some seemingly exciting new offerings, including a couple pertaining to the ever-growing entertainment side …
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By Mike Rego
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12/9/22
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The Barrington School Committee has introduced a policy that establishes clear boundaries for relationships between students and district employees.
At its meeting on Thursday night, Dec. 9, the …
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By Josh Bickford
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12/9/22
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Patrick McCrann is the new chairman of the Barrington School Committee.
The first order of business at Thursday night’s meeting was the election of officers. The action followed the recent …
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By Josh Bickford
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12/9/22
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Warren police responded to a hit and run incident near Washington and Main Streets on Saturday, which led police to finding...
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12/9/22
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EAST PROVIDENCE — The current incarnation of the City Council, elected in 2018 and meeting for the second to last time in its session last Tuesday night, Dec. 6, approved the bonding of $148 …
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By Mike Rego
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12/9/22
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Following months of debate and collaboration with the Rhode Island Music Education Association (RIMEA) and other RI arts education groups, the Rhode Island Department of Education’s Council on …
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By David Neves
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12/9/22
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EAST PROVIDENCE — From tip to finish the East Providence High School boys' basketball team thoroughly outplayed the visiting St. Andrew’s School high school level squad en route to a …
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By Mike Rego
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12/8/22
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PROVIDENCE — The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) has announced access on three sections of the East Bay Bike Path in Warren will be limited starting on Monday, Dec. …
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12/8/22
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