A South African con artist is nearly half a million dollars richer after taking the Little Compton Agricultural Conservancy Trust for $499,900 earlier this year. How’d he or she do it? By …
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By Ruth Rasmussen
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12/12/23
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EAST PROVIDENCE — As expected with the shock announcement the day prior by the Rhode Island Department of Transportation to immediately close the structurally deficient westbound side of the …
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By Mike Rego
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12/12/23
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Last week, after placing fourth at a national championship competition, the Barrington Pop Warner Junior Varsity cheerleading team took their teamwork and pep somewhere unexpected — a …
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By Julia Stearly
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12/12/23
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The Barrington High School boys ice hockey team opened up its regular season with a 6-2 victory over Mount St. Charles in Woonsocket on Saturday night, Dec. 9.
First-year Eagles Coach …
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By Josh Bickford
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12/11/23
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PROVIDENCE — The Rhode Island Department of Transportation announced late Monday afternoon, Dec. 11, the closure of the westbound side of the Washington Bridge due to the finding of a critical …
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12/11/23
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The East Providence High School boys indoor track and field team was among the Townie outfits to begin its 2023-24 slate over the weekend by participating in the annual Injury Fund meet as well as …
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By Mike Rego
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12/11/23
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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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12/11/23
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EAST PROVIDENCE — East Providence Police have identified the driver and victim of a deadly motor vehicle accident that took place in the early morning hours of Sunday, Dec. 10.
Chaz …
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By Mike Rego
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12/11/23
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EAST PROVIDENCE — The East Providence Police Department announced in a statement released just before noon time on Monday, Dec. 11, officers were actively investigating reports about threats of …
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By Mike Rego
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12/11/23
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Barrington nearly escaped a powerful weekend storm unscathed. Nearly.
Just before 7 a.m. on Monday morning, a large pine tree located near the intersection of Middle Highway and Route 103 …
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12/11/23
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Located in the heart of the Little Compton Commons, 2 Commons Road has been a mainstay in town since it was built in the 1820s as part of the Methodist Church and moved to its present location in the …
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By Lucy Probert
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12/11/23
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PORTSMOUTH — The familiar sound of galloping hoofs were heard throughout Common Fence Point on Saturday, as the Caroling by Horseback event brought holiday cheer to all.
The mini-parade, …
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12/10/23
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EAST PROVIDENCE — One person died while another was seriously injured as a result of a car accident on Veterans Memorial Parkway Sunday, Dec. 10.
East Providence Police responded to …
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12/10/23
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Healthy eating doesn’t have to go by the wayside during the holiday season; keep the rolls and butter-filled mashed potatoes, but add a few dishes packed with both flavor and nutrition.
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By Lucy Probert
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12/10/23
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Make the holidays merry and bright this season by bringing the outside in, decorating with evergreens from your yard or surrounding woods, putting in your own personal touch.
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By Lucy Probert
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12/9/23
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Jonathan Levi lives within his life’s work. His home, nestled along the east branch of the Westport River, is unlike any other.
Besides being home to Levi and his wife, it is a physical …
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By Scott Pickering
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12/9/23
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PORTSMOUTH — Portsmouth has no Confederate monuments or memorials to tear down, but it does have a street sign bearing a Confederate officer that will soon be replaced.
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By Jim McGaw
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12/8/23
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PORTSMOUTH — Now that a longstanding state advisory recommending the restriction of recreational activities at Melville’s upper and lower ponds has been lifted, the freshwater …
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12/8/23
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Hampden Meadows or Sowams — which will it be?
On Thursday night, Dec. 7, members of the Barrington School Committee chose the Sowams School site for the construction of a preK to Grade 5 …
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By Josh Bickford
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12/8/23
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The 74-year-old Warren native who has lived in Bristol most of his life, realized a lifelong goal when he suited up recently to march with the world-renowned Hawthorne Caballeros Alumni Drum & Bugle Corps in the America’s Hometown Thanksgiving Parade in Plymouth, Mass.
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By Manny Correira
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12/8/23
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Are you brave enough to take the plunge?
The Barrington Business and Community Association will host the annual New Year’s Day Dip in the Bay on Jan. 1, 2024 at noon at Barrington Beach. …
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12/8/23
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A new compost drop-off site in Barrington will be open to the public starting Monday, Dec. 11.
The site is the creation of Barrington High School students Sabine Cladis and Emma Pautz — …
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12/8/23
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Just off the main road leading to Tiverton Four Corners, down a short cut-de-sac lane, sits a house unlike any other. At first pass, it seems to hide from view. Built into a steep hillside, it cannot …
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By Scott Pickering
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12/8/23
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PORTSMOUTH — A member of the Town Council is seeking to cancel the body’s Nov. 30 vote regarding the R.I. Department of Transportation’s (RIDOT) plan to build a roundabout at …
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By Jim McGaw
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12/7/23
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Speaker Jeff Klein will address the current crisis in the Middle East on Saturday, Dec. 9 at 2 p.m. at Rogers Free Library’s Herreshoff Room, 525 Hope St., Bristol.
Jeff Klein is a peace …
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12/7/23
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