Today is profound. It is the first Veterans Day post-Afghanistan, the longest sustained conflict in U.S. history. The aftermath bears an eerie similarity to that of our second longest, the war in …
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11/11/21
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Last Saturday night, in a jam-packed banquet room, a couple hundred people squeezed elbow to soup bowl for a three-hour celebration of community. The occasion was the Bristol Sports Club’s …
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11/11/21
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The signs are everywhere. Literally, the signs are everywhere.
“Help Wanted.”
“Now hiring.”
“Seeking: Line Cooks, Bartenders, Dishwashers.”
Almost …
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By Scott Pickering
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11/11/21
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To the editor:
Once again this week I was disappointed with the leadership of our town. I was disappointed, but not surprised, because over the past year our leaders have been tone deaf to reason …
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11/10/21
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PORTSMOUTH — After a three-hour hearing in which 16 residents testified in favor of changes to Portsmouth’s current solar ordinance, the Town Council Monday night voted unanimously to …
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By Jim McGaw
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11/9/21
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Westporters who bring their trash to the transfer station this week are in for an unwelcome surprise — the town's three household waste dumpsters are full, there is no room for more trash, and …
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By Ted Hayes
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11/9/21
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Barrington Police believe a bag of urine found on the edge of a school committee member’s property late last week was not placed there in an act of hostility.
According to police, the school …
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By Josh Bickford
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11/5/21
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This is in reference to the Afgans being brought into this country by the Biden administration. Once again our government picks and chooses who they will help.
As a Vietnam veteran, I watched …
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11/5/21
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“A veteran is someone who, at one point in his or her life, wrote a blank check made payable to ‘The USA for an amount of up to and including my life.’ ”
The above …
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11/4/21
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Is a new BWRSD procedure of approving grant funding and expenditures good financial practice, needless meddling, or somewhere in between?
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By Ethan Hartley
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11/4/21
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A short walk from the Barrington High School campus, atop a hill just beyond the JV softball field, is where Bob Gourley worked his magic.
Over the course of four decades, the longtime throwing …
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11/4/21
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The Little Compton Town Council is expected Thursday evening to review and vote on a proposed flag policy that would govern their placement on all municipally-owned flag poles, including those of the …
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11/4/21
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To the editor:
One of the joys of living in Tiverton and reading the Sakonnet Times is our town police blotter. Up to the pandemic locking everyone down last year, I could always count on …
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11/4/21
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To the editor:
Remember when - it was only a few years ago - that Boston’s parking lots near Fenway Park were gouging fans with ridiculously astronomical parking fees. Why would …
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11/4/21
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Last week’s Phoenix contained a letter to the editor criticizing my opinion on the low police officer salaries in Bristol, and it appears that letter writer missed my point. What I was …
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11/4/21
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This gripping headline was representative of two letters to the editor and an editorial in the Oct. 28 Phoenix. Both the letters and the editorial took the Bristol Warren Regional School Committee …
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11/4/21
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The weather last Saturday morning was foul in Bristol. The rain alternated between a light drizzle and just shy of a downpour, making …
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By Christy Nadalin
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11/4/21
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A local couple has purchased Walt's Farm from the Westport Land Conservation Trust, and will continue to farm the 12-acre apple orchard that has become a landmark in the north part of town.
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11/3/21
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A group of advocates made their presence known at the first public input session for the "Rhode Island 2030" plan, held at Hope & Main in Warren.
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By Ethan Hartley
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11/3/21
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PORTSMOUTH — By Dec. 1, teachers and all other employees of the Portsmouth school district must submit proof of being vaccinated against COVID-19. If they don’t, they will need to …
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By Jim McGaw
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11/2/21
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EAST PROVIDENCE — The 30-warning period following the installation of speed control cameras near schools across the city began this week, the administration of Mayor Bob DaSilva and the East …
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11/2/21
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PORTSMOUTH — When she was a little girl, Ashley Adamson wanted to be a teacher so badly that she’d play one at home. She even owned a school bell, as a picture she keeps in her …
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By Jim McGaw
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11/2/21
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To the editor: Climate change is here and it is a threat to our state, our nation, and our world. President Biden’s plan to cut American carbon emissions has been shot down, but fortunately …
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10/29/21
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Simona Simpson-Thomas, who was chosen to lead professional development for Mt. Hope High School but was rejected by a 5-4 vote of the school committee, responds to the incident.
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By Ethan Hartley
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10/29/21
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The Barrington School Committee moved very close to firing three unvaccinated teachers on Thursday night.
In a 3-1 vote, committee members Gina Bae, Erika Sevetson and Megan Douglas called for the …
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By Josh Bickford
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10/29/21
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