Barrington residents will be asked to decide on at least three amendments at the June 16 financial town meeting.
Four members of the Barrington Town Council filed one of the amendments — …
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By Josh Bickford
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6/10/21
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The Bristol County Water Authority (BCWA) is about to launch two significant projects that will be noticeable, temporarily disruptive and designed to give Bristol’s water infrastructure a major …
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6/10/21
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First performed publicly last Fourth of July, the song “02809” is an homage to the July 4 celebration in Bristol. The first song of Andre Arsenault’s creation that has reached such …
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By Christy Nadalin
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6/10/21
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Stephen Primiano has found a simple way to describe Barrington’s budget this year: The tax levy is going down, but spending is going up.
The chairman of the town’s Committee on …
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By Josh Bickford
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6/10/21
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If not for the windows, a recent tour of Pivotal Brewing Company, one of the many new tenants set to make a splash at Unity Park, the site of the former Bristol Industrial Park, would have certainly …
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By Christy Nadalin
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6/10/21
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Brady Sullivan Properties, LLC, which redeveloped the former American Tourister factory in Warren , is seeking approval to redevelop the Thames Street Robin Rug complex into “Bristol Yarn …
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By Christy Nadalin
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6/9/21
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I walk my dog from the Bristol Town Beach parking lot to the water every day. About two weeks ago, I was dismayed to see that several mature trees were chopped down to the stumps.
After a …
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6/9/21
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Whether it is on talk radio, in the RI legislature or about a school district in my hometown of Barrington, folks are getting pretty lathered up about the concept of “critical race theory …
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By Arlene Violet
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6/9/21
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Members of the Barrington High School senior class were treated to a special car parade on Friday, June 4.
The parade started at Barrington High School and followed a route through the western …
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6/9/21
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The Mt. Hope Spring Concert was performed outdoors in front of a large crowd with folding chairs and umbrellas, in the senior parking lot on a beautiful Saturday afternoon. The String Ensemble, …
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Photos by Richard W. Dionne, Jr.
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6/8/21
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Barrington native Anders Weiss has earned a second trip to the Olympics.
Mr. Weiss, who graduated from Barrington High School in 2011, was recently named to the U.S. Olympic Men’s Four …
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By Josh Bickford
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6/7/21
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Rep. Jason Knight is leading a charge to have the state repair and reopen the two closed East Bay Bike Path bridges.
Rep. Knight and a group of his fellow East Bay representatives want the state …
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6/7/21
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Megan L. Ranney is an emergency physician and associate dean at Brown University. Her essay in TIME (April 12, p.26) should be required reading, particularly with the City of Providence earning the …
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By Arlene Violet
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6/4/21
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A Warren woman who police say suffered a brutal hammer attack at the hands of her son two weeks ago remains in critical condition, and friends of the family have set up a GoFundMe page to help cover …
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6/4/21
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Barrington has hired a new police chief.
On Thursday, June 3, the town manager announced that Michael Correia, a 34-year veteran of the Providence Police Department, has been named the …
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By Josh Bickford
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6/4/21
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Vocational training at the high school level has a new look, and a variety of programs are being implemented to help connect students with opportunities — while also connecting the …
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By Christy Nadalin
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6/4/21
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In last week's Phoenix there was a letter to the editor criticizing my concerns regarding systemic racism , both locally and nationally, and how there are worse problems facing society, such as drug …
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6/3/21
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Where do you start when discussing long-time Barrington High hammer and weight throw coach Bob Gourley?
Might it be that he has developed at least eight national and six state champions?
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By MIKE SCANDURA
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6/3/21
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The article in last week’s Phoenix (“ Mount Hope Farm working to right wrongs ”) about the Mount Hope Farm Trust failure to follow state and local ordinances was especially …
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6/3/21
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During a Bristol Warren Regional School Committee meeting on May 24, a father and member of the community attempted to speak during public comment. He was cut off after only two or three sentences.
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6/3/21
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These past few months I’ve been rushing to my mailbox Thursday morning to grab our Bristol Phoenix. Honestly, this is a new routine. I start each day with a healthy portion of political and …
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6/3/21
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Since 1948, the crowning of Miss Fourth of July, and more recently, Little Miss Fourth of July, has been an annual tradition. As with so many things, 2020 broke the pageant streak, though the …
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By Christy Nadalin
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6/3/21
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To the editor: THE BIG CON – Last year the Marshall property plan to develop the Metacomet golf course was strongly supported by Mayor Bob DaSilva and a few members of our city council. …
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6/3/21
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By the hundreds, if not a thousand or more, they came to say one last good-bye to a place that held so many memories for them and countless others over the years. Visitors, still following pandemic …
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6/3/21
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EAST PROVIDENCE — A ribbon cutting ceremony for the new public pier on the grounds of the Kettle Point development was held Thursday morning, May 27.
A number of state and local officials …
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Photos by Rich Dionne
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6/3/21
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