By 4 p.m. on Wednesday, June 26, eight residents filed papers to run for the three open seats on the Barrington Town Council, and six declared their intentions to run for the three open seats on the …
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6/27/24
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An email sent by Rep. Patricia Morgan, seemingly inviting an untold number of people to march with her during the 4th of July Parade, caused a brief flurry of confusion for parade organizers.
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By Ethan Hartley
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6/27/24
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PROVIDENCE — The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM), along with the City of East Providence and the New England Interstate Water Pollution Control Commission (NEIWPCC), …
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6/27/24
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PORTSMOUTH — An update on the new senior center that’s part of a 54-unit affordable housing project turned into a debate Monday night on whether local senior residents were being …
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By Jim McGaw
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6/27/24
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Rhode Island Governor Daniel J. McKee has vetoed a controversial bill sponsored by a Tiverton representative, saying the drug that it would have legalized would be dangerous to public health.
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By Ted Hayes
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6/27/24
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With salary negotiations between the firefighters’ union and the town at a standstill for nearly a month, the newly appointed president of the Tiverton firefighter’s union, Lt. Nicholas …
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By Ruth Rasmussen
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6/27/24
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I am appalled to find the butchery done to our roadside evergreens without any notice. Surprising in a town that cares for its history and its residents and greenery. But perhaps not. Too …
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6/27/24
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This is the season, just past graduations, when many young people, here and elsewhere, are deciding what’s next. For high school grads a gap year, prep for college entrance, or moving into …
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6/27/24
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Dear Sakonnet Times or I should say, “Dear Sidney Tynan,” as this is addressed to the Sakonnet Times’s most faithful correspondent . Sidney, how is it possible that we haven’t …
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6/27/24
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FBI investigators have been searching a wooded area off Route 88 in Westport since early Thursday morning, but are releasing few details about their ongoing work.
FBI spokeswoman Kristen Setera …
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By Ted Hayes
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6/27/24
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Imagine a park that runs the length of South Lake Drive, complete with viewing platforms for birding, docks for fishing, and a pavilion that could be used as an outdoor classroom.
That vision …
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By Josh Bickford
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6/27/24
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EAST PROVIDENCE — The concession stand at Crescent Park, dormant since just after the end of the COVID-19 pandemic, will open once again under new management after an agreement brokered by the …
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By Mike Rego
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6/27/24
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EAST PROVIDENCE — The combined East Providence Police and Fire Department and Emergency Management Agency soccer club not only beat thunderstorms later Saturday, June 22, but more importantly …
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Photos by Julie Furtado
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6/27/24
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The City of East Providence’s annual Fourth of July fireworks display takes place Wednesday, June 3, at Pierce Memorial Stadium. Beginning at 6 p.m., there will be live concerts featuring …
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6/27/24
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Weather permitting, the skies will be flashing and booming throughout this region next week, with six separate fireworks shows planned in the area from July 2 to 4. There is one (Providence) …
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6/27/24
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The races for town council and school committee are packed in both Tiverton and Little Compton, where nearly 30 candidates declared their intent to run for office by the state’s deadline …
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6/26/24
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EAST PROVIDENCE — The third and final day of the 2024 candidate filing period in East Providence, Wednesday, June 26, came and went with exactly half of the 12 offices in the city being …
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By Mike Rego
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6/26/24
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Legislation that would almost certainly kill a plan to establish a .9-acre oyster farm just southwest of the Seapowet Avenue bridge is awaiting action by the governor, after the Rhode Island Senate …
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By Ted Hayes
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6/26/24
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The Head of Westport was packed with water lovers Saturday not just because of the mid-summer weather, but also because of the annual party thrown by the Westport River Watershed Alliance . The …
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6/26/24
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PORTSMOUTH — Fifteen residents will vie for the seven available seats on the Portsmouth Town Council this election season.
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6/26/24
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Monday, June 17
A Division Road caller reported the theft of a license plate at 8:24 a.m.
Animal complaints came in from American Legion Highway at 9:14 a.m., and from Drift Road at 7:15 …
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6/26/24
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Fifteen years ago, Madison Emond may have been sitting in one of the auditorium chairs, looking up towards the stage, and wondering “What, exactly, is a pin-hole camera?”
But now, …
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By Josh Bickford
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6/26/24
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The City of Providence hosts its Independence Day Celebration and fireworks show on Tuesday, July 2, beginning at 5 p.m., in partnership with Narragansett Brewery. The event, which will feature …
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6/26/24
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Bristol’s annual Fourth of July celebration is moving full steam ahead toward Independence Day.
• The Rockwell Amusement Carnival is on the town common through July 4 with rides, food …
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6/26/24
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EAST PROVIDENCE — Reversing a decision it had already reversed once prior, the East Providence City Council at its meeting Tuesday night, June 25, voted by a 4-0 count to rescind an ordinance …
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By Mike Rego
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6/26/24
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