To the editor:
The COVID crisis has brought bad news to many of us with information that is often in contradiction as to what we as citizens should be following such as whether or not to wear a …
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3/12/21
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A generation ago, many would finish that sentence by saying Bristol is a great place to raise a family. Would they still today?
We ask because of what we discovered while researching population …
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3/12/21
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To the editor:
We are Parents of Note, an organization that supports and advocates for the music programs of Barrington Public Schools. Like many programs, Band and Chorus throughout the …
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3/12/21
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My wife and I have been hiking and biking our entire lives. Hearing about the bike plan extension sounds good. I truly believe it will be dangerous — especially around the Hope and High Street …
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3/12/21
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I have followed articles in the Phoenix about proposed additional gun control bills in Rhode Island. It seems to me the people behind this have no idea what a responsible gun owner is. The emphasis …
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3/12/21
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Vicki Boyle, performing arts educator at Mt. Hope High School, recently experienced a joy she had not experienced since sometime last year. She walked down a school hallway, stepped into the …
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By Sam Tavares
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3/11/21
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Having lived on Fesser Avenue for 40 years (parallel to Ferry Road), I am well aware of the foot, car and cycling traffic in the area proposed for the bike path along the west side of Ferry Road. In …
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3/11/21
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Residents across Barrington received their property assessments in the mail late last week.
For some, the information contained on the one-page mailer was no big deal, as their property …
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By Josh Bickford
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3/11/21
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In early February you published an article about the rise of gun ownership in Rhode Island, the potential dangers associated with this rise and the upcoming gun safety legislation being proposed at …
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3/11/21
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Enrollment in the Bristol Warren Regional School District has been steadily declining for 20 years. Since the start of this century, the student population has declined 18 percent.
According to …
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By Scott Pickering
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3/11/21
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Most years, the Barrington financial town meeting is held in late May inside the auditorium at the high school, and plays host to a few hundred people.
Some years the crowd swells, and the venue …
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By Josh Bickford
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3/11/21
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It was a deal about three years in the making. Officially known as the Bristol Shopping Center, and commonly referred to as Gooding Plaza, the 10.3-acre commercial property located at 6-40 Gooding …
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By Christy Nadalin
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3/10/21
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With the clock about to expire, Barrington High School senior Nina Gibbons capped an improbably comeback, sinking a long-range three-pointer to tie the Division I State Championship game and send it …
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3/9/21
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EAST PROVIDENCE — The Bristol County Water Authority will soon complete its recent project to construct a new $6.9 million emergency backup water pipeline connected to the City of East …
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3/9/21
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It was a Hollywood movie finish.
The Barrington High School girls swim team had trailed East Greenwich for the entire Division I State Championship meet on Sunday. In fact, Barrington was trailing …
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By Josh Bickford
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3/9/21
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With the Bristol Warren Regional School District facing a $2.3 million budget shortfall and the prospect of dozens of layoffs and cuts looming, administrators are turning to two recruiting firms to …
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By Ted Hayes
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3/9/21
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Lawn signs sharing the message “Stop The Seekonk Asphalt Plant” are growing more common across Barrington, but according to the town’s solicitor, there is not too much local …
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By Josh Bickford
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3/8/21
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To the editor:
Rhode Island has committed again and again to in-person classes throughout this pandemic. As a teacher, I know that in-person learning is the best option for students and does not …
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3/5/21
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In 2019, inspired by teenage Swedish activist Greta Thunberg, youth around the world took action to demand governments address climate change. While 2020 brought a pandemic that dominated the …
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3/5/21
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Barrington High School opened a 20-3 lead against Cranston West in the first quarter and never looked back, rolling to a 53-31 victory in the Division I girls basketball semifinals on Thursday …
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By Josh Bickford
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3/5/21
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Bristol police officers made one arrest and investigated a handful of coyote and noisy neighbor complaints from Feb. 23 to 28.
Tuesday, Feb. 23
Police were called to Jameson Drive at 1:38 …
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3/5/21
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Many locals party blame the State of Rhode Island for shortfalls in public school funding. It’s true — state aid to education has been decreasing in Bristol Warren for years, even …
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By Scott Pickering
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3/5/21
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To the editor:
I'm sure there are more people than me who might agree with John Taylor's letter regarding a solution to the flag turmoil. A separate flag pole ("Freedom" Pole) at the Police …
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3/5/21
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To the editor:
In their insistence on allowing the misguided flag policy to continue the Barrington Town Council has now become a parody of itself, more akin to a bad Saturday Night Live skit …
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3/5/21
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Barrington police responded to dozens of incident calls last week:
• On Wednesday, Feb. 24, police officers and firefighters responded to a construction site on Bay Spring Avenue after a …
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3/5/21
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