There appears to be a reasonably good chance a new business will fill the building located at 521 Main St. about to be vacated by long-time tenant Citizens Bank.
Citizens recently announced its …
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By Mike Rego
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1/9/25
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On Dec. 17, the Rhode Island Police Chiefs Association honored law enforcement professionals, presenting their annual awards for outstanding contributions across various categories of excellence. …
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By Christy Nadalin
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1/9/25
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Thousands of businesses have come and gone through the small storefronts of downtown Bristol. Many have flamed brightly and died quickly. Others took hold, endured for a years, then passed into …
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By Scott Pickering
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1/9/25
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The Barrington High School boys indoor track team continued to dominate the competition in the dual meet season. The Eagles improved to 8-0 after defeating Narragansett 104-5 and Smithfield 99-10 on …
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1/9/25
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Barrington Police are investigating a suspicious email received by the superintendent of schools on Friday, Jan. 3.
Police said the email was sent by a 37-year-old homeless man who has …
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1/9/25
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The East Bay Eagles Co-op girls ice hockey team slipped to 1-2 after losing to LaSalle on Friday night, Jan. 3.
The loss to LaSalle followed a lopsided win for the Eagles team, which …
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1/9/25
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For the first time since it was constructed in 1895, one of East Providence’s most historic and celebrated landmarks will be taken down to its bare bones and given a fresh infusion of mechanical vigor.
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By Ethan Hartley
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1/9/25
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When he left for college, Joe Nirenberg never imagined a life of military service.
Nirenberg grew up in town, graduated from Barrington High School in 1999, and when he headed to Florida …
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By Josh Bickford
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1/8/25
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Members of Mt. Hope High School’s Academic All-Star team for 2024 were honored in between games of the boys' and girls' basketball doubleheader hosted by the Huskies Monday night, Jan. 6.
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By Mike Rego
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1/8/25
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The Mt. Hope High School basketball teams returned to the hardwood from the recent holiday break in earnest last week, beginning with a split of a home double-header Monday evening, Jan. 7.
That …
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By Mike Rego
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1/8/25
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News from Monday evening's meeting of the Westport Select Board:
Westport hires highway foreman
Keven Colon has been named Westport’s highway department foreman, a new position …
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1/8/25
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PROVIDENCE — For nearly a century this grand performance space — originally designed as “a 19th-century Italianate palace” — provided a variety of entertainment to the …
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By Jim McGaw
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1/8/25
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Monday, Dec. 30
A dog complaint came in from South of Commons Road at 2:54 p.m.
A car collided with a deer on Colebrook Road at 7:55 p.m. Police said nobody in the vehicle was injured …
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1/8/25
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When Sergio Mendoza and Hercilia Corona purchased the property at 230 County Road they had a clear plan for the future.
The owners of the Madrid European Bakery & Patisserie in …
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By Josh Bickford
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1/8/25
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Three warming centers are available for those looking to get out of the cold in East Providence.
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1/8/25
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Caleb Satisfield scored 12 first quarter points to help the Barrington High School boys basketball team build leads of 22-4 and 27-9 after the first quarter and 50-21 at halftime as the home team …
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1/8/25
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The East Providence girls basketball team held off a late comeback to beat Mt. Hope 43-38 in a Division 2, away game, on Monday night. The Townies victory broke a two-game skid as they improve their …
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Story by Richard W. Dionne, Jr.
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1/8/25
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A nudge to the leg from Charles, a miniature donkey at West Place Animal Sanctuary, is his way of saying, “This is my home, not yours.” Acknowledging it may prompt him to move on — …
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By Michelle Mercure
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1/8/25
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The Barrington High School girls indoor track team improved to 8-0 in dual meets after defeating Narragansett 98-11 and Smithfield 63-46 last week.
Barrington athletes won several …
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1/7/25
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The City of East Providence has hired TNT Gravestone Solutions (of Westport, Mass.) to repair 112 grave markers and two box tombs at Newman Cemetery.
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1/7/25
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Barrington officials are working to cool off a “heat island” identified in the town’s recent tree canopy plan.
Barrington Director of Planning, Building and Resilience Herb …
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By Josh Bickford
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1/7/25
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The new year has just begun, but half a dozen hopefuls have already pulled nomination papers in hopes of being on the ballot for town elections on Tuesday, April 8.
The race for two seats on the …
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By Ted Hayes
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1/7/25
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Kickemuit Middle School recently announced its honor roll of students for the first quarter of the 2024-25 term. Students who earn a cumulative average of a 90, with no grade lower than an 87 earn …
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1/7/25
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The Mt. Hope High School wrestling team began the 2024-25 season feeling very good about the winter ahead and so far the Huskies have done nothing to dampen that enthusiasm.
The locals …
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By Mike Rego
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1/7/25
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PRUDENCE ISLAND — The R.I. Department of Environmental Management (DEM) will conduct “low-severity” prescribed burns on state lands on Prudence Island and elsewhere starting this …
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1/7/25
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