The deluge of Wednesday night into Thirsday morning, remnants of Hurricane Ida, which hit the Gulf Coast near New Orleans as a category 4 hurricane, dumped some 6 inches of rain on the region. It …
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9/2/21
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It is hard to find help these days — just ask Tim Gorman.
The owner of Bagels Etc. in Barrington was forced to close his popular restaurant late last week because he does not have enough …
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By Josh Bickford
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9/2/21
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About six weeks after Dr. Jonathan Brice tendered his resignation, the Bristol Warren Regional School District and the former superintendent of schools have closed the book on their two-year …
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By Scott Pickering
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9/2/21
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A 29-year-old Bristol man was arrested early Sunday morning in front of his home after allegedly driving under the influence and firing a loaded pistol while traveling along Hope Street.
Corey A. …
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By Scott Pickering
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9/1/21
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During a difficult transition to eighth grade more than four years ago, Hailey Pratt said she struggled with making friends. Her confidence waned, and she couldn’t figure out where she belonged …
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By Jim McGaw
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8/31/21
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Bristol-Warren School Committee to honor mask mandate, re-evaluate if Gov. McKee alters course in September.
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By Ethan Hartley
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8/31/21
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To the editor:
It is time for 02871 to step up and rebuild the Stone Bridge abutment in Island Park. It is time for 02871 to step up and take control of Teddy’s Beach in Island Park.
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8/31/21
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I am writing this letter in response to the editorial of Aug. 11 “The cost of composting." I believe that your criticism of the Barrington Town budget allocation of $5,000 for a composting …
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8/27/21
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Barrington municipal employees will be facing a new order very soon: Get vaccinated.
During an interview on Thursday, Barrington Town Manager Jim Cunha said he was planning to issue a mandate to …
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By Josh Bickford
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8/27/21
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It must be a good place to work, because for more than 58 years now, Pat Malafronte has been stepping through the doors of John Andrade Insurance on Hope Street with a smile on her face. She was just …
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By Christy Nadalin
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8/27/21
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For 13-year-old Bristol resident Tristan Healey, weekends are a series of ups and downs — but in his sport, the downs are the fun part.
He’s spending his weekends (11 of them at least) …
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By Christy Nadalin
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8/26/21
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Thirty-eight single-family Barrington homes sold in July, and the median price for those sales was more than $700,000.
According to information from the Rhode Island Association of Realtors, the …
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8/26/21
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Scott Glaser, a multimedia artist and new resident of Bristol, has a style that’s hard to pin down. Over the years he’s created works from photorealism to pointillism to mosaic, using …
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By Christy Nadalin
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8/26/21
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A clever juvenile thief got caught red-handed with a lifted $20 bill, and women now have to pay poll taxes same as men.
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8/26/21
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Community policing and a no-shame, recovery-focused approach makes Warren a statewide leader in battling the addiction and overdose epidemic facing all municipalities.
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8/26/21
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Mariners both local and from far away know this spot to be one of the safest harbors on the East Coast.
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By Ethan Hartley
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8/26/21
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A candlelight vigil to mourn victims of overdoses will be held on Tuesday, Aug. 31 in Warren
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By Ethan Hartley
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8/26/21
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Senator Jack Reed recently visited Warren to learn about the Market to Metacom development plan.
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By Ethan Hartley
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8/26/21
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Trees came down and 4,400 lost power in Warren during Tropical Storm Henri.
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By Ethan Hartley
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8/26/21
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Tracey McGee-Moreira surprised the families of Hampden Meadows School last Monday with an email announcing her resignation.
Mrs. McGee-Moreira, who has been principal of Hampden Meadows …
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By Josh Bickford
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8/26/21
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A few weeks ago we shared our opinions about mandatory masking in schools. Based on some reactions , you might think we advocated for citizen revolt against both the government and the medical …
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8/26/21
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As employers across the country face mounting pressure to require Covid-19 vaccinations of their employees — President Joe Biden joined the chorus this week — business and organizational …
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By Scott Pickering
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8/26/21
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Over the past several weeks, I have followed the ‘mask debate’ as it pertains to the start of the school year. The increasingly polarizing rhetoric around this reflects an erosion of our …
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8/26/21
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Attorney Julie P. Hamil is the state court administrator, having succeeded J. Joseph Baxter Jr. on Aug. 23. Ms. Hamil was formerly the general counsel for the Rhode Island Supreme Court, while Mr. …
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8/25/21
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Those of us who took Latin in grade school know that “Sic Transit Gloria” represents what the U.S. is experiencing with the fall of Afghanistan. Americans and democracy really had no …
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8/25/21
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