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Jodi and Michael Camelo of Bristol are suing the Bristol Warren Regional School District for what they assert was an egregious mishandling of a disciplinary issue last school year with their son, …
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By Christy Nadalin
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1/21/20
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Brig. Gen. Rick Baccus, administrator of the Rhode Island Veterans' Home for the past 11 years, has submitted his resignation, to be effective in 60 days. Gen. Baccus, a Bristol resident, was at the …
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1/17/20
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Welcome to January, the season of rebirth, when all hope springs eternal …
Something seem amiss? It is.
Gov. Gina Raimondo’s State of the State address was easy to cheer. She …
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1/17/20
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A young woman from New Jersey briefly fled into the woods near a busy commercial intersection after allegedly attempting to buy a new cell phone with a false identity. That was one of dozens of …
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1/17/20
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With an expanded board and a new leader at the helm, Bristol’s King Philip Little League is looking to buck national trends and expand their offerings.
“We’re trying to capture …
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By Christy Nadalin
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1/17/20
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The legacy of local war hero 1SG P. Andrew McKenna lives on with the recent establishment of the 1SG P. Andrew McKenna Irish Vets Chapter.
According to Michael Byrnes, a close friend of …
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By Manuel C. "Manny" Correira
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1/16/20
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On Tuesday, Jan. 14, residents and passersby noticed a person panhandling near the intersection of Rumstick Road and County.
The sight, a less than common occurrence in Barrington, left some …
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By Josh Bickford
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1/16/20
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Barrington police responded to a Hampden Meadows residence after the homeowner was accused of yelling at a 9-year-old girl who cut through his yard after school was dismissed.
Police said they …
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1/16/20
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To the editor:
I just got my Town of Barrington calendar and on the first page for Monday, Jan. 20 is the only abbreviated holiday, "MLK Day" instead of "Martin Luther King Jr. Day". How rude …
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1/16/20
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Having read the series of letters from the Kickemuit Middle School students published Jan.2, 2020, in the Bristol Phoenix, I was pleased to read Michael Byrnes’ Jan. 9 follow-up letter to …
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1/16/20
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Warren’s new trash and recycling program appears to be reducing waste and increasing the amount of recyclables saved, according to data collected over the first two months of the …
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By Ted Hayes
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1/16/20
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The newly-inked Barrington teachers contract offers a detailed look at the requirements and compensations extended to local public school teachers.
For starters, the contract calls for around a 2 …
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By Josh Bickford
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1/16/20
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The Bristol Police have launched headfirst into the new year, upgrading systems that will impact operations and efficiencies and providing new avenues for positive interactions with the community.
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By Christy Nadalin
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1/16/20
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On Thursday, Jan. 9, St. Mary’s Church held a Mass of Appreciation in honor of National Law Enforcement Day.
This was the church’s second annual celebration thanking and honoring law …
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1/15/20
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More than thirty years after they vanished from the collections of the Haffenreffer Museum of Anthropology, a group of 34 stone projectile points, hundreds, perhaps more than a thousand years old, …
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1/15/20
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Barrington and East Providence public school officials are preparing for a potential strike by local school bus drivers and monitors.
Members of the Teamsters Local 251 union who serve as bus …
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By Josh Bickford
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1/15/20
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With the onset of the new legislative session, taxpayers are gritting their teeth to see what fiscal ignominies will be piled onto their backs. One thing is for certain. The governor is out of …
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By Arlene Violet
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1/15/20
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The Rhode Island General Assembly got back to work last week, and with it, your elected representatives. East Bay Life spoke to several local senators and representatives to hear what issues are at …
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By Christy Nadalin
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1/15/20
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On Monday, Jan. 6, employees from the town's department of public works were ordered to clean up a resident's yard on Chachapacassett Road. A day later, that resident filed a report with the town's …
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By Josh Bickford
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1/14/20
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A Barrington police officer was locking up the gate at the town beach on Saturday night, Jan. 11, when he looked to the west and spotted a strange green light shining into the sky.
The officer …
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1/13/20
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Monday, Jan. 6
Daniel Ryan , 78, of 55 Manning St., was charged with violating a no contact order, after the state Department of Elderly Affairs alerted officers.
A Mason Street woman …
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1/13/20
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To the editor:
I am a frequent pedestrian in Barrington, and my walk to and from school leads me across the intersection of Lincoln Avenue and Middle Highway, the subject of an article in the …
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1/10/20
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To the editor:
Let me ask a stupid question. Would you take your family out boating in the same cove that is also being used by hunters to shoot water fowl? Of course not, but that's exactly …
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1/10/20
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There were plenty of questions surrounding the proposed construction of a new Starbucks restaurant on County Road during Thursday night's Technical Review Committee meeting.
But no question …
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By Josh Bickford
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1/10/20
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It seems a bit xenophobic to focus on the future of America since, after all, we are part of a global environment. Yet, many political events are shaped and influenced by American values or …
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By Arlene Violet
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1/10/20
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