A local couple has purchased Walt's Farm from the Westport Land Conservation Trust, and will continue to farm the 12-acre apple orchard that has become a landmark in the north part of town.
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11/3/21
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A group of advocates made their presence known at the first public input session for the "Rhode Island 2030" plan, held at Hope & Main in Warren.
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By Ethan Hartley
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11/3/21
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PORTSMOUTH — By Dec. 1, teachers and all other employees of the Portsmouth school district must submit proof of being vaccinated against COVID-19. If they don’t, they will need to …
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By Jim McGaw
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11/2/21
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EAST PROVIDENCE — The 30-warning period following the installation of speed control cameras near schools across the city began this week, the administration of Mayor Bob DaSilva and the East …
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11/2/21
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PORTSMOUTH — When she was a little girl, Ashley Adamson wanted to be a teacher so badly that she’d play one at home. She even owned a school bell, as a picture she keeps in her …
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By Jim McGaw
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11/2/21
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Simona Simpson-Thomas, who was chosen to lead professional development for Mt. Hope High School but was rejected by a 5-4 vote of the school committee, responds to the incident.
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By Ethan Hartley
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10/29/21
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The Barrington School Committee moved very close to firing three unvaccinated teachers on Thursday night.
In a 3-1 vote, committee members Gina Bae, Erika Sevetson and Megan Douglas called for the …
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By Josh Bickford
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10/29/21
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The Rhode Island teachers' union will be asking the Barrington School Committee to halt its plan to fire teachers who choose to not get the Covid-19 vaccine.
The school committee will be meeting …
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10/28/21
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The warm October sun hung high overhead as Lisa S. stepped out onto the pasture, a handful of horses roaming just ahead. It had been a year since she’d last spent time at Silva Spirit Farm in …
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By Kristen Ray
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10/28/21
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Warren Police discovered a large volume of narcotics during a traffic stop on Oct. 22.
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10/28/21
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Jacob “Rowdy” Burns, originally from Warren and now living in East Greenwich, has been racing competitively since he was five.
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By Ethan Hartley
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10/28/21
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With successful food business incubator Hope & Main right up the road, it’s only natural that some of its “graduates” are finding their way to Unity Park, the revitalized former …
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By Christy Nadalin
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10/28/21
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Emily Marino, a Mt. Hope High School senior, was selected for the All-National Choir — the first Mt. Hope student to ever be selected for such an honor.
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By Ethan Hartley
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10/27/21
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The Bristol Warren Regional School Committee voted 5-4 to reject the expenditure of $7,000 in grant funding for a project-based learning initiative.
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By Ethan Hartley
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10/27/21
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In late September, the Barrington High School sailing team qualified to compete in the Atlantic Coast Championships, an elite regatta featuring some of the best teams in the country.
But the …
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By Josh Bickford
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10/27/21
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AVTECH was recently awarded the International Trade Council's 2021 Go Global Award for Property Technology, beating out over 6,400 other entrants from around the world.
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By Ethan Hartley
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10/27/21
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Barrington School Committee member Patrick McCrann switched seats at last week’s meeting and spoke out during the public comment period. Mr. McCrann spoke about a lack of clarity and …
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10/26/21
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PORTSMOUTH — Lt. Col. Scott Stephan, USMC, said he was just 5 years old in October 1983 when 241 U.S. service men and women were killed in a terrorist attack while on a peacekeeping …
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By Jim McGaw
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10/23/21
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Someone threw red paint on a downtown statue on Columbus Day, and police officers responded to a handful of complaints about loud music throughout the week of Oct. 11 to 17.
Monday, Oct. …
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10/22/21
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For more than a month, Barrington resident Liz Clare has asked officials to allow one of her sons to ride a bus to the middle school each day. She said his commute to school is long and dangerous, …
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By Josh Bickford
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10/21/21
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A Westport woman lost a beloved emu this week to what she suspects was either a coyote or, less likely, a bear attack.
Digger, a 100-pound emu about 20 years old, was dragged from its pen on …
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By Ted Hayes
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10/21/21
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Melissa Cotta and Bryan Ganley, co-founders of Bridging the Gap for Safety and Healing , the group working toward getting suicide prevention barriers on the state’s four tallest bridges, are …
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By Christy Nadalin
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10/21/21
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Barrington police worked closely with the victim of a larceny to help him track down and apprehend a bike thief.
Police received a phone on Wednesday, Oct. 13 from a resident who said her …
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10/20/21
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The family of a man who was put into a coma and later died from his injuries from an incident that occurred on Market Street in August is calling for authorities to arrest the juvenile perpetrator.
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By Ethan Hartley
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10/20/21
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The clock is ticking for unvaccinated staff in Barrington schools.
For the last two months, the administration has reminded all school staff that a district policy requires they be vaccinated by …
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By Josh Bickford
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10/20/21
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