As well illustrated by Senior Chief Salesi’s letter of last week (“The 11th Commandment?”), neither the Church or the Constitution conveys a “God given right” to bear …
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4/8/21
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A 23-year-old Westport man was arrested early Sunday morning after allegedly brandishing a pistol and threatening another man inside of a Bristol residence. Bristol Police were alerted to the …
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4/7/21
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EAST PROVIDENCE — East Providence has been charged to be one of three newly created regional COVID-19 vaccination pods, which will serve residents of most East Bay communities over the next few …
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By Mike Rego
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4/7/21
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A $1.25-million gift from an anonymous longtime supporter and friend of St. Andrew’s will provide funding for a state-of-the-art squash center at St. Andrew’s School — the …
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4/7/21
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Across the country, the COVID-19 pandemic has significantly impacted the residential real estate market, and Rhode Island’s real estate market shifted with it.
According to State-Wide …
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By Sam Tavares
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4/7/21
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To the editor:
The abrupt closing of the two East Bay Bike Path bridges in 2019 displaced hundreds of riders, walkers, runners, kids on their way to school, workers heading to their jobs, out …
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4/7/21
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People waiting for the East Bay Bike Path bridges to be replaced will need to wait longer — maybe a lot longer.
During a radio interview on Thursday, April 1, Rhode Island Department of …
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By Josh Bickford
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4/5/21
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The calls for sick raccoons and skunks continued last week, as seen in the log of police incidents from March 22 to 28.
Monday, March 22
Officers responded to the corner of Westwood and …
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4/2/21
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To the editor:
“If destruction be our lot we must ourselves be its author and finisher. As a nation of freemen, we must live through all time or die by suicide.” - Abraham Lincoln. …
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4/2/21
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United States Veterans Motorcycle Clubs (USVMC) are popular social and recreational clubs across the country. “Almost every state has at least one or two,” said Paul Mello, himself a …
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4/2/21
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Composite Energy Technology, doing business as Goetz Composites, is planning a $1.3 million expansion of its 52 Ballou Blvd. facility, allowing it to double its manufacturing space, move its office …
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By Christy Nadalin
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4/1/21
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If you’re waiting for your stimulus check to appear in your bank account, you’re not alone. Bristol is waiting, too. Unlike most recipients who are anticipating checks for $1,400, the …
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By Christy Nadalin
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4/1/21
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In response to Peter Hewett’s letter of March 25, “ The 2nd amendment - a different perspective ,” I offer the following for your consideration.
I am not a gun owner, but a …
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4/1/21
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As I’ve been following progress on the Bristol Bicycle Connector, the question I hear repeatedly is, “Why should we let people bike through our town? They have the whole East Bay Bike …
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4/1/21
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Outdoor dining expanded dramatically everywhere in the past year, and most agree it’s one of the few things about 2020 they’re not ready to see in the rearview mirror.
Not only is …
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By Christy Nadalin
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4/1/21
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I would like to respond to the misleading letter from last week by Michael Byrnes about marijuana legalization . Mr. Byrnes selected six bullet points from “an article that appeared in the …
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4/1/21
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A Bristol development company is moving forward with plans originally put together about six years ago to build a small cluster of 16 apartments near the intersection of Hope and Chestnut streets, …
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By Scott Pickering
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3/31/21
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An off-campus party in Bristol hosted and attended by student-athletes the weekend of March 20 contributed to a spike in COVID-19 cases at Roger Williams University last week, according to an …
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By Isabella Gentile and Megan Julian
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3/31/21
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