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Barrington Times - Wednesday, July 28, 2021
The Post - Thursday, July 29, 2021
Letter: The Eagle has landed
Pondering this month’s coverage of billionaires, proving Sir Issac Newton’s law of gravity and motion, I reflected back on a momentous event 52 years ago. At   3:17 p.m. EST on … more
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Grid clears way for demolition of old East Providence High School building
EAST PROVIDENCE — The new East Providence High School Building Committee received word earlier this week regarding the beginning of demolition of the old structure. Eric Andrutis, of the … more
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Seapowet area residents opposed to two oyster farms off their shores have mobilized in recent weeks, planting hundreds of signs, launching a website and raising more than $12,000 to cover legal fees.
Seapowet residents mobilize against oyster farms
Members of the Tiverton Town Council on Monday night directed the town solicitor to look over a proposed resolution that, if passed locally and sent to the Rhode Island General Assembly, could give … more
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New England Healing Sports Association volunteer Vee Zenaro instructs and helps out Russ Cokonis, a Navy Sea Bees veteran who was disabled during the Cold War. The pair had a wonderful time paddling on quiet Brickyard Pond.
Veterans offer a clinic in resilience
Ed Dusick met Ralph Marche about 25 years ago. Ed, an Army veteran from Milford, Conn., accepted an invitation from Ralph, who worked with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs office in … more
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Letter: Our school committee lacks cultural competency
Over the past weeks we have endured a painful conversation with Bristol Warren Regional School Committee members and the community involving the school start date/Rosh Hashanah conflic t. The … more
Greg Pennisten stands in front of his newly-finished mural, a spray-paint piece that celebrates the maritime history of Warren. It was commissioned by Blount Fine Foods in collaboration with The Avenue Concept.
Bold, bright and uniquely Warren
There are plenty of reasons to visit Water Street in Warren. From the tantalizing local eateries to the thriving small businesses, it’s a slice of the way life used to be in small towns across … more
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Tih-Fen Ting wrests a male fledgling from its nest on he East Branch of the Westport River. A team including members of the Mass. Audubon and it's volunteers captured twelve fledglings for the state of Illinois Osprey Recovery Project on Tuesday morning, July 13.
Audubon and volunteers collect osprey for long journey to Illinois
Born on the Westport River, a dozen young osprey took flight recently — in a plane — and landed at their new home in Illinois. There it is hoped that they will help launch an osprey … more
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School committee members Victor Cabral, Marjorie McBride and Tara Thibaudeau discuss a point made by a resident during the open meeting.
Bristol Warren names interim superintendent
A week after Dr. Jonathan Brice resigned as superintendent of the Bristol Warren Regional School District, the School Committee hired his temporary replacement. Robert “Bob” Hicks was … more
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Editorial: Barrington can welcome a second flagpole
A year ago, Town Manager Jim Cunha decided on his own to fly a Black Lives Matter flag at Town Hall. Who knew that a dozen meetings and countless hours later, town leaders would still be talking … more
Organizer Mariana Silva-Buck enjoys a moment at the first of her "block parties" in Barrington last week.
Barrington begins allowing liquor sales on public property
Picture this: The rear entrance to Barrington Town Hall has been transformed into a beer garden. Servers from local breweries pour cups of beer while customers line up near the electric car charging … more
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Tim Palmer in the garage with one of his Mean Green electric riding mowers.
The sound of (near) silence — Tim’s Lawn Care goes electric
WESTPORT — Ah, the sweet sounds of summer — birds chirping, children at play and the Friday evening din of the lawn care company’s stand-on mowers and 80-decibel backpack blowers … more
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Youth readers Sampson Lombard, 13, (left), Fran Lombard, 11, Emily Cabral, 14, co-founder Charles Calhoun (back left), steering committee members Amy Vitale and Renee Soto, and Library Director Ryan Brennan hold up copies of Mary Shelley’s “Frankenstein,” the selection for Bristol Bookfest, to be held Oct. 22-23. The books were donated to the library by the steering committee, and will be available for participants to borrow.
Bristol Bookfest to take on ‘Frankenstein’
Following a COVID-delayed but ultimately successful launch in 2020, Bristol Bookfest will return in 2021 for a deep dive on another classic work of fiction: “Frankenstein; or, The Modern … more
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Letter: Hoping to start the new year with a clean slate
I grew up on Hope Street in Bristol, and while I now live outside of town, I proudly consider myself a “Bristolian.” In 43 years, I missed our parade only once. In the 1960s, my late … more
Westport Shorelines - Thursday, July 22, 2021
Warren Times-Gazette - Wednesday, July 21, 2021
Sakonnet Times - Thursday, July 22, 2021
Portsmouth Times - Thursday, July 22, 2021
Bristol Phoenix - Thursday, July 22, 2021
Barrington Times - Wednesday, July 21, 2021
The Post - Thursday, July 22, 2021
Bruce Burdett at a patio table outside his Bristol home, where he often works. The editor of The Sakonnet Times and Westport Shorelines is retiring this week after 45 years with East Bay Newspapers. “There’s something in all of us that likes to tell people stories, and this was my way to be able to do it,” he said.
Editorial: Sight unseen, his pen was most powerful
This has always been a special space in the local newspaper. Whether thoughtfully crafted after hours of research or thrown together on hectic deadline, the editorial is a revered tradition that … more
Bruce Burdett at a patio table outside his Bristol home, where he often works. The editor of The Sakonnet Times and Westport Shorelines is retiring this week after 45 years with East Bay Newspapers. “There’s something in all of us that likes to tell people stories, and this was my way to be able to do it,” he said.
After 5 decades in journalism, Bruce Burdett's hanging up his notebook
When Bruce Burdett first arrived in Bristol to start his new job at East Bay Newspapers in the mid-’70s, he was just two years out of college with only minimal experience working for his school … more
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In June, the Bristol Town Council spent more than an hour talking about pay and benefits for the town administrator and town clerk. It is expected to continued the conversation later this month.
Questions about pay and precedent for Bristol's top leaders
When they next meet, Bristol town councilors are expected to resume a thorny conversation about how to compensate the town’s two elected employees. A discussion over pay and benefits for the … more
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