The Town of Warren received up to $100,000 as part of Rhode Island’s “Take it Outside” grant program, funded through Governor Dan McKee’s Rhode Island Rebounds initiative. The …
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By Ethan Hartley
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4/15/22
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PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) and the Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) are alerting the public that a racoon found at Bold Point Park in …
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4/15/22
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Photos from the Bridgepointe Church Egg Hunt and Family Festival this past Saturday at Burr's Hill.
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4/14/22
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The event was the 6th annual 1st Sgt. P. Andrew McKenna, Jr. Beer Tasting fundraiser, held last Thursday night at the Portside Tavern. Scores of Andrew’s family and friends packed the restaurant in tribute of this remarkable decorated war hero.
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By Manny Correira
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4/14/22
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To the editor:
As anyone who drives to the High School knows, the traffic situation around the school has gotten out of hand.
Cars line up and endure 10- to 15-minute waits just to …
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4/14/22
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To the editor:
The Carmelite Monastery committee is at work to determine the future for that property. There are significant concerns regarding it development by neighbors and other residents. …
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4/14/22
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Andy Fletcher and Matt Davis combined to throw a no-hitter as the Barrington High School baseball team defeated East Providence, 5-2, on Wednesday, April 13.
Fletcher struggled with his control …
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4/14/22
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Around 30 local volunteers showed up with rakes and shovels ready to help construct the new playground at the Warren Town Beach on Saturday.
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By Ethan Hartley
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4/14/22
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They come from a wide range of backgrounds, experiences and creative interests, but the eight writers selected to participate in Linden Place’s inaugural Writers Residency all impressed the panel of judges with their potential to add context and explore new facets of the property’s complicated history.
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By Christy Nadalin
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4/14/22
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Sitting in the Mt. Hope High School auditorium, I’d be lying to say I wasn’t a little hesitant about the addiction awareness theatrical performance I was about to see. I was born in …
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By Ethan Hartley
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4/14/22
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To the editor: Boaters in Bristol look forward to availability of new boat slips that are part of the Town’s marina expansion project. A large number of boaters have been on a Harbormaster …
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4/14/22
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Barrington High School held its “Battle of the classes” on Victory Field on Friday afternoon.
The competition pits members of all four classes and the BHS faculty in a variety of …
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4/14/22
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To the editor: A new proposal for 127 units has been forwarded by the developer. That is still too many. Remember that in 2008, 98 units were approved and even that was a stretch, granted only after …
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4/14/22
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To the editor:Friends of Historic Bristol applauds the efforts to develop the Robin Rug factory building.Friends were heartened by the poll taken by the Bristol Planning Board on March 16 that …
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4/14/22
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To the editor: The recent article covering the East Bay Chamber of Commerce Event (‘Elected officials discuss how to spend a billion dollars, and change a culture’) only covered half the …
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4/14/22
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To the editor:I want to thank the Bristol Phoenix for publishing the letter last week (“Come celebrate all of Bristol's horrible past”) in which efforts to commemorate our town’s …
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4/14/22
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During their performance of “Ill Never Do That,” the actors portraying a typical American family — three of which are in long-term recovery from alcohol addiction themselves — simultaneously painted a compassionate and authentic experience of how substance use disorder can affect an entire family, and how the road to recovery is anything but straightforward.
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By Ethan Hartley
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4/14/22
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• Tap-In looking for volunteers with specific talents: Tap-In (Touch a Person in Need) is seeking individuals who can help the non-profit in certain areas: communications, planning …
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4/14/22
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PORTSMOUTH — “Meeting called to order!” School Committee Chairwoman Emily Copeland joked as she rode in the back of a hay wagon, pulled by a tractor manned by Middle School …
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By Jim McGaw
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4/14/22
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EAST PROVIDENCE — Hinted at when current office holder Kathryn Crowley announced her impending retirement from the position some six weeks prior, the School Committee at its April 12 meeting …
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By Mike Rego
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4/13/22
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PORTSMOUTH — Joseph Amaral, Portsmouth High School’s principal for nearly six years, is leaving his position at the end of the school year, it was announced during Tuesday’s …
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4/13/22
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Westport School Committee member Melissa Pacheco and political newcomer Gloria Cabral won three-year terms on the school committee Tuesday, placing first and second place, respectively, in the …
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By Ted Hayes
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4/13/22
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The Mt. Hope baseball team came back to beat Moses Brown 4-3 to win their third straight game to kick off their first ever Division I campaign with a 3-0 record. The Huskies 9 swept Middletown in a …
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Photos and story by Richard W. Dionne, Jr.
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4/13/22
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PORTSMOUTH — Many Portsmouth voters may have a new polling place come November.
Due to the General Assembly approving a redistricting plan in February, local canvassers likewise had to …
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By Jim McGaw
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4/13/22
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Changes are coming to Haines Park.
New athletic fields.
Larger parking lots.
Renovated walking trails.
The redevelopment of Haines Park is estimated to cost nearly $2 million and …
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By Josh Bickford
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4/13/22
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