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Sowams School Principal Jim Callahan receives the Principal of the Year Award during a special ceremony on Thursday afternoon.
Barrington’s Callahan named ‘Principal of the Year’
Sowams School Principal Jim Callahan received a special award on Thursday afternoon. In front of all his students and teachers, Callahan received the Elementary School Principal of the Year … more
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Town Planner Bob Rulli said that flooding issues on Child Street and Market Street, such as the issues recently seen following Ida last year, which flooded this Child Street garage, could be potentially remediated by work in the focus area of this grant.
A $3.5M grant for Warren could help address Child St. flooding
Warren received the money as part of a $420 million USDA program, which includes $33 million for eight projects within Rhode Island. more
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Safecracker Cesar Lecaros drills through the thick steel walls of an old safe found in the Oliver School basement, whose contents hadn’t seen the light of day since at least the mid-70s.
What was inside this century-old Bristol school safe?
Hundreds of viewers tuned into Facebook Live on Tuesday afternoon as a crowd of Town and school officials watched professional safecrackers meticulously work on opening a safe whose contents hadn’t seen the light of day since at least the mid-70s. more
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EPHS earns prestigious National Unified Championship School nod
EAST PROVIDENCE — Before of raucous crowd of fellow students, members of the East Providence High School Unified Basketball League team, administrators and elected officials recently unveiled a … more
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Young competitors crawl through the mud en route to the finish line at a previous year’s Tough Tiger. After a two-year break, the race will return this month.
Tough Tiger race returning at Hampden Meadows School
It’s back! After a two-year break, the Tough Tiger adventure race is making a comeback.  The event, which serves as a key fund-raiser for the Hampden Meadows School PTO, offers a fun … more
Residents found with vast quantity of drugs after calling police
Detectives located and seized $35,000 in cash, 10 pounds of marijuana, 12 ounces of cocaine, pills, and THC extract vape cartridges from a house that had called police to respond to a breaking and entering in progress. more
A number used to assess how many units can be built at the former Robin Rug mill building is being contested by advocates who say it includes space within the footprint that cannot be built upon or altered.
Math used to assess density of Yarn Mill development faces scrutiny
Advocates are questioning why the Town of Bristol used a generous measurement to allow more residential units in redevelopment of Thames Street mill. more
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Dave Butera (center), shown during a special tour of the former Carmelite Monastery property earlier this year, would like to see future plans for that parcel include the preservation of the monastery building. Butera is a member of the 25 Watson Avenue Ad Hoc Committee.
Monastery property plan: Here are the finalists
It is not yet clear what will happen to the former Carmelite Monastery property in Barrington. But Dave Butera, Sr. believes the former monastery building, which had been home to Carmelite nuns … more
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Surrounded by friends, family, and East Bay Chamber members, Paul Palumbo of Roberto’s Cafe Cuts the ribbon, while co-owner Richie Corrente (R) looks on. “We have a great staff, old and new,” Palumbo said right before cutting the ribbon. “And we’re just looking forward to the future.”
Roberto’s Cafe opens for breakfast and lunch at Hope Street institution
A big crowd turned out on Sunday, May 1 to welcome a new, but familiar face to the Bristol dining scene. Roberto’s, which recently reopened under the ownership of Portside’s Richie … more
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Letter: A great new series for owners of historic properties
To the editor: Rhode Island has been on the cutting edge of historic preservation from its very early days. Major figures like Antoinette Downing, Bonnie Warren, Bristol’s own Lombard Pozzi and … more
Letter: Help ‘Stamp Out Hunger’
To the editor: For the first time in three years, since Covid-19, the U.S. Postal Service, in conjunction with the National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC), will restart the "Stamp Out Hunger" … more
Letter: Town’s draft decision for Bristol Yarn Mill is based on incorrect numbers
To the editor: The developer’s — Brady Sullivan LLC — own submitted floor plans state multiple times that the Maximum Floor Area, the total Gross Floor Area (GFA) – or … more
Letter: Misinformation is too easy and always bad
To the editor: I can agree with the title given to Mike Proto’s letter in last week’s Phoenix . Candidates for public office should disclose their advocacy affiliations. That seems fair … more
Letter: A tale of two letters
To the editor: Last week there were two letters in the Phoenix that covered a talk by Erica Sanzi sponsored by the Bristol County Concerned Citizens (BCCC), but the two letters were quite different … more
Nancy (Zinni) Telford places a flower next to a stone dedicated to the members of the Warren High School Class of 1965 who have passed away. More than two dozen members of that same class came together on Friday to plant a tree for Arbor Day and instill a sense of lasting friendship for generations of students to come.
KMS tree ceremony celebrates bonds of friendship, 60 years ago and today
About two dozen members of the Warren High School Class of 1965 came together to plant two saplings in the ground near the corner of Child Street and Hugh Cole Road. more
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Sophia Ferolito, portraying main protagonist Dewey Finn.
Mt. Hope Masqueraders to present ‘School of Rock’ this weekend
The Masqueraders are bringing back their spring musical with “School of Rock”, Thursday through Saturday, May 5, 6, and 7 at 7 p.m., and Saturday, May 7 at 1 p.m., at the Mt. Hope Performing Arts Center, 199 Chestnut St., Bristol. more
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Huskies attacker Maria Lacey is thwarted by Tollgate players as she carries the ball through the middle on a scoring bid.
Mt. Hope girls lacrosse falls to Tollgate 7-3, boys lose to Prout/EWG 16-3
Goalkeeper Abby Razzino made seven saves as the Mt. Hope girls lacrosse team fell to Tollgate 7-3 during a home game on Friday evening. The Lady Huskies record dipped to 1-5 and the team is currently … more
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A map from Mayflower Wind shows the projected route of cables required to transport power from its offshore wind farm to a connection at Brayton Point in Somerset, Mass. The connection requires a long stretch up Mt. Hope Bay, across land in Portsmouth, and up the Sakonnet River.
Offshore wind farm proposes cable connection through Sakonnet River, Mt. Hope Bay
The project developer contends it will generate enough clean energy to power 800,000 homes, and will plug into the grid that serves Rhode Island as well. But potential environmental impacts have yet to be discussed publicly. more
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Richardson’s, located at 13 Child St., submitted these design plans (before on top, proposed below) for what they intend to do with the $25,000 from the ARPA-funded facade improvement program implemented by the Town of Warren.
Four Warren properties get facade improvement grants
Businesses within Warren’s lone Qualified Census Tract in town — an area that includes much of Market Street, Child Street, Water Street and Main Street — are eligible for up to $25,000 in grant funding to help rejuvenate their storefronts. more
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Voters raise their hands to vote in favor of helping to fund the new Diman School project in Fall River. 
Westport passes on override, OKs Diman and other projects at Town Meeting
Voters at Tuesday night's anual Town Meeting breezed through what could have been a contentious agenda in less than four hours, approving dozens of warrant articles in efficient fashion and with … more
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Letter: BUVC: Are there two distinct organizations?
To the editor: I have lived in town for over 31 years and for most of that time had a favorable impression of the BUVC, the Barrington United Veterans Council, and I knew that the group had … more
Letter: We need to add $118,994 back into school budget
To the editor: The proposed 2022-2023 school budget was presented to the Barrington School Committee on Thursday, April 28. While I am certain much time and planning went into developing this … more
Letter: Response to 8 reasons to reject Haines Park plan
To the editor: I feel obliged to clarify facts in response to Josh Bickford’s April 27 editorial about the 8 reasons to reject the Haines Park plan. The two proposed fields at Haines … more
AfterProm event in Barrington needs volunteers
The Barrington High School AfterProm needs your help. The event, designed to keep students safe on prom night, is set for Friday, May 13. Organizers say the event needs volunteers to help with a … more
Portsmouth council votes to defund island planning group
PORTSMOUTH — In provisionally approving a $69.97 million budget for 2022-23 that calls for a 1.29-percent increase over the current spending plan, the Town Council made a move that several … more
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