Have you ever wondered what it would be like if Santa Claus was actually a member of an extended Rhode Island-based Italian American family including a younger back-up-plan brother Ant’ny, an …
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By Christy Nadalin
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12/13/19
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Caroll Spinney, the whole body puppeteer who brought Sesame Street’s Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch to life, died Sunday at age 85 in Connecticut.
Big Bird, like most six-year-olds, would …
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12/13/19
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The trustees of a home left in the late Bob Healey’s estate have signed a purchase and sales agreement for the home and two lots of land at 665 Metacom Ave., agreeing if conditions are met to …
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By Ted Hayes
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12/13/19
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The Kickemuit Middle School’s wrestling team won the Birchwood Tournament this past Saturday, easily defeating second place finisher Nathaniel Greene. Mt. Hope scored 218.5 points overall, with …
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12/13/19
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There’s a Santa’s Workshop of sorts at the Bristol Senior Center , and it’s about to get very busy.
Several rooms on the second floor of the center are cleared out and ready to …
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By Christy Nadalin
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12/13/19
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Emma Marvelli channeled the Lorax when speaking to the town council at its November meeting.
The Barrington High School freshman told members of the council about her Girl Scout Silver …
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By Josh Bickford
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12/12/19
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A Warren woman faces felony charges after losing control of her car and slamming into a tree along Naomi Street last Wednesday night, Dec. 4. A 20-year-old Warren man riding in the passenger seat of …
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By Scott Pickering
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12/11/19
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On Thursday night, Dec. 6, friends, family, and faculty gathered at Mt. Hope High School to crown Miss Charity, from a field of nine contestants. The third annual event was begun as a DECA project …
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By Christy Nadalin
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12/11/19
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The Lock Box Program has been a great success in our community. I wanted to reach out and share this free program with others who may benefit from it.
Police, fire and rescue personnel …
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12/11/19
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Can knitting really stop children from getting bullied?
Maybe not, but thanks to the handiwork of many local knitters, children at the Hampden Meadows School YMCA After-school enrichment …
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12/11/19
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A FedEx delivery driver contacted Barrington Police on Friday, Dec. 6, after spotting a suspicious vehicle in West Barrington.
The driver told police it appeared the truck was following the …
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12/11/19
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To the editor:
This is soooo much drivel! Both the Federal Labor Relations Authority and the National Labor Relations Board honor the labor law and regulation of "Status Quo Ante". Which means …
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12/11/19
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Casey Lambert tallied her 1,000th career assist for the Barrington High School volleyball team this fall.
That milestone was made even more impressive by the fact that Casey reached that mark in …
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By Josh Bickford
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12/10/19
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To the editor:
After reading the “ One man’s trash is another man’s $$$ ” letter to the editor in the Barrington Times, I thought about pulling on a pair of green yoga …
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12/10/19
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Barrington school officials have refused to release any details about what they have spent on legal services to fight a lengthy battle with the family of a middle school student who was improperly …
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12/10/19
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The town may build a new shade structure at the tennis courts across from the high school.
At the Dec. 2 council meeting, members approved a motion to apply for a grant to build a …
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12/9/19
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To the editor:
Why would anyone in their right mind want to tear down the gas station/garage that has served this town in so many helpful ways to put up a drive through Starbucks? Really! …
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12/7/19
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The Bristol Police Department had a relatively quiet week from Nov. 25 to Dec. 1, though still intervened in a couple of situations and arrested three people over the course of the week.
Monday, …
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12/6/19
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DEM recently determined that Barrington officials failed to comply with the permit they had to remove invasive weeds from Kent Street Pond.
A Nov. 25 letter from Rhode Island Department of …
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By Josh Bickford
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12/6/19
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As long as anyone remembers, the building at 601 Hope St. was a bank. Before it became the Bank of America in 1998, it was Fleet; before it became Fleet in 1982, it was the Industrial National Bank, …
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By Christy Nadalin
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12/6/19
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To the editor:
Rhode Island law grants broad authority and discretion to tax assessors to make real property valuations and set tax assessments. That authority, however, cannot be exercised via a …
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12/6/19
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The stars were out in full force Saturday night at the 39th annual Bristol Athletic Hall of Fame induction banquet at the Venus de Milo in Swansea, as 16 new Hall of Fame members were introduced to a …
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By Manuel C. "Manny" Correira
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12/5/19
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Barrington Town Manager Jim Cunha wants residents to know that the local government did not force the BP gas station on County Road to close down.
"We support all local businesses," said Mr. …
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By Josh Bickford
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12/5/19
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What to do with an old landfill? You can’t sell or develop the property; you can’t build homes or plant corn. For David Milner, Bristol resident and CEO and founder of Warren-based NuGen …
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By Christy Nadalin
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12/5/19
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To the editor:
“I am confident that the tax assessor will re-evaluate the process based on all the facts…It’s important to consider how this has impacted the community” …
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12/5/19
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