The planning board will decide on Thursday, Dec. 15 whether or not to allow the development to move forward.
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By Ethan Hartley
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12/6/22
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PORTSMOUTH — Last year, the Division II Portsmouth Patriots hockey team played admirably against Division I Barrington High in the annual Injury Fund exhibition game, losing by just a goal …
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12/6/22
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Pam Lauria has been involved in local politics for years. Now she’s ready to take an even more active role in policy-making.
The long-time Barrington resident and East Providence …
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By Josh Bickford
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12/6/22
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PORTSMOUTH — BankNewport has provided funding to support a sun shade at the student-run Portsmouth AgInnovation Farm at Cloverbud Ranch off Middle Road.
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12/6/22
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PORTSMOUTH — More than 170 families skipped the mall and instead visited “Santa Claus for a Cause” at the Newport Car Museum on Sunday.
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12/6/22
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There was a special swearing-in ceremony for newly elected Barrington town officials on Monday night, Dec. 5.
The event, held inside the Barrington Town Hall council chambers, also offered …
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12/6/22
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Last season the wildcats played Paulo Freire to the death in the Division 5 Sweet 16 in Chicopee on a frigid, stormy Wednesday night. It was a dog fight that wasn’t over until the buzzer and then Panthers went on to play in the finals and Westport took a snowy two-hour bus ride home.
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Story and photos by Richard W. Dionne, Jr.
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12/6/22
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Wind and rain could not scare away the holiday spirit, as Barrington residents turned out for the annual tree lighting event on Saturday, Dec. 3.
Town officials moved many of the …
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12/5/22
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EAST PROVIDENCE — Six East Providence nonprofits that help residents with food, housing and behavioral health are among the organizations that will share a total of $8.3 million in grants …
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12/5/22
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PORTSMOUTH — Local kids got an up-close visit with Santa Claus Sunday night after he arrived by fire truck to the Portsmouth Free Public Library.
The occasion? Why, the library's annual …
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12/5/22
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People are invited to usher in the new year with an exhilharating swim at Barrington Beach on Jan. 1.
The Barrington Business and Community Association’s first-ever “New Year’s …
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By Josh Bickford
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12/5/22
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EAST PROVIDENCE — Some five months after the General Assembly voted to approve legislation and Gov. Dan McKee signed it into law, residents 21-years-of-age and older were legally permitted to …
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By Mike Rego
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12/2/22
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Activities planned for the Barrington Tree Lighting event will be held indoors on Saturday afternoon, Dec. 3, because of the expected rain and wind.
The forecast calls for a dry start to …
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12/2/22
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Because of expected bad weather, Bristol has postponed its traditional "Grand Illumination," the night when it lights the lights downtown, to Sunday. Everything else about the schedule is expected to …
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12/2/22
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The 2022 Barrington High School field hockey team recently held its season-ending banquet, when head coach Anne Gasbarro announced a long list of accolades and accomplishments for many of the …
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12/2/22
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Westport's holiday season officially begins late Sunday afternoon, when the Westport Recreation Department and Westport Land Conservation Trust join at the trust's home base, Westport Woods, at 573 …
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12/1/22
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A “new” handicap-accessible shuttle bus for Little Compton's senior residents will soon be hitting the streets, after more than two years of waiting.
The 12-passenger 2011 Ford …
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By Jen Campisi
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12/1/22
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Some 2,000 children are reported missing in the United States each day. A new system now used by BPD can save valuable time in locating them.
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By Christy Nadalin
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12/1/22
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The Barrington Pop Warner JV-1 and JV-2 cheer teams will compete at Pop Warner Nationals in Orlando, Fla. this month.
The Barrington cheer teams finished in first place in their respective …
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12/1/22
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This weekend, the RWU women's rugby team will play for a chance to win the national D-II collegiate championship in Houston, Tex.
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By Christy Nadalin
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12/1/22
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The Town of Bristol took the first steps to creating a public skating rink by constructing a rectangular shell in the center of Independence Park on Thames Street. On Wednesday, a crew with the …
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12/1/22
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“We’re coming back.”
That is what Barrington Superintendent of Schools Michael Messore heard from local teachers while visiting the high school earlier this …
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By Josh Bickford
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12/1/22
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EAST PROVIDENCE — The annual tree lighting ceremony at City Hall last weekend on Saturday, Nov. 26, kicked off a season’s worth of holiday events in city. The following afternoon a …
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Photos by Julie Furtado
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11/30/22
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CRANSTON — The Champlin Foundation announced $10.2 million in capital funding to 95 nonprofit organizations serving Rhode Islanders of all ages across youth services, healthcare, arts and …
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11/30/22
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The Rhode Island Foundation will match every donation the public makes to Trinity Repertory Company during its 2022 run of “A Christmas Carol” with an equal grant to the Rhode Island …
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11/30/22
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