The Rhode Island Emergency Management Agency (RIEMA) issued a warning to Rhode Islanders Wednesday afternoon to prepare for a significant storm expected to impact the state with high wind and …
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12/23/20
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Bristol Police made a handful of arrests from Dec. 7 to 13, including one for possession of narcotics and another for violating protective orders.
Monday, Dec. 7
An officer responded to the …
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12/19/20
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The Bristol Warren Regional School District will switch to full distance learning this coming Monday, Dec. 21, and students who return from winter break Monday, Jan. 4, will continue to learn at home …
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By Ted Hayes
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12/19/20
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By Arlene Violet
Does the good outweigh the bad in 2020?
Were someone to ask what events do I remember about 1980, 1990 or 2000 — even 2010 — I’d have to wrack my …
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By Arlene Violet
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12/18/20
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Try figuring out the value of a four-bedroom Colonial in Barrington or a two-bedroom condo in Bristol. It’s pretty easy. Adjusting for the variables of location and condition, you can easily …
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By Scott Pickering
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12/18/20
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An alert Barrington police officer came to the assistance of a woman in need last week.
The officer was on routine patrol on Monday, Dec. 7, driving along Narragansett Avenue when he spotted a …
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12/18/20
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A Barrington resident called police on Monday, Dec. 7, after he spotted a man rummage through his mailbox, take a package out of it, open the package, and then throw the package on the ground.
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12/17/20
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The more things change, the more they … change a little.
When the Bristol Town Council met virtually last Wednesday, Dec. 9, the same five people who had served in office from 2018 to …
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By Scott Pickering
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12/17/20
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A Grinch on the loose?
On Saturday, Dec. 12, a Lincoln Avenue resident in Barrington called police to report stolen Christmas lights.
The resident said her dogs had been barking the night …
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12/17/20
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Cursed 2020 has taken so much already (freedoms, joy, travel, livelihoods, not to mention precious lives) … did it need to take away the beloved snow day, too?
When Rhode Island acted …
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12/17/20
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Most local retailers say sales have fallen dramatically in the past year, and for those that have run numbers already, a 50 to 60 percent reduction is typical. It’s hard to count the ways in …
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By Christy Nadalin
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12/17/20
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