Barrington EMTs rushed a 14-year-old girl to the hospital and local police charged 11 teenagers with underage possession of alcohol following an underage party on Friday night, May 7.
Someone …
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5/10/21
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Editor's note: This letter from a former Mt. Hope High School theatre director and teacher was sent to East Bay Media Group, as well as members of the Bristol Warren Regional School Committee, on …
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5/7/21
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Members of the Bristol Warren Regional School Committee's budget/facilities subcommittee on Thursday night approved a list of budget cuts totaling $2.3 million, sending the proposed cuts to the full …
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By Ted Hayes
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5/7/21
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The East Bay Bike Path bridges were shut down in 2019 when regular inspections showed that they were unsafe. At the time, the Department of Transportation (DOT) said that they would replace the …
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5/7/21
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I reside with my family on Chachapacassett Road where we are blessed with a fantastic front porch. One of our favorite pastimes is sitting on the porch and watching the world pass by. “Chacha" …
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5/7/21
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Mt. Hope High School theatre director Nick Mendillo is fighting for the program's life, and his job, after he was surprised to learn Thursday evening that Supt. Jonathan Brice has proposed …
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By Ted Hayes
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5/7/21
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The first-ever Hampden Meadows Yard Sale and Pantry Clean Out Day was held Saturday, and deemed an overwhelming success.
The event was sponsored by Susan Kostas, a Realtor with Coldwell …
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5/7/21
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While I oppose some Congressional Republicans’ posture on certain issues, they were prescient about one thing, i.e. the unintended consequences of extending and paying unemployment benefits …
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By Arlene Violet
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5/7/21
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I want to thank all the folks who came out this past weekend to clean up the town and/or participate in an environmentally-oriented activity.
I also want to thank the Mt. Hope High School …
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5/7/21
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The Barrington Park and Recreation Commission is considering dividing the Legion Way ice rink, allowing for a more permanent skate park.
During the Commission’s recent meeting, Barrington …
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By Josh Bickford
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5/7/21
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There’s more than one way to catch the bad guys. Police officers can catch them in the act, catch them after they commit the act — or they can stop them before anything even happens. The …
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By Scott Pickering
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5/7/21
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Roger Williams University’s commencement celebration this year will be a hybrid of in-person and remote events. Families of graduates will be allowed on campus — briefly — while the …
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5/6/21
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Michael Carroll had not rehearsed the line or spent much time thinking about what exactly he would say.
But in the midst of Monday night’s meeting, the Barrington Town Council president …
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By Josh Bickford
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5/6/21
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This fancy new anagram only serves to confuse the issue and obfuscate the problem. Suddenly after the fictional plague of QANON and the real plague of Covid 19, we are treated by the Phoenix to a new …
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5/6/21
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The Town of Bristol has begun a new cycle of updating property assessments, led by a team from Northeast Revaluation Group of Warwick. Northeast has done previous townwide assessments and currently …
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By Scott Pickering
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5/6/21
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Earlier this spring, the Bristol Warren Regional School Committee received a sobering evaluation of the district’s financial leadership , policies and procedures from an outside evaluator. Last …
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By Scott Pickering
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5/6/21
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Last week, the Phoenix published a letter to the editor regarding the recent cases of racist and hate filled stickers being placed in Bristol and Warren which was full of personal attacks on local …
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5/6/21
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Now that vaccination appointments are easy to obtain and the vaccine is moving through state clinics and local pharmacies, it’s hard to believe that just a few weeks ago they were being …
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By Christy Nadalin
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5/6/21
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Emily Slusarczyk’s schedule involves swimming in the pool, running on the track and building in the studio.
Emily is a senior, a captain on the Roger Williams University women’s …
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By Megan Julian
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5/6/21
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When I read Michael Byrnes’ letter of last week, entitled “ Critical Race Theory – A Dystopian Pathology, ” it made me think of the old saying, “ Timing is …
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5/6/21
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Technically, the 2020 Bristol Fourth of July concert series was never canceled. First, it was delayed until August while the Fourth of July Committee waited to see if COVID restrictions would allow …
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By Christy Nadalin
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5/6/21
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Use of the new athletic fields at Barrington Middle School has been delayed.
The fields were expected to be available this spring, but an official said that sports teams would not be allowed to …
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By Josh Bickford
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5/6/21
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Their flock of babies had finally flew the nest, with the exception of one recalcitrant sibling who was rudely tossed out by Dad. So, Mr. and Mrs. Osprey flew out to their winter home south of the …
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5/5/21
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What would you do with $4.7 million?
Wait, there is a caveat. What would you do with $4.7 million if you had to spend it on the town?
A newly-formed Barrington Ad Hoc American Rescue …
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By Josh Bickford
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5/5/21
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EAST PROVIDENCE — The Rhode Island Department of Health last week announced the East Bay COVID-19 vaccination pod located in city at the Shoppers Town Plaza, 589 Taunton Ave., would going …
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By Mike Rego
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5/5/21
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