At the last Bristol Town Council meeting on July 28, Chairman Nathan Calouro opened the discussion about compensation and benefits for the town’s two elected employees , Administrator Steven …
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By Christy Nadalin
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8/12/21
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In case anyone missed it, there were two recent despicable opinions over the past week, with similar themes of wishing harm or even death on others.
One came from an elected official — a …
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8/12/21
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Bristol Yacht Club and the East Bay Sailing Foundation welcomed world class sailors to town over two days in late July for a unique experience that some lucky young sailors will remember for a …
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By Christy Nadalin
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8/12/21
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EAST PROVIDENCE — To the consternation of the dozens of neighbors and concerned residents in the area, the Zoning Board opted not to take up the matter of the proposed marijuana dispensary in …
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By Mike Rego
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8/12/21
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John Kinsella’s great baseball novel, “ Field of Dreams,” popularized the phrase “Go the distance.” I regard it also as an exhortation to runners — from the mile …
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By Patrick T. Conley
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8/11/21
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Westport Conservation on Wednesday continued a hearing on a proposed beach boardwalk sought at Westport Point until its next meeting in September.
Applicants Keith Miranda and Michael Tzannes, …
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By Ted Hayes
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8/11/21
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Christopher Stanley, a Warren resident and teacher at Ponaganset High School, was listed as a first-place recipient of an accolade granted to just 20 educators nationwide.
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By Ethan Hartley
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8/11/21
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To the editor:
The Town Council proudly announced its foray into its next lunatical fantasy. An anonymous source says the Committee on Divisiveness, Intolerance and Even-stevens (DIE) will …
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8/11/21
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To the editor:
Newspaper editorials have long played an important role staking positions within a community that may be unpopular but necessary to consider. I have long admired the Times-Gazette …
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8/11/21
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To the editor:
How sad it is that a good argument can be made that the “D” in America’s DNA stands for Disrespect.
Slavery and its aftermath and the massacre and …
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8/10/21
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To the editor:
I passed by a sign in Barrington that read” Unmask Our Children”.
How dramatic.
Would the kids think that masks were some form of torture? Would they be …
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8/10/21
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To the editor:
The editorial that ran in the Barrington Times on Aug. 4, titled “Set the students free”, was inflammatory, erroneous and irresponsible.
Describing the CDC and …
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8/10/21
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To the editor:
I am a physician who has been caring for patients in an urgent care that serves a very impoverished community highly affected by COVID. I am completely shocked and infuriated by …
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8/10/21
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Do you love dogs? What about supporting small, local businesses? Assuming you’re not Ebenezer Scrooge prior to his ghostly visitors kickstarting his steely, cold heart, we’ll assume …
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By Ethan Hartley
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7/30/21
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Regular readers of this column may be aware that I represent pro bono (no legal fee) the elderly retirees who had worked at St. Joseph’s and/or Fatima Hospital before St. Joseph’s closed …
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By Arlene Violet
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7/30/21
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PROVIDENCE — Governor Dan McKee, following up on updated recommendations made earlier this week by the Centers of Disease Control as the “Delta” variant of the coronavirus has …
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By Mike Rego
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7/29/21
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Of late, I am weekly dismayed to read about what some consider the inhospitable treatment in our once neighborly, bucolic town. By all appearances it remains the very charming place in which I was …
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7/29/21
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As the 2021/2022 school year approaches, I sincerely hope the Bristol Warren school district will consider the bold move to greatly expand music, visual arts, and other fine arts programs and to …
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7/29/21
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It’s a hot July afternoon, and shipwright Nathaniel Herreshoff has a job to do. He’s delivering a revised set of plans to some important clients, a husband and wife whose desire for a …
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By Christy Nadalin
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7/29/21
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It seems a private group will be consuming the entire footprint of the Barrington government center grounds, enveloping the Town Hall, library and senior center. It will be serving and selling …
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7/28/21
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Dear unvaccinated friends, you need to understand that every unvaccinated human body is a sanctuary for the coronavirus. It’s a safe place where the virus can rest, grow, multiply, and …
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7/28/21
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A 20-year-old Tiverton man is facing federal charges on allegations that he enticed and transported a 13-year-old girl from Pennsylvania to Tiverton with the intent to engage in sexual …
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By Ted Hayes
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7/28/21
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Pondering this month’s coverage of billionaires, proving Sir Issac Newton’s law of gravity and motion, I reflected back on a momentous event 52 years ago.
At 3:17 p.m. EST on …
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By Howard G. Sutton
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7/28/21
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EAST PROVIDENCE — The new East Providence High School Building Committee received word earlier this week regarding the beginning of demolition of the old structure.
Eric Andrutis, of the …
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By Mike Rego
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7/28/21
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Members of the Tiverton Town Council on Monday night directed the town solicitor to look over a proposed resolution that, if passed locally and sent to the Rhode Island General Assembly, could give …
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By Ted Hayes
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7/28/21
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