Last week, my town council colleague Gary Mataronas wrote a letter explaining his vote to stop the Pride flag from flying at town hall on June 4, 2022, the date of Little …
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6/3/22
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With Fogland Beach now officially open for the season, the Tiverton Town Council is considering an ordinance amendment that would prohibit non-Tiverton residents from accessing most areas of the …
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By Ruth Rasmussen
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6/3/22
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PORTSMOUTH — The Portsmouth Historical Society has a new look, and its Board of Trustees hopes that will translate to more visitors and memberships.
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By Jim McGaw
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6/3/22
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PORTSMOUTH — Eight members of the Portsmouth High School Class of 2022 won’t have much time to celebrate their summer vacation after being awarded diplomas tonight, June 3. …
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By Jim McGaw
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6/3/22
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I’m sick to death of observing another moment of silence when children have been murdered, particularly in a school setting. Since 2018 there have been 119 school shootings. The most recent …
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By Arlene Violet, Esq.
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6/3/22
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Rhode Island has enacted a handful of smart gun laws in the past decade, but it is not enough. At least five common-sense gun regulation bills sit stagnant in the Rhode Island General Assembly, where …
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6/2/22
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This Friday, June 3, the Department of Community Development, encompassing Planning, Zoning, Code Compliance, Historic, Building Inspection, and Redevelopment, will move its offices from 9 Court Street to the newly-refurbished space on the first floor of the former Reynolds School at 235 High Street.
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6/2/22
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Much as they want to tell him to take it down, members of the Select Board said at their most recent meeting that they won't ask a Hix Bridge Road resident to take down a profanity-laced anti-Biden …
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By Ted Hayes
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6/2/22
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To the editor: "Thoughts And Prayers". I never thought the day would come when that phrase would fill me with so much anger, but after the horrific shooting massacre which took place at an elementary …
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6/2/22
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To the editor: This is in furtherance of Stephan Brigidi’s May 26 letter referring to the upcoming public discussion (Sunday, June 12, 2-4 p.m., at Bristol’s Old State House) of our …
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6/2/22
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To the editor: This letter is in support of Dr. DiBiase. First, let me introduce myself. I am Joseph Ciullo, and I am retired after proudly serving 45 years as an educator. It all began in Bristol in …
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6/2/22
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A wetlands restoration project takes the form of a new golf course. The town has hired an operator, Golf Motivation, to run the day-to-day operations of the course.
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By Christy Nadalin
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6/2/22
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There are many ways to absorb and process news of a lone gunman slaughtering 19 children and two teachers in Uvalde, Texas. Images of the smiling, mostly 10-year-olds and their teachers evoke sorrow, …
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By Scott Pickering
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6/2/22
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EAST PROVIDENCE — The East Providence High School girls’ lacrosse team cruised its way into the Division III championship game following its 16-5 victory over visiting Cranston East …
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Photos by Rich Dionne
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6/2/22
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John Stafford’s request was granted. Mark Hanchar’s was denied.
Stafford, a Strawberry Drive resident, filed an amendment calling for a larger increase for the school …
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By Josh Bickford
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6/2/22
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Silva recently notched another gold medal win on May 24 at the freshman outdoor state championship in Coventry, beating out all other freshmen in Rhode Island for the long jump.
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By Ethan Hartley
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6/2/22
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Data from 2020 shows that 467 teens ages 13 to 17 were admitted to the emergency department following a suicide attempt, with 334 hospitalized.
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By Christy Nadalin
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6/1/22
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Photos from Warren's 2022 Memorial Day weekend commemorations.
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6/1/22
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To the editor:
Last week hundreds of students walked out of Barrington High School for a thirty-minute peaceful protest. What were we protesting? Our government’s inability to take …
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6/1/22
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Ronald James Wilkinson, then a corporal, was killed when leading a counteroffensive against North Vietnamese soldiers in 1969. He was killed just six days before his 21st birthday.
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By Ethan Hartley
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6/1/22
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To the editor: Well, this is a new low for the loose coalition of five members within the current School Committee for the Bristol Warren Regional School District. The idea that you would vote to NOT …
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6/1/22
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To the editor: Recently, I sent a letter to Dr. Ana Riley, Superintendent of Schools for BWRPS. The letter was in support of Dr. DiBiase, principal of Mt Hope HS, and the superintendent’s …
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6/1/22
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Uriah Donnelly, founder and executive director of The Collaborative nonprofit arts organization, and his wife, Janet Moscarello, have received all necessary approval to open their new venture, arc{hive} books + snackery.
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By Ethan Hartley
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6/1/22
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Barrington Police received reports of car break-ins early Thursday morning, May 26.
Residents on Deep Meadow Lane, a street that runs close to the Barrington-Swansea line, called police at about …
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6/1/22
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At the urging of a local resident, the Little Compton Town Council will ask town officials to research the pros and cons of going green through a gradual conversion of town-owned, gas-powered …
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By Ruth Rasmussen
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6/1/22
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