Less than three hours after the superintendent of schools sent out an email on Thursday announcing that there would be a Covid-19 vaccination clinic at the middle school for students ages 12 to 15, …
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5/14/21
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A home originally built by Barrington native and professional golfer Brad Faxon sold recently for $4,578,500.
Located on Nayatt Point, the home sits on nearly four acres of waterfront property, …
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5/14/21
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Bristol Police made three arrests from May 3 to May 9, including two in sexual assault cases.
Monday, May 3
Roger Williams University security called police to the campus at 8:17 a.m. …
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5/14/21
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I want to thank the Bristol Town Council for considering the bike path project to include an extension from Hope Street to Roger Williams University.
I’m a long-time user of the bike path, …
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5/14/21
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“It’s going to be a busy year around here,” said Herreshoff Marine Museum Executive Director Bill Lynn about the 2021 season that marks the 50th year of Herreshoff, the Museum (the …
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By Christy Nadalin
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5/14/21
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The Bristol Merchants Association (BMA) held its first event of the season last month, under slightly gray and chilly skies. Nonetheless, there was enough enthusiasm among organizers and attendees to …
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By Christy Nadalin
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5/13/21
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The Barrington High School football team will celebrate its Division II Super Bowl championship with the community during a special car parade on Friday afternoon, May 14.
The parade will …
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5/13/21
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The percentage of Barrington residents who have been at least partially vaccinated against Covid-19 continues to climb.
According to information posted to the Rhode Island Department of …
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5/13/21
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The Town of Bristol hosted its 32 nd coastal clean-up event on Saturday, May 1, and had about 120 very passionate volunteers turn out to support the effort.
“We were pleasantly surprised …
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5/13/21
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Bristol Police have arrested one of two men they believe placed Nazi-themed stickers on signs downtown last month. Chase Gilroy, age 26, of Warwick, was taken into custody this morning after turning …
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5/13/21
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Superintendent of Schools Dr. Jonathan Brice, under his five-year strategic plan, is proposing the expansion of Generation Citizen within our middle school. Generation Citizen is a progressive …
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5/13/21
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The financial woes of the Bristol Warren Regional School District are structural, systemic and cannot be fixed in the next week.
The school committee will soon make necessary, short-term …
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5/13/21
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Michael Byrnes’ letter of Thursday, April 29, titled “Critical Race Theory - A Dystopian pathology,” was a beautifully written, factual and informative letter. He identified the …
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5/13/21
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The selection of the Bristol Fourth of July chief marshal is an honor given solely to the general chairman of the Bristol Fourth of July Committee — even the other members of the committee …
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By Christy Nadalin
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5/13/21
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Nine minutes and twenty four seconds
Knee to Floyd’s neck; death beckons.
George Floyd’s kneedless killing;
Chauvin’s heedless humanity chilling!
This time the …
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5/12/21
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I once heard a college professor say that education is just a job factory. He seemed a bit disgruntled at the time. Maybe he was having a bad day. It stuck with me though. Really? Just a job factory. …
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5/12/21
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The May 5 Bristol Town Council meeting wrapped up with a series of agenda items that were a departure from the standard fare of committee appointments and victualing licenses. In a string of public …
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By Christy Nadalin
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5/12/21
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A Barrington resident called 911 after a disturbing experience with an Uber driver late Saturday night, May 8.
The resident and her husband had been out to dinner in Providence and later called …
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5/12/21
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Barrington’s Soraya Fanion has always loved animals, so when she began volunteering at Mount Hope Farm more than a year ago, she was quickly drawn to some of the animals that live …
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By Josh Bickford
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5/12/21
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To the editor:
As we await Sgt. Hanley’s new trial in Superior Court in Providence for kicking Rishod Gore in the head, we need to ask what more can be done? We can start by empowering our …
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5/12/21
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To the editor:
Congratulations to the Barrington High School football team for their Division II Super Bowl trophy, to Brigham Dunphy for winning the MVP award, and for the cheerleaders who have …
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5/11/21
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To the editor:
In response to the letter encouraging residents to welcome the asphalt plant in Seekonk, let me first say that I completely agree with your main point: we cannot continue to enjoy …
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5/11/21
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Moments before the kickoff, officials for the Division II Super Bowl invited the captains for both teams to the center of the field for the coin toss.
St. Raphaels sent four players to the …
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By Josh Bickford
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5/11/21
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Linden Road, Echo Drive and College Lane are getting repaved. In fact, the town council recently approved a bid that will bring a fresh coat of asphalt to nine roads in Barrington, and a portion of …
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5/11/21
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The fate of the Mt. Hope High School theatre program will remain up in the air for one more week, after school committee members on Monday night overwhelmingly rejected Supt. Jonathan Brice's …
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By Ted Hayes
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5/10/21
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