The Bristol Planning Board came to a 3-2 decision to approve a 127-unit development, with Tony Murgo, Armand Bilotti, and Chairman Jerome Squatrito voting to approve, and Brian Clark and Stephen Katz voting to deny.
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By Christy Nadalin
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4/22/22
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Here we go again! Armed with a four-page term sheet, Gov. Dan McKee, Providence Mayor Jorge Elorza, and the Principal of High Rock Westminster Street LLC announced an “agreement” that …
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By Arlene Violet
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4/22/22
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Westport's fish commissioner believes it's time for the town to get serious about reducing nitrogen in its waters, and is proposing that Westport look into by-law changes that would ban the use of …
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By Ted Hayes
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4/22/22
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PORTSMOUTH — Aquidneck Country Club is seeking Zoning Board of Review approval to amend a previously approved special-use permit to develop 22 single-family dwellings and six duplex units …
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4/22/22
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PORTSMOUTH — Portsmouth still needs a community recreation center, as well as a facility for the fastest-growing sport around — pickleball.
The hiking trails and fishing …
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By Jim McGaw
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4/22/22
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The highest-and-best use of the town-owned, former Carmelite Monastery property on Watson Avenue would be luxury townhouses for ages 55-plus. That may be considered an elitist stance in a community …
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4/22/22
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To the editor:
I attended in person (and spoke at) the April 5 Planning Board meeting to get a general sense of the current status of the plans for the Carmelite Monastery and the Shine Harmony …
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4/22/22
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To the editor:
My wife and I regularly walk our dog on leash in our neighborhood, and we are always careful to pick up any poop our dog might leave on lawns and take it home to dispose of …
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4/22/22
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Barrington Public Schools are recruiting members for the district’s “visioning team.”
According to a recent email from the district, the visioning team will assist with the …
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4/22/22
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When Charlotte Condit Parker arrived at Portsmouth’s Greenvale Farm in 1918, she found the once-proud homestead that had been built by her uncle more than a half century earlier in ruins. …
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By Ruth Rasmussen
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4/21/22
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Bryan Hoffman and the BBCA have big plans for Barrington.
The chairman of the Barrington Business and Community Association said his group has been helping to develop a number of exciting new …
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By Josh Bickford
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4/21/22
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To the editor: Scott Pickering's extensive article in East Bay Life on the extremely complex issue of rights to our shoreline, a cause championed in the 1986 Constitutional Convention by Bristol's …
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4/21/22
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The Herreshoff Marine Museum unveiled some big plans on Tuesday, cutting the ribbon on their new Blue Tech Innovation Center while announcing plans to expand their museum footprint, as well as their marina.
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By Christy Nadalin
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4/21/22
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To the editor: We would like to express our disappointment in the vote taken by the planning board this week resulting in additional units added to the Robin Rug development. At their last meeting, …
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4/21/22
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The Committee on Appropriations is recommending a 5 percent increase to the proposed municipal budget.
Barrington Town Manager Phil Hervey initially proposed a 5.41 percent increase (or …
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By Josh Bickford
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4/21/22
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Sarah Klein is stepping down from her director duties to spend more time with her family and dogs after a health scare put life into a new perspective.
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By Ethan Hartley
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4/21/22
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In March of 2020, under the notion of reducing possible spread of Covid-19, the Rhode Island DMV closed its branch office in Warren. It hasn’t re-opened since, which the Town Council pointed out is against state regulations.
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By Ethan Hartley
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4/21/22
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Barrington High School and the Barrington Booster Club honored the the eighth class of inductees into the Barrington High School Athletic Hall of Fame at an awards dinner held recently at the Rhode …
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4/21/22
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Lt. Governor Sabina Matos sat for an extended interview at the Coffee Depot in downtown Warren during a stop to begin her re-election campaign last Friday.
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By Ethan Hartley
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4/21/22
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Peggie, 70, was an all-around gal whose love of life was unmatched. She unexpectedly passed from this world on April 10, after suffering a stroke, attributable to Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy.
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By Manny Correira
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4/20/22
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