There are clear differences between following the “letter of the law” and the “spirit of the law.” The Town of Barrington followed the letter of the law by officially posting …
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6/25/21
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While the Rhode Island General Assembly fusses over whether to mandate civics education and ponders whether critical race theory will be the demise of democracy, I am forced to admit that I think all …
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By Arlene Violet
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6/25/21
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A popular Warren restaurant's planned move to Water Street has hit a snag, as an abutter has appealed to the Rhode Island Superior Court a recent Warren Zoning Board decision facilitating its move to …
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By Ted Hayes
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6/25/21
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Members of Every Student Initiative (ESI) had two things to celebrate at the annual Be Great for Nate Night fund-raising event at Schultzy’s Snack Shack on Saturday.
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By Jim McGaw
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6/25/21
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Kira Cortese recently installed a Little Free Art Gallery in her front yard on Court Avenue in Barrington.
Modeled after the Little Free Libraries, where people can leave or take a …
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6/25/21
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Recently I was privileged to observe the Slave Medallion ceremony at Linden Place.
The program was informative and spiritually moving. Members of the Algonquin, Pokanoket, and Wampanoag tribal …
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6/24/21
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Move over Nashville — Bristol’s got musical talent to spare, and much of it will be on display during the Fourth of July Concert Series June 20 through July 3. Here’s a musical tour …
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By Christy Nadalin
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6/24/21
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Fresh off her debut as a Fourth of July question on “Jeopardy,” Bristol is once again flexing her patriotic chops as the owner of the Nathaniel Byfield flag. Dating to about 1690, the …
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By Christy Nadalin
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6/24/21
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Celebrating the abolition of slavery in the United States is a wonderful observance and a vivid reminder of America’s second greatest evil. The first was the wholesale killing of Native …
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6/24/21
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LITTLE COMPTON — On or about June 20, the plan was for Little Compton ultramarathon runner Jeremy Howard to get himself to the village of North Troy, Vt., on the Canadian border.
There, at …
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Bruce Burdett
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6/24/21
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PORTSMOUTH — Green Animals Topiary Garden will be buzzing this summer when David Rogers’ Big Bugs takes over from Friday, June 25, through Sunday, Oct. 3.
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6/23/21
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An artist commissioned this Spring to paint an image of Pokanoket Massasoit Ousamequin on a utility box near Burr's Hill is accusing the Town of Warren of censorship, after the town directed Warren's …
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By Ted Hayes
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6/22/21
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To the editor:
The principal role of a town council besides managing and governing the town is to represent the interests of their constituents.
Why has the Portsmouth Town Council …
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6/21/21
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The Warren police officer accused of crashing his truck into a Metacom Avenue home while driving drunk earlier this month now faces a felony charge of possession of a firearm while under the …
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By Ted Hayes
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6/21/21
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To the editor:
Sunday, June 13, was a beautiful bluebird day for a car show and over 50 antique cars came to support a food drive organized by the Little Compton Republican Town …
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6/20/21
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The Barrington High School girls lacrosse team punched its ticket to the Division I State Finals by defeating Lincoln School 14-9 in the semifinals on Thursday, June 17.
The Eagles will play …
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6/18/21
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The Barrington High School baseball team has outscored its playoff opponents 22-0 in the first two rounds of the Division II tournament.
But starting on Friday, the Eagles will face a new …
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By Josh Bickford
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6/18/21
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From venues to caterers to guesthouses and hair salons, the wedding business is so busy right now, the people at the center of it are hustling to keep up. Not that anyone’s complaining. …
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By Christy Nadalin
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6/18/21
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I had to let a week go by before I responded to a letter written by my progressive friend, Mike Proto . This so I could give a thoughtful and charitable response.
I stand by my contention that …
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6/18/21
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Many people have noticed the swath of large trees cut down near the Bristol Town Beach and sports complex — it’s hard not to notice — and they’ve speculated as to why anyone …
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By Scott Pickering
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6/17/21
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Ten-year-old Julia Pisasale won the 71st annual Orange Crate Derby by beating her older sister, Kara, 12, twice, by a nose on Sunday afternoon. The Pisasales have dominated the derby the last four …
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By Richard W. Dionne, Jr.
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6/17/21
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Walking across the stage. Applause. Throwing of the caps. For most, these are simply the fundamental pieces of high school graduation. But for the class of 2021 at Mt. Hope High School, these are the …
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By Emma Nicholson
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6/17/21
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One ballot.
That is all that separated the vote to spend $3.5 million to purchase the former Carmelite Monastery property on Watson Avenue.
At the financial town meeting on Wednesday night, …
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By Josh Bickford
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6/17/21
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Saint-Gobain’s historic aerospace manufacturing site in Bristol, located at 386 Metacom Ave., is aiming to double its headcount and hire 50 new employees over the next four months to support …
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6/17/21
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Thank you to all the heroic CNAs, nurses and support staff at all long-term care facilities for working through this wretched COVID pandemic. Many of us would have been lost without …
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6/17/21
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