The Bristol Warren Regional School District will switch to full distance learning this coming Monday, Dec. 21, and students who return from winter break Monday, Jan. 4, will continue to learn at home …
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By Ted Hayes
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12/19/20
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By Arlene Violet
Does the good outweigh the bad in 2020?
Were someone to ask what events do I remember about 1980, 1990 or 2000 — even 2010 — I’d have to wrack my …
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By Arlene Violet
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12/18/20
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Try figuring out the value of a four-bedroom Colonial in Barrington or a two-bedroom condo in Bristol. It’s pretty easy. Adjusting for the variables of location and condition, you can easily …
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By Scott Pickering
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12/18/20
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An alert Barrington police officer came to the assistance of a woman in need last week.
The officer was on routine patrol on Monday, Dec. 7, driving along Narragansett Avenue when he spotted a …
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12/18/20
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A Barrington resident called police on Monday, Dec. 7, after he spotted a man rummage through his mailbox, take a package out of it, open the package, and then throw the package on the ground.
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12/17/20
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The more things change, the more they … change a little.
When the Bristol Town Council met virtually last Wednesday, Dec. 9, the same five people who had served in office from 2018 to …
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By Scott Pickering
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12/17/20
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A Grinch on the loose?
On Saturday, Dec. 12, a Lincoln Avenue resident in Barrington called police to report stolen Christmas lights.
The resident said her dogs had been barking the night …
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12/17/20
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Cursed 2020 has taken so much already (freedoms, joy, travel, livelihoods, not to mention precious lives) … did it need to take away the beloved snow day, too?
When Rhode Island acted …
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12/17/20
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Most local retailers say sales have fallen dramatically in the past year, and for those that have run numbers already, a 50 to 60 percent reduction is typical. It’s hard to count the ways in …
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By Christy Nadalin
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12/17/20
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Due to the predicted adverse weather on Thursday morning, we are anticipating delays in the delivery of the Bristol Phoenix, the East Providence Post and the Portsmouth Times. The problem won't be …
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12/16/20
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It was official on Monday, Dec. 14: Town Administrator Steven Contente struck the “interim” from Chris Parella’s title, naming him Bristol’s new director of public works. …
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By Christy Nadalin
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12/16/20
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Fortunately for the Brown University’s basketball team, Barrington’s Matt DeWolf didn’t decide to morph into the second coming of Paul McCartney who’s arguably the …
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By MIKE SCANDURA
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12/16/20
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Picture this: You are working in your home office (a.k.a. at the dining room table), while your children take a break from their distance learning to play with the family dog. After a few minutes, …
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By Josh Bickford
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12/16/20
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Bristol Warren Regional School District officials last week hired a part time budget consultant to help go over the district's books as officials look to finalize a 2021-22 budget and have it ready …
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By Ted Hayes
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12/15/20
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Barrington Schools will take a break from in-person learning next week, and continue with distance learning in early January.
The local public school district announced the change in an email on …
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12/15/20
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While Rhode Island’s urban clusters are causing the Ocean State to be considered one of the hottest zones on planet Earth for spread of the coronavirus, Bristol has been right there in the …
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By Scott Pickering
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12/11/20
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Barrington Police made a few arrests last week, including one for larceny under $1,500. Following are some items from the police incident log.
• Barrington police charged Robert Silvia, 55, …
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12/11/20
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As the pandemic pummels the population, particularly in the United States, including Rhode Island, far too many folks have surrendered to pandemic fatigue. Governor Gina Raimondo has imposed a …
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By Arlene Violet
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12/11/20
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The Barrington Police Department is once again collecting toys as part of its "Fill a Cruiser" holiday campaign.
For years, Barrington police officers have organized a toy collection program for …
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12/11/20
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I reviewed the bike path extension project website in relation to the “High Street” option. Some of my unknowns from this limited review have surely been discussed in workshops.
The …
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12/11/20
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Bristol Police made only one arrest from Nov. 30 to Dec. 6, for a woman who allegedly entered someone else's home illegally, but it had the typical array of neighbor, nuisance and animals calls to …
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12/11/20
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Reporter Tom Mooney, who earlier interviewed me about my objection to removing the words “Providence Plantations” from the state’s name — a view the Journal allowed me to …
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12/10/20
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Rhode Island’s ‘pause’ has been extended another week, expiring now on Dec. 20, Gov. Gina Raimondo announced during her COVID-19 briefing Thursday afternoon.
Originally, those …
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By Kristen Ray
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12/10/20
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The case of the State of Rhode Island versus Dr. Richard Gordon is currently being heard in Sixth Division District Court, and local officials believe the case could be decided soon.
The case …
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12/10/20
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Multiple Barrington residents asked the same question following a recent regional storm: Why does Barrington lose power so often?
A look at the National Grid website during a storm on Monday, …
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By Josh Bickford
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12/10/20
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