Members of the Barrington Town Council appointed a handful of volunteers to serve on five different boards and commissions during the council meeting on Jan. 13.
Among the appointees was …
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By Josh Bickford
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1/16/25
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On Monday, January 13, the primary business of the first meeting of 2025 for the Bristol Warren Regional School Committee was the presentation of the district schools’ report cards, a Rhode …
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By Christy Nadalin
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1/16/25
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Two Tiverton residents face animal cruelty charges in the death of a cat found in a vacant Tiverton apartment about a week before Christmas.
Monica B. Velozo, 37, and Juan S. Amalla, both of 1 …
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By Ted Hayes
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1/16/25
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The Barrington High School boys basketball team bounced back in a big way on Wednesday night, Jan. 15.
After suffering a loss to LaSalle a few days earlier, the Eagles hosted Johnston …
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East Providence native Steve Brosnihan knows better than anyone how one small act of kindness can bloom into a widespread movement of humanitarian joy.
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By Ethan Hartley
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1/16/25
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Barrington officials and a team of volunteers are preparing to host Barrington’s first-ever Martin Luther King, Jr. Day celebration.
“Soul Force: A Celebration of Civil Rights” …
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Burnside Street is a mess. And it has been on the radar of Ed Tanner, Town Planner, for some time. From the aging, off-kilter utility poles, inches from historic buildings, holding up tangles of …
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By Christy Nadalin
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1/16/25
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Of the two candidates to apply for and attend the Warren Town Council meeting Tuesday night, Jan. 14, seeking to fill the open tree warden position, the body unanimously supported the hiring of …
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By Mike Rego
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1/16/25
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Next stop, Town Meeting.
Assuming members of the select board approve its placement on the warrant, voters at this year’s Town Meeting will decide, again, if they want to legalize Short …
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By Ted Hayes
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1/16/25
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The Mt. Hope High School boys' basketball team continued its impressive run of recent results as the Huskies won their fifth game in a row 66-46 victory over host Toll Gate in Warwick on January 15.
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By Mike Rego
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1/16/25
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A special lunchtime discussion planned for Jan. 30 will share helpful tips with Barrington residents who are interested in protecting their homes and yards from flooding.
Barrington Resilience …
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A little over 3 years since opening their flagship location at Unity Park, Rebecca Ernst and Todd Nicholson are expanding their Pivotal brand to Newport, taking over the Broadway location of the …
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By Christy Nadalin
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1/16/25
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All of Blithewold’s gardens are wonderful, with their own unique characteristics, but two of them have become critically endangered. Blithewold’s location at the mouth of Bristol Harbor, …
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By Christy Nadalin
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1/16/25
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Preparations by appointed officials and department directors for the Fiscal Year 2025-26 budget season are well underway in Warren, and the town council, at its Tuesday, Jan. 14, meeting took up a …
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By Mike Rego
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1/16/25
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Monday, Jan. 6
A 911 caller reported an animal issue on L Drive at 3:18 p.m.
Police served a restraining order on Drift Road at 4:35 p.m., after being unsuccessful at 3:30 p.m.
Police …
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Interim Tiverton Town administrator Patrick Jones apologized Monday for the town's failure to prevent the destruction of the Lafayette House at 3118 Main Road last month, telling members of the town …
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By Christian Silvia
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1/15/25
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In a milestone for the chess community and young female players, St. Mary Academy – Bay View recently hosted Rhode Island’s first ever All-Girls & Women’s Chess Championship Tournament
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Members of the Barrington Town Council are hoping to enact measures that will help slow down speeding cars and make Barrington streets safer for pedestrians and bicyclists.
The council …
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By Josh Bickford
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1/15/25
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The Mt. Hope High School gymnastics team's 2024-25 regular season is well underway, the Huskies having already competed in a handful of meets to date.
Mt. Hope tallied a team total of 131.775 …
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By Mike Rego
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1/15/25
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The Warren Town Council as part of its meeting agenda Tuesday evening, Jan. 14, took up an item pertaining to a potential lawsuit being brought by parties alleged to have been injured in a motor …
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By Mike Rego
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1/15/25
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The following is a synopsis of Warren Police logs from Monday, Jan. 6-Sunday, Jan. 12:
Monday, Jan. 6 The week started with an act of kindness at around 8:30 a .m. when a wallet was found on …
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1/15/25
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PORTSMOUTH — The town has set new vehicle sticker fees to use the transfer station and, for the first time, a separate curbside collection program that begins in July.
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By Jim McGaw
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1/15/25
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PORTSMOUTH — An attempt to squash a controversial curbside collection ordinance that had been approved by the previous Town Council narrowly failed during a meeting at Portsmouth High …
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An impressive defensive effort paced the Barrington High School girls basketball team to a 16-point victory over Portsmouth on Tuesday night, Jan. 14.
The Eagles, who run a pressing …
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An elementary school in Barrington received a shout-out in Governor Dan McKee’s state of the state speech on Tuesday night, Jan. 14.
McKee spent time discussing education during his …
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