PORTSMOUTH — Logan Quinn was doing just fine. With fellow Portsmouth High senior Will Sullivan riding shotgun, he was deftly navigating a course marked by traffic cones inside the …
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By Jim McGaw
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3/2/23
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Imagine society as a can of soda. The pandemic flipped that can down a flight of stairs and then popped the top.
Society has been fizzing, spitting and bubbling ever since.
The economy is …
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By Scott Pickering
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3/2/23
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In the countdown to St. Patrick's Day, the Newport Public Library is hosting "Irish in America," a free musical performance with Mary King (harp), Ed Sweeney (guitar, banjo and vocals) and Cathy …
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3/2/23
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EAST PROVIDENCE — Bounced from the quarterfinals of the Division I playoffs the prior by eventual league champion LaSalle, the East Providence High School boys’ basketball team gets one …
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By Mike Rego
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3/2/23
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EAST PROVIDENCE — In obvious need of a good cleaning for sure, plans are already in the works to tidy up the landmark water tower in Kent Heights and maybe go a bit beyond.
The issue was …
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By Mike Rego
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3/2/23
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Ryan McAssey (RJM Captures) is a photographer with over a decade of experience who turned his primary focus of the lens towards wild birds and ornithology in 2019. Opening this Sunday, March …
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3/1/23
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Take a guided tour of the historic Newport fort constructed with Irish labor between 1824 and 1857. Hour-long tours will be offered at 11 a.m., 1 p.m. and 3 p.m., on Saturdays and Sundays in March …
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3/1/23
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Take a tour of the historic Saint Joseph Cemetery (known locally as the Barney Street Cemetery). Located at the corner of Barney and Mt. Vernon streets in Newport, this is the oldest Catholic …
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3/1/23
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To the editor:
While traveling to and from my home, I use SR-103 (Child St) to get to downtown Warren and back. For the past three years, the condition of the roadway has deteriorated more and …
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3/1/23
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The Bristol Warren Regional School Committee approved the FY2024 budget on Monday night, which amounts to a total of $58,931,498 and represents a 1.39% increase over last year’s budget. It will go before the Joint Finance Committee on Thursday night.
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By Ethan Hartley
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3/1/23
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To the editor: Good luck to the newly appointed Human Resources Director Dr. Robert Perry for the City of East Providence.
His resume and past experience certainly is impressive and a good …
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3/1/23
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The Barrington School Committee is expected to discuss and vote on the proposed operating budget during a meeting on Thursday night, March 2.
At their Feb. 16 meeting, members directed the …
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By Josh Bickford
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3/1/23
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This Sunday, March 5th, St. Michael's Episcopal Church will be hosting musical group In Stile Moderno as they perform "The Musical Enchantments of Henry Purcell! This event will feature songs that …
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3/1/23
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The Mt. Hope girls basketball team fell to Pilgrim 53-47 in a preliminary round playoff game in the RIIL state girls basketball tournament on Monday night. The 17th seeded Huskies battled the 16th …
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Photos and story by Richard W. Dionne, Jr.
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3/1/23
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— Westport Town Administrator James Hartnett
By Ted Hayes
thayes@eastbaymediagroup.com
Westport residents will be asked to approve a $3 million budget …
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By Ted Hayes
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3/1/23
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To this day, Coggeshall Farm continues the tradition of tapping for sap. For the next two Saturdays, March 4th and 11th, join them and see the process of extracting sap from the tree, all the …
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3/1/23
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Thanks to sponsorhip from Citizens Bank, the Audubon Nature Center and Aquarium in Bristol is open free to the public on the first Saturday of every month. Stop by for nature stories, animal …
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3/1/23
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This Saturday, March 4th, local singer/songwriter and multi instrumentalist Ben Shaw will be joined by the Providence-based roots/jazz innovators Evening Sky at the Warren House of Pizza for an …
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3/1/23
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To the editor:
Thank you for your “biased” reporting on Little Compton’s resolution objecting to Rep. Edwards House Bill H-5037 . It would seem that no one appeared to oppose …
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3/1/23
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Setting aside journalists and citizen watchdogs, most people don’t care about public records laws — until they do care. When they find themselves in a land dispute with a neighbor, preparing a legal defense for their son’s disputed arrest, or questioning why a school district is building a new school instead of renovating an old one, they will care a lot about public records laws.
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3/1/23
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Having spent most of my career on various industrial applications, I know a fair amount about power generation. I also live 200 feet from and frequently kayak on the Sakonnet River and, …
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3/1/23
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Let’s take a look at the people in our country vilified by thought leaders on the far right of the Republican Party. The people they constantly vilify are Democrats, appointed and elected …
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3/1/23
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From Friday, March 3rd through Sunday, March 12th, R.I. Craft Beer will be celebrating the state’s beer manufacturers and feature events scheduled both around the state and on-premise …
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3/1/23
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After agreeing it is time to take a hard look at how school officials are handling public funds, Tiverton Town Council members voted Monday to hire an accounting firm to conduct a forensic audit of …
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By Ruth Rasmussen
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3/1/23
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