75 students from 10 districts across the state have signed up for the Rhode Island Connections Academy, an all-virtual school program.
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By Ethan Hartley
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10/7/21
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You can hear the excitement in Lisa Valentino’s voice begin to rise as she buzzes from one shelf to the next inside Ink Fish Books on Main Street, showing off the various published works from …
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By Ethan Hartley
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10/7/21
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If you as an American ever wondered how a people as intelligent, empirical and rational as the Germans of the 1930s and ’40s allowed themselves to be divided, create classes of sub-humans, then …
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10/7/21
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Across the country, many large police departments are shorthanded, struggling to both recruit and retain officers. The Bristol Police Department just hired two officers to fill its only two …
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By Scott Pickering
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10/7/21
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Best month of the year in New England? While July gets a lot of love, and September is a favorite for many, October should be in everyone’s top-three.
Consider the opportunities in the …
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10/6/21
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Businesses come and go, but for many years now, not much has changed at Aidan’s — and for the regulars, many of whom were not born when the iconic Irish pub first opened its doors, …
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By Christy Nadalin
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10/6/21
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PORTSMOUTH — About 8.3 acres of waterfront property on Frank Coelho Drive has sold for $3.25 million, which is reportedly the highest land sale in Portsmouth ever recorded.
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10/6/21
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Stig and Stuart Solberg are not your typical 9- and 6-year-olds. They are already competing in high-level BMX championship races — and winning.
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By Ethan Hartley
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10/6/21
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Representatives from the state's Coastal Resources Management Council got an earful Monday evening when they appeared before the Tiverton Harbor Commission to talk about the changing face of …
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By Ted Hayes
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10/6/21
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A member of the Barrington Town Council served as a negotiator for two local businesses recently.
Carl Kustell worked with the owners of Prince Ali’s Kabob and the Montessori …
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10/5/21
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To the editor:
The Nov. 2, 2021 Portsmouth special election will have a question about authorizing the Town Council to transfer 5.2 acres of town property known as the Ann Hutchinson School. …
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10/5/21
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The Mt. Hope football team lost to Westerly, 28-7, at Vendituoli Field in front of a packed crowd on Friday night. The loss dropped the Huskies record to 1-2 in Division II and 2-2 overall. The …
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10/4/21
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To the editor:
Portsmouth voters are being asked to approve a $21 million school load. That is a substantial movement in the right direction from the $66 million loan proposed last year, but …
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10/4/21
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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 …
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10/4/21
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The fall sun slid beneath the trees creating shadows on Vendituoli Field as the Mt. Hope soccer team overpowered Cranston East, 4-1, during a home game on Friday afternoon. The Huskies are currently …
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Photos and story by Richard W. Dionne, Jr.
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10/4/21
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Art and culture have always been central to the life and work of ceramist Daphné Verley. She was born into a family of designers and makers — among her 8 siblings are painters, …
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By Christy Nadalin
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10/3/21
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To the editor:
In the aftermath of racist and extremist displays in Warren and other communities this past spring, a Sunday Peace Vigil was created. Since May 2nd a small group has gathered on …
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10/1/21
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Government processes can be extensive and take lots of time — and that's a good thing in the case of whether or not to revoke the liquor license of the Italo-American Club in Warren.
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10/1/21
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To the editor:
I have been sailing on the Sakonnet River for about 35 years. I’ve always made it home on my own. On Sept. 15 at about 5 p.m., a powerful gust tipped my sailboat over right …
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10/1/21
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To the editor:
There is much to discuss about the proposed oyster farms in Seapowet waterway, but I would like to focus on a couple of points.
* Lack of public input — The …
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10/1/21
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To the editor: The very first thing I would do when the Sakonnet Times arrived was to go to Arlene Violet's column. If there was not one in that edition I felt cheated, something very important was …
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10/1/21
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The newly-established Warren Health Equity Zone (HEZ) is in the process of establishing health-related priorities and inequities located within the community.
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By Ethan Hartley
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10/1/21
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To the editor:
The School Department is hiding behind poor-policy in conflict with the needs of the community besieged by increasing rush hour traffic.
The town is bisected by County …
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10/1/21
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Where was the risk analysis?
That is the question Barrington resident Peter Shinkle is asking town and state officials in regards to the closure of the East Bay Bike Path bridges.
Mr. Shinkle …
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By Josh Bickford
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9/30/21
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From a 600-square-foot building in Bristol to its new 66,000-square-foot facility in Warren, Jade Engineered Plastics has shown that prosperous, local manufacturing is still alive on the East Bay.
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By Ethan Hartley
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9/30/21
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