I do have empathy for people who find themselves in this situation but it is not the government’s job to impose housing at the detriment of the surrounding area.
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1/31/24
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It’s only been open for about 18 months, but for head chef Pete Carvelli, owner of the State Street plant-based restaurant Foglia, the accolades keep coming in.
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By Christy Nadalin
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1/31/24
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The message from the high school’s director of athletics was clear: BHS sports fields are overused, overwhelmed and need some help.
During a special presentation at the Jan. 18 School …
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By Josh Bickford
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1/31/24
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The East Providence Waterfront Commission recently set into motion the substantive review process of the initial design submissions for the redevelopment of the former Metacomet Country Club on …
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By Mike Rego
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1/31/24
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The Bristol Art Museum announces its next exhibit, "Breadth & Depth: Earth, Water, Air, Fire," a national juried exhibit that challenges conventional boundaries through which 51 artists from 18 …
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1/31/24
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On Feb. 9, 11, 16 and 18, Ballet RI will present "Up Close on Hope." Audiences will have an intimate experience of brand-new works by …
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1/31/24
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The Audubon Nature Center and Aquarium in Bristol is open free to the public on the first Saturday of each month for a day full of family fun! Stop in for nature stories, animal discoveries, …
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1/31/24
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The Barrington High School boys indoor track team won five events and captured the Metropolitan Division Championship on Tuesday night, Jan. 30.
The Eagles scored 188.5 points, outpacing …
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1/31/24
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The East Providence High School wrestling team suffered a pair of two-point, Division I dual meet losses over the last week including a 36-34 to visiting North Providence Thursday night, Jan. 25, at …
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By Mike Rego
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1/31/24
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PORTSMOUTH — About 75 third-grade students at Melville Elementary School recently took a trip around the globe without ever leaving their auditorium.
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By Jim McGaw
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1/31/24
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It's been a proverbial rollercoaster of a season for the East Providence High School boys' basketball team so far in 2023-24.
The Townies have followed so-so start to their Division I slate with …
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By Mike Rego
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1/31/24
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Baypoint Residential Community on Anthony Road, Roger Williams University’s unique living quarters for sophomores that merges hotel-style living with the experience of university housing, will …
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1/31/24
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The Town of Warren got good news recently about $1.25 million in funding from the RI Infrastructure Bank. It got bad news, however, from RIDEM.
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By Ethan Hartley
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1/30/24
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The East Providence High School indoor track and field teams, as their sport traditionally does, get the 2023-24 winter championships schedule started this weekend when the girls contest the Sullivan …
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By Mike Rego
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1/30/24
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Senate Majority Whip Valarie Lawson (D-Dist. 14, East Providence) recently elaborated on becoming a member of the leadership team in the upper chamber, saying she was "anxious to get to work …
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By Mike Rego
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1/30/24
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As the town moves toward spending hundreds of thousands of dollars for a much-needed upgrade of the Town Hall Annex Playground, I'd like to remind the community of some history. This all happened 30 …
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1/30/24
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Westport voters could be asked in April, and again at Town Meeting in May, to approve spending up to $35 million to bring water and sewer — and some say, new life and vitality — to …
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Ted Hayes
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1/30/24
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In a bizarre mini-drama that played out over the past week, workers at the West Place Animal Sanctuary in Tiverton have rescued 10 young chickens from an online reality show being filmed at a home in …
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By Ruth Rasmussen
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1/30/24
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A member of the Barrington School Committee is questioning how information about the Superintendent of Schools job listing was changed after the Committee took an official vote on the matter.
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By Josh Bickford
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1/30/24
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PORTSMOUTH — For the first time in their 27-year history, members of the Portsmouth High School boys’ indoor track team can say they’re Division champs.
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1/30/24
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The Westport basketball team upset undefeated Avon 66-55 in front of the hometown fans during a league game on Wednesday night. Junior Owen Boudria scored 27 points to lead the Wildcats in scoring, …
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Story and photos by Richard W. Dionne, Jr.
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1/30/24
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