Roger Williams University is making plans for students to return to campus in the fall, including a significantly altered schedule, a blend of in-person and virtual classrooms, distancing and …
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6/18/20
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Police Cove Park splash pad is now open daily from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. People are reminded to practice social distancing, and to wear face covering if they are not six feet apart. Also, no more …
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6/18/20
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“Hear ye, hear ye, hear ye,” called Bristol’s Town Crier, Michael Rielly, welcoming the crowd to Bristol’s Flag Day observances on Sunday afternoon on the Town Common. …
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By Christy Nadalin
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6/18/20
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A Black Lives Matter flag flies over Bristol Town Hall this week, a week after the Bristol Town Council voted unanimously to approve a citizen’s request to take that unprecedented step. Though …
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By Scott Pickering
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6/17/20
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Barrington Middle School teachers and administrators shared some special send-offs with students this week.
On Tuesday night, the district aired a video celebrating the eighth grade bridge …
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6/17/20
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Barrington police and firefighters were kept busy with two incidents 10 minutes apart on Tuesday, June 9.
At 5:05 p.m. police officers assisted firefighters and EMTs following an accident …
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6/17/20
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Members of the Mt. Hope High School Vocal Ensemble have released an album and music video, and are using both as part of an effort to raise funds for the Providence Rescue Mission .
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By Ted Hayes
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6/17/20
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Barrington police responded to Linden Road at about 4 p.m. on Monday, June 8 for a report of a suspicious condition. A person in the area had spotted vehicles parked near the woods an teenagers …
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6/17/20
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A hazard mitigation grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency is helping Barrington's Tom Siedzik better prepare his home for a rise in sea level.
Mr. Siedzik's home is located on Edwin …
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6/15/20
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PROVIDENCE — The state is expanding its symptomatic testing for COVID-19 to include restaurant workers and bus drivers, Gov. Gina Raimondo announced at a news briefing Friday, June …
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By Jim McGaw
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6/12/20
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PORTSMOUTH — Has it hit your neighborhood yet?
Around 9:30 a.m. Friday, a mini-caravan of faculty members from Portsmouth Middle School left the school’s parking lot for a …
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6/12/20
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Where there’s a will, there’s a way — and after weeks of forced closure followed by weeks of takeout-only business, Bristol restaurants certainly have the will. Some are already …
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By Christy Nadalin
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6/12/20
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In May, the Barrington Town Council voted to make June "Barrington Pride Month."
And this month, the council wanted to share a statement of support at the Pride flag-raising ceremony planned for …
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By Josh Bickford
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6/11/20
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EAST PROVIDENCE — “Quite the pickle…Stuck between a rock and a hard place,” those were some of the words used to describe the district’s busing situation as it begins …
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By Mike Rego
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6/11/20
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With Rhode Islanders continuing to (mostly) follow rules and regulations designed to check the spread of Covid-19, state data shows numbers are continuing to trend in a positive direction. While its …
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By Christy Nadalin
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6/11/20
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Distance learning has been a great success, but it is time to get back to school, Governor Gina Raimondo announced at Wednesday's coronavirus press briefing, a session devoted almost entirely to …
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By Bruce Burdett
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6/10/20
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EAST PROVIDENCE — The following is the list of graduates in the Class of 2020 at East Providence High School. Students are listed alphabetically and includes the following academic honors:
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Photos by Rich Dionne
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6/10/20
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Victory Field was empty on Sunday afternoon.
On the day that traditionally hosts the Barrington High School graduation ceremony, members of the Class of 2020 instead shared their commencement …
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By Josh Bickford
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6/9/20
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PORTSMOUTH — It was like a second graduation ceremony, and perhaps that was the point.
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By Jim McGaw
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6/9/20
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NEA Tiverton votes no confidence in superintendent
NEA Tiverton, the union representing Tiverton teachers, issued the following press release late Tuesday morning, shortly before the Sakonnet …
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6/9/20
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Though the numbers are trending down, Covid-19 is still very much present in Rhode Island, Gov. Gina Raimondo said during her daily briefing Thursday.
Since Wednesday, 14 more Rhode …
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By Ted Hayes
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6/4/20
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Developers of the Tourister Mill will ask the Warren Zoning Board of Review later this month to allow them to re-zone vacant commercial space within the development as residential, allowing them to …
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By Ted Hayes
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6/4/20
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Barrington Town Manager Jim Cunha signed a new executive order earlier this week that prohibited door-to-door solicitations and updated other restrictions associated with the coronavirus …
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6/4/20
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EAST PROVIDENCE — Mayor Bob DaSilva last week took two executive actions in what he said was an attempt “to bring varying racial and ethnic backgrounds with differing views …
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6/4/20
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It started with T-shirts. Then came coffee, beer, personal protective equipment - even barbecue sauce. Now the wildly popular “Knock It Off” design created by a Warren-owned Providence …
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By Ted Hayes
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6/4/20
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