Election season is here. Following are introductions for the candidates running for Barrington Town Council, School Committee, and the local General Assembly seats.
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8/23/24
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The 2024 edition of the Frontline Ministry Motorcycle Ride for Freedom was another huge success, with over 100 bikes participating and raising $9,000.
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By Manny Correira
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8/23/24
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Police arrested four individuals between Aug. 12-18, 2024.
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8/23/24
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One of the four Independent candidates running for Barrington Town Council has withdrawn from the race.
Chris Coleman recently confirmed that he will not be pursuing a seat on the …
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8/22/24
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Check out the scene from the annual celebration of what is arguably Bristol’s most important resource.
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By Christy Nadalin
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8/22/24
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Gone are the huge meetings and the local membership that once numbered in the hundreds. Gone are many of the farmers who once supported and depended on it, and gone too is some of …
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By Ted Hayes
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8/22/24
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PORTSMOUTH — Since 2021, when voters approved a plan for the development of senior affordable housing and a new senior center facility, questions have swirled around town officials about the …
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By Jim McGaw
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8/22/24
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numbers are in from the 2024 beach season, and revenue from regular and senior beach parking stickers is up about $30,000 over last year.
In all, Westport sold 3,884 stickers this summer, down …
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By Ted Hayes
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8/22/24
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The decade-long plus drive to revise the comprehensive plan for the City of East Providence seems to finally be drawing to a close.
The Planning Board, at its meeting held Monday night, Aug. 19, …
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By Mike Rego
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8/22/24
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I truly believe this organization owes an apology to the country of Japan and/or an official representing that government.
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8/22/24
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The Bakeshop, located at 277 Water St. in Warren, recently announced an expansion of the business to include the second story of its home in the historic Carriage Shop/Garner’s Paint Shop (c.1790).
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8/22/24
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Fogland and Grinnell’s Beaches in Tiverton are now more accessible to beachgoers who have mobility issues, following the delivery last week of a new beach wheelchair to each location. The town …
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By Ruth Rasmussen
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8/22/24
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For more than 40 years, the Japan-America Society and Black Ships Festival of Rhode Island has hosted a weekend of events celebrating goodwill between the two nations and Rhode Island’s pivotal role in the opening of Japan to international trade.
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8/22/24
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There are no stop signs at the intersection of Old Chimney Road and Fireside Drive, and that is exactly how it should stay, said Anthony Bucci.
The longtime Barrington property owner has …
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By Josh Bickford
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8/22/24
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Claims regarding illicit rate hikes, collection of water fees, and burst pipes highlight multiple legal disputes between the two, going as high as the Rhode Island Supreme Court.
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By Ethan Hartley
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8/22/24
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Newport Live and the Norman Bird Sanctuary wind up their fourth annual Summer Outdoor Concert Series with Alexa Rose. The show is from 7 to 10 p.m. General admission is $35.
In 2019, Alexa Rose …
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8/21/24
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The Newport Navy Base is the setting for “Salute to Summer: Free Concert & Fireworks Show ” this Saturday, Aug. 24. It takes place at Dewey Field, which opens to the public at 4 p.m. …
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8/21/24
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The early voting period for the upcoming primary election will begin on Wednesday, Aug. 21, and continue through Sept. 9. Voting will be available at the Barrington Town Hall in the Council Chamber. …
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8/21/24
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The anonymous author spoke about loud music at three Warren restaurants, complete with an aggressive expletive and a request to be more 'neighborly'.
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By Ethan Hartley
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8/21/24
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New sidewalks are coming to Hampden Meadows … but not for a few years.
A spokesman for the Rhode Island Department of Transportation said the state has two sidewalk projects …
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By Josh Bickford
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8/21/24
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Students spent weeks constructing boats that they then got to take for a row on the Bay.
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By Christy Nadalin
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8/21/24
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The Rhode Island/Massachusetts (RIMA) United entry into the 2024 Boys & Girls Club of America National Swimming Championships placed third in the event, the highest-ever finish for the locals.
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8/21/24
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Monday, August 12
A caller from Sycamore Lane reported a neighbor dispute at 9:25 a.m. A similar call came in from Drift Road at 5:26 p.m.
Animal complaints came in from Main Road at 10 …
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8/21/24
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East Providence Police recently made an arrest of a local man wanted for outstanding warrants in North Carolina. The suspect was staying at the troubled Rumford Motor Inn on Newport Avenue in the …
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By Mike Rego
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8/21/24
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Welcome to Westport Health Notes, a monthly column from the Westport Board of Health (BOH). This month we are updating residents on the new look starting to take shape at the Transfer Station …
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By Tanja Ryden
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8/21/24
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