The Advanced Placement chemistry students from Barrington High School competed in the annual URI Chemistry contest recently, and brought home the top team award and also swept the individual awards.
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5/30/22
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PORTSMOUTH — Sorry, pickleball enthusiasts. The sport won’t be coming to Portsmouth just yet.
The town recently learned that its 2022 Department of Environmental Management (DEM) …
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By Jim McGaw
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5/29/22
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The Barrington Town Council is encouraging the public to attend a workshop on Tuesday, May 31 to provide feedback on whether the sale of recreational cannabis should be permitted in …
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5/29/22
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After a two-year hiatus, the Hampden Meadows School Tough Tiger returned with a new course, new obstacles, but the same fun atmosphere.
Hundreds of competitors — young and old — …
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5/27/22
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PORTSMOUTH — Is there a little free library near you?
Portsmouth has a small but growing number of these tiny free lending libraries — basically free-standing cupboards that are …
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By Jim McGaw
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5/27/22
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Engineers hired to study improved traffic control at the intersection of Route 177, Robert Street and Tickle Road believe a roundabout remains the best option for reducing accidents at the site, …
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By Ted Hayes
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5/27/22
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A majority the Sakonnet area's legislative delegation is celebrating legal recreational marijuana in the Ocean State, following Gov. Dan McKee's passage Wednesday of the Rhode Island Cannabis Act, …
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By Ted Hayes
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5/27/22
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Samantha Golden, the 2016 winner of the Bristol Miss Fourth pageant, has her eyes set on another prize — the title of Miss Rhode Island — and will be competing in a pageant this weekend for that chance.
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By Ethan Hartley
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5/27/22
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The Mt. Hope softball team clinched the Division II South title as they out-slugged Portsmouth 8-4 during a home game on Tuesday afternoon. The Huskies finished the regular season 16-0 in league play and 17-1 overall.
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By Richard W. Dionne, Jr.
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5/27/22
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A proposal to build a 24-hour convenience store, gas station and drive-through coffee shop at Souza and Main roads isn't sitting well with neighbors and some planning board members, who are concerned …
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By Ruth Rasmussen
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5/27/22
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Warren will observe Memorial Day with two days of events on Sunday and Monday. See the full schedule and parade route here.
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5/27/22
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Beginning at 9 a.m. at the North Burial Ground, the opening program will include remarks from the guest speaker and parade marshal, Lt. Col. Sheri Boucher, USAF.
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5/27/22
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The chairwoman of the Barrington School Committee has offered a response to Rhode Island Superior Court Judge Jeffrey Lanphear’s ruling that the committee violated the Open Meetings Act when it …
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5/27/22
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Westport will honor the sacrifice of its veterans, and those across the country, when it holds its annual Memorial Day parade and ceremony this coming Monday, May 30.
The town's Office of …
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5/27/22
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Bristol Police activity from May 16-23, 2022.
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5/27/22
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A Rhode Island Superior Court judge ruled Wednesday, May 25, that the Barrington School Committee violated the state’s Open Meetings Act by failing to provide sufficient notice before enacting …
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By Josh Bickford
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5/26/22
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A unique mix of historical intrigue and modern care sets Bristol’s marquee cemetery apart
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By Ethan Hartley
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5/26/22
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A large group of Barrington High School students walked out of class on Thursday afternoon in protest to gun violence, and as a call to action for local and national legislators.
The walk-out was …
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5/26/22
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PORTSMOUTH — Speaking under a tent in the center of Butts Hill Fort on Saturday, Craig Clark recalled his days as a Portsmouth High School student, “about 40 years and 600 …
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By Jim McGaw
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5/26/22
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"To the Surface”, a film by Bristol native Tyler Murgo, which explores issues about the sustainability of the local seafood industry in the wake of the pandemic.
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By Christy Nadalin
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5/26/22
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The monastery stays.
Taxpayers at Wednesday night’s financial town meeting voted down a resolution that would have opened the door for the possible demolition of the former Carmelite …
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By Josh Bickford
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5/26/22
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The Connections Program, as it is called, was created prior to the pandemic as a means of providing additional social-emotional support to students throughout the entire district with a licensed therapist to provide those supports in a classroom setting.
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By Ethan Hartley
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5/26/22
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Also included in the potential amendments are changes to the length of terms for Town Council members, changes to the budget process, and a proposal to make certain existing ad hoc commissions part of the official charter language.
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By Ethan Hartley
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5/26/22
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Westport high school students got a good dose of history alongside hands-on boat building lessons this spring, when they built "Osprey," a replica of a shallow-drafted coastal sailboat built in …
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By Ted Hayes
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5/25/22
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In a split vote, the Little Compton Town Council last Thursday declined a local organization’s request to display the Pride flag at the town hall building during a community Pride celebration …
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By Ruth Rasmussen
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5/25/22
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