A five-year financial plan recently released by the Town of Westport concludes that fundamental changes in the way the town does business will likely need to be made if the town is to dig itself out …
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By Ted Hayes
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2/12/24
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Plans over two years in the making to construct a complex of four recreation buildings at Burr’s Hill Park are finally coming to fruition, and should be finished by June.
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By Ethan Hartley
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2/12/24
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Korynne Holden scored her 1000th point as the Westport girls’ basketball team trampled Avon 58-22 in a league home game on Friday night.
Holden, the Wildcats’ senior point guard, …
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Story by Richard W. Dionne, Jr.
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2/12/24
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PORTSMOUTH — The Portsmouth High boys’ varsity hockey team defeated South Kingstown on Saturday for its third straight win.
The 5-1 victory over the Rebels at Portsmouth Abbey …
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2/12/24
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Not everyone in town was happy to learn that the Town Council and School Committee recently approved the Stage II application for school construction.
Members of the Barrington Resilience …
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2/12/24
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The East Providence High School boys' basketball team locked up a seeding in the top half of the upcoming Division I league playoffs and moved a couple of points closer to securing a return trip to …
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By Mike Rego
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2/12/24
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The names of five local hockey greats who represent the RI Hockey Hall of Fame’s Class of 2024 were unveiled last weekend between periods of the Providence Bruins-Hershey Bears “Hall of …
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2/11/24
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The Rhode Island Infrastructure Bank has awarded 20 individual “Action Grants” totaling $12 million, earmarked for Municipal Resilience Projects (MRPs), and Bristol will be receiving $113,225 of that.
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By Christy Nadalin
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2/9/24
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At the end of each week, the law firm d’Oliveira & Associates compiles a summary of recalls, FDA warnings, market withdrawals and safety alerts that the public should be aware of for their …
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2/9/24
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Police made eight arrests between Jan. 29 and Feb. 4.
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2/9/24
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During a meeting on Thursday, Feb. 1, the Barrington School Committee voted 5-0 to approve the Stage II application for the school construction project.
And on Wednesday night, Feb. 7, …
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By Josh Bickford
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2/9/24
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To the editor:
I would like to respond to Magnus Thorsson’s letter to the editor about the Resilience and Energy Committee’s conclusion on synthetic turf.
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2/9/24
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To the editor:
Mr. Kossak’s letter of Feb. 1 on the subject of assault weapons bans (“ Vote to ban ‘assault rifles’ would be totally unnecessary ”) deserves further …
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2/8/24
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The Barrington High School girls indoor track team finished third at the Class Championship meet.
Barrington scored 72 points, while Classical was first at 116.5 points and LaSalle was …
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2/8/24
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He never scored a point. But amidst a roaring stadium filled with fans, Bob St. Pierre was honored Friday as one of the most beloved, well-known and faithful members of the Westport athletics world …
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By Ted Hayes
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2/8/24
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The Barrington High School girls basketball team picked up wins over St. Raphael’s and North Kingstown last week and improved to 13-1 in Division I standings. That record is strong enough for …
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2/8/24
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The East Providence High School wrestling team closed out the home portion of its 2023-24 Division I regular season schedule with a 48-24 victory over Coventry Wednesday night, Feb. 7, at Ramos …
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By Mike Rego
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2/8/24
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The Tiverton Farmers Market hosts its fourth annual Valentine's Market this Sunday, Feb. 11, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. At the speciality market, vendors will be experimenting and integrating chocolate …
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2/8/24
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Nobody was injured, but a dog perished in a house fire on Pottersville Road in Little Compton Wednesday evening.
Little Compton crews were called to 99 Pottersville Road at 6:36 p.m. and members …
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By Ted Hayes
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2/8/24
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City officials recently provided the offerings given by residents as a result of the unsolved death of a beloved family pet to the the Rhode Island Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
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2/8/24
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When she was a kid, her room was a mess.
But now that Julie Boynton is grown up, things are different. Quite different, in fact.
The Barrington resident has built her own …
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By Josh Bickford
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2/8/24
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The East Providence High School boys' basketball team rallied from a double-digit, second-half deficit then hung on in the final seconds to edge Narragansett 70-69 in an important late season …
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By Mike Rego
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2/8/24
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PORTSMOUTH — Mike Zani used to compete in the winter Frostbite sailing races, but he’d much rather be controlling his sailboat from the comfort of a dock than in the frigid waters.
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By Jim McGaw
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2/8/24
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The new policy establishes a process to request, approve, and install traffic calming devices, such as speed humps or signage, intended to reduce speeds on roads where residents are concerned about traffic safety.
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By Christy Nadalin
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2/8/24
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So, according to the current RIDOT deputy chief engineer, the Washington Bridge failures “might” have pre-existed, but no one had noticed this until recently.
It was actually an …
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2/7/24
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