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K9 Brody is featured on the front cover of the department’s new coloring book, which includes puzzles and uplifting messages for children encouraging them to be on the lookout for themselves and others.
K-9 Brody featured in new police coloring book
A new coloring book featuring Bristol's most famous, furry friend will circulate through schools soon. more
Steel Martin, Hunter Roman, David Costa-Rado, Brandon Doherty, Isaiah Costa-Rado, Bethany Rado (East Providence Prevention Coalition Youth and Media Coordinator), and Caroline Roman hold up “Rhode Rules” signs advocating for the adherence to social host laws in the state.
'Project Sticker Shock' targets underage drinking
This program educates the public and changes attitudes about selling and providing alcohol to anyone under the age of 21. more
Volunteer Elizabeth Peters helps client Joe Barreiro with selecting produce during a visit to the East Bay Food Pantry in Bristol last week.
Food prices are rising, and so are trips to local food banks
Everything is getting more expensive, and that includes food. According to the latest report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the annual rate of inflation in the United States was 6.2 … more
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A crew from the Barrington Department of Public Works plants a tree as part of a service project for Kelly Gorman and her organization, Change for the Better.
Student activist spearheads tree-planting project in Barrington
On a beautiful fall morning, Kelly Gorman and a group of other residents did their part to help the planet. Gorma, a freshman at Northeastern University in Boston and the founder of the … more
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Bristol man arrested after firing gun during domestic dispute
Bristol police officers surrounded a house on Sunnyside Avenue Monday afternoon and peacefully took into custody a man accused of firing a gun while confronting his wife and another man inside their … more
These two undernourished dogs were found abandoned at Glen Farm Thanksgiving morning. The dark-colored one later had to be euthanized due to her poor health, according to police.
Emaciated dogs found abandoned in Portsmouth on Thanksgiving
PORTSMOUTH — Two underfed, sick dogs were found abandoned Thanksgiving morning at Glen Farm, and one of them later was euthanized due to poor health, according to … more
The town is planning to make improvements at the Opechee Drive right of way (shown) and another on Bowden Avenue.
Barrington formally acquires two rights of way
The Barrington Town Council recently held a public hearing on the proposed acquisition of two undeveloped rights of way. One right of way is located on Opechee Drive — between numbers 7 and … more
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Retired USMC Gunnery Sergeant Carlos Ortega survived an IED attack and the PTSD that followed it, and shared his story with a large contingent of local and state officials and military service veterans on Nov. 11.
Retired marine captivates during Bristol's Veterans Day Ceremony
Retired USMC Gunnery Sergeant Carlos Ortega stole hearts and made tears flow during the annual Veterans’ Day Ceremony, held at the Rhode Island Veterans Home in Bristol on Nov. 11. more
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Interim Superintendent Ed Mara with Assistant Superintendent Dianne Sanna during a recent meeting.
Interim Superintendent Mara leaving school district Friday
Interim Superintendent Ed Mara's last day in Bristol Warren will be Friday, Nov. 19, meaning the next person to step up as the district's head administrator will be the sixth one to do so in less than three years. more
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Todd Blount, President and CEO of Blount Fine Foods, is the third generation of his family to run the business since it incorporated in 1946. But the company has deeper roots than that, stretching back five generations to 1880.
Adaptability the key to Blount’s 75-year rise
The Blount story is one of a local business that has stood the test of time through creativity and a constant push to stay in front of the rapid changes inherent within the food industry. more
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The Tigers run out onto the field after securing their victory in the state championship game.
Tiverton Tigers win state soccer championship
The Tiverton boys’ soccer team closed out their season undefeated (18-0) at the state championship game against Narragansett High School Sunday evening at Cranston Stadium, beating their last … more
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A truck is towed away from the scene of the incident, showing visible damage from gunshots fired in the owner’s direction by a resident of a High Street apartment building.
High Street shooting ends without injuries
A harrowing encounter on High Street in Bristol ended peacefully Wednesday morning, as Bristol and Rhode Island State Police were able to apprehend a 32-year-old suspect who fired multiple shots from … more
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The Barrington High School field hockey team plays its home games on the field that runs along the edge of County Road. A new fields report is proposing eight acres of the BHS athletic fields be covered in artificial turf.
Report includes plan for 8 acres of turf at Barrington High School
A new report focused on athletic fields in Barrington includes wide-ranging recommendations, such as covering a large portion of the high school’s playing fields in artificial turf (but not … more
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Barrington High School held a special event last week, as seven student-athletes signed their collegiate letters of intent.
Seven BHS student-athletes sign letters of intent
Barrington High School held a special event last week, as seven student-athletes signed their collegiate letters of intent. The student-athletes are Mady Calhoun (Brown University, basketball), … more
Barrington resident leaves generous gift to the town
Who was Concetta Marie Masiello, and why did she leave more than $200,000 to the town? Members of the Barrington Town Council may have been asking themselves that question during this … more
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Every Student Initiative (ESI) members Charlie Townsend and Anna Conheeny discuss the best way of joining two pieces of material to make a blanket in the basement of St. Barnabas Church on Sunday. ESI has been making and giving away the blankets to children with cancer for the past four years.
In Portsmouth: Coverings of kindness
PORTSMOUTH — Young cancer patients at Hasbro Children’s Hospital will soon be a little warmer at night, thanks to members of Every Student Initiative (ESI). more
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Westport transfer station employee Stephanie Harvey greets visitors to the transfer station Friday morning.
Westport trash service back following shutdown
The Westport Transfer Station is once again accepting household waste, after service was suspended earlier this week due to problems with the town's former trash provider. On Monday, the Board … more
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Crews make improvements to the bike path bridge detours. The 2022 federal Appropriations bill includes $5 million for the bike path bridges.
Federal government kicking in $5 million for bike path bridges
Funding for the East Bay Bike Path bridges has made its way into the 2022 Appropriations bill that was recently unveiled by the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee.   Senator Jack Reed, a … more
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AJ Amaio (left) a senior member of the Portsmouth High School Marching Band, personally thanks Army veteran George Cushman, 90, for his service during a Veterans Day tribute at Thriving Tree Coffee House on Thursday, Nov. 11. Cushman, who regrets having stopped playing piano when he joined the military many years ago, urged band members to always keep playing music throughout their lives.
In Portsmouth: ‘This is one Veterans Day I will never forget’
PORTSMOUTH — George Cushman was pumped up. The 90-year-old Army veteran shook his fist and waved other veterans over to join him in front of the Portsmouth High School Marching Band before … more
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Westport resident Paul Vidal with family.
NTSB: Medical issue caused fatal plane crash
A medical issue led to the November 2019 plane crash that claimed the life of a Westport man in New Bedford. Paul E. Vidal, 74, was killed when the Cessna 150M he was piloting nosedived into New … more
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Boston Dynamics electrical engineer Crystal Kemp puts Spot through his paces.
Boston Dynamics visits Kickemuit Middle School
The world-famous robotics company visited KMS last week to show off one of their robot 'dogs.' more
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Barbara “Babs” Materna and Tish Bodell of BABS + Tish, inside their Bradford Street shop.
Five-finger discount goes down in defeat
We’ve all done it: walked out the door without locking up. It happened to Bradford Street boutique BABS + Tish a couple of weeks ago, after closing up shop at 4 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 24. It … more
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Rear Admiral Shoshana S. Chatfield, the president of the Naval War College in Newport, was the keynote speaker at Thursday’s Veterans Day ceremony at Portsmouth Town Hall. She said Rose Sherbune Clancy, the first woman from Rhode Island to enlist in the military (during World War I), opened the doors for many other women like herself who wanted to serve their country.
Portsmouth: Women take center stage at Veterans Day ceremony
PORTSMOUTH — Rear Adm. Shoshana S. Chatfield is the first woman to ever become president of the Naval War College in Newport. Yet she may never have achieved that distinction, she said … more
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Olivia Neverka-Vinciguerra (middle left), co-president of The Mt. Hope Student Union, Edda Petrillo (mid-right) and other members of the group called for the resignation of school committee members, Tara Thibaudeau, Sheila Ellsworth and Chairperson Marjorie McBride due to what they called their racist and discriminatory actions in denying a contract for project-based learning last month.
Bristol Warren students call for school committee resignations
A large contingent of students and teachers, wearing red in solidarity, showed up en masse to the Monday evening meeting of the Bristol Warren School Committee meeting at Mt. Hope High School. … more
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The restaurant industry faces a crisis, as nearly every business struggles to find and retain the workers who keep them running
Restaurants short on staff and high on stress — Apply within
The signs are everywhere. Literally, the signs are everywhere. “Help Wanted.” “Now hiring.” “Seeking: Line Cooks, Bartenders, Dishwashers.” Almost … more
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