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A worker from Ramos Masonry spreads gravel at the new flagpole plaza installation located near the Town Hall. The project cost $55,900 — officials used money from the town’s allotment of American Rescue Plan Act to pay for the work.
How to spend $4.7 million in two years
It is the gift that kept on giving… until now.   For more than two years, Barrington has dipped into its bag of ARPA funding to pay for all sorts of projects and purchases. But … more
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400 years ago, the passengers of theMayflower arrived in Native America – in the home of the Wampanoag people. 400 years on, a representative of the Wampanoag Nation is in England as a new wampum belt - that has been touring the UK - is prepared to return to the Wampanoag in Massachusetts...Steven Peters, a tribal member of the Mashpee Wampanoag Nation received the thanks of Mayflower 400 in Plymouth, England at a reception held at The Box on Monday 27 September. Steven has been key to the Mayflower 400 partnership, which has delivered the national programme and ensured a shared history has been told for the first time. He will today be reunited with the wampum belt, made by people of the Wampanoag Nation...A famous wampum belt that was brought to England more than 300 years ago has not yet been returned. The wampum belt of the Wampanoag chief Metacom, taken from his dead body, was sent to England in 1677 and went missing. It has been the subject of an intensive international search that began in late 1970 and continues to this day...Commissioned to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the sailing of the Mayflower, the new wampum belt formed the central part ofWampum: Stories from the Shells of Native America – a touring exhibition co-curated by the Wampanoag people alongside The Box, Plymouth and The British Museum...The reception was attended by dignitaries, partners and contributors to the Mayflower 400 programme including representatives from the US Embassy, Arts Council England and Plymouth City Council...Pictured: Steven Peters with the Wampum Belt on it's display table in front of the M400 ‘wall of faces’..----------------------------------------------------.APEX NEWS AND PICTURES.NEWS DESK: 01392 823144.PICTURE DESK: 01392 823145
Historical Society hosting traveling exhibition on Wampanoags
A traveling exhibit created by SmokeSygnals tells the story of Wampanoag Native America. The exhibit uses images, ideas and wampum by contemporary Wampanoag artists and educators, and examines and … more
Music At Imago to host Paula Clare
Join Imago Foundation for the Arts as it welcomes Paula Clare and Friends as part of Music At Imago. With a rich musical and acting journey spanning over 20 years, Paula has graced the stages of … more
Cookie Walk has cookies by the pound
The Baptist Church in Warren will hold its annual Cookie Walk fund-raiser. Browse rooms full of homemade and hand-decorated holiday-themed cookies of every shape and size. Collect as many as you like … more
At the top left of this site plan is the proposed rotary on Veterans Memorial Parkway, which critics of the development say violates the City’s Comprehensive Plan regarding alterations to Veterans Memorial Parkway.
Metacomet development gets Planning Board nod
The East Providence Planning Board decided unanimously on Monday night that the proposed development at the former Metacomet Golf Course adhered to the requirements within city’s Comprehensive Plan. more
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Barrington High School Alison “Ajax” Holmer created the piece “Acceptance,” which was selected for a national art show sponsored by the AP College Board.
Barrington student’s artwork will be featured in national show
A Barrington High School student’s art work will be entered into a national show sponsored by the AP College Board.   Alison “Ajax” Holmer created a piece titled … more
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Warren Police Log: Officers make domestic violence, assault arrests
The following is a synopsis of Warren Police logs from Monday, Dec. 2-Saturday, Dec. 7: Monday, Dec. 2 Warren Police officers responded to an animal complaint call on Serpentine Road at … more
Joseph DePasquale (right) is congratulated by his predecessor in the position John Hanley after the former was selected as the latest Warren Town Council President at the body's December 10 meeting.
Warren Council dubs DePasquale new body president
The first meeting of the new session for the just-constituted Council held Tuesday night, Dec. 10, in the Town Hall Chamber as always included a host of ceremonial and administrative tasks, such as … more
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Sold! Westport Point beachfront property — $10,000
Prices like this aren’t common to say the least, but the Town of Westport recently purchased a tiny dunes and beachfront lot, well less than an acre in size, following a unanimous vote of the … more
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Westport police officer Michael Chicca, who last month was honored with the department’s Community Service Award for his work around town, helps Gryffin Moses, 8, pick out a toy.
Weather holds, the season returns in Westport
The weather cooperated and after skipping a year due to rain, dozens of holiday lovers flooded the Westport Land Conservation Trust’s Westport Woods property on Adamsville Road Sunday afternoon … more
Letter: Sad to see the divisiveness in Gonzalez’s letter
I would like to submit the following for consideration in the “Letters to the Editor” section published in EastBayRI.  It is very rare that I will reach out to an entity and … more
Letter: Hoping for tact, maturity and civility in Little Compton
I felt I couldn’t stay silent after reading “Listen, Rocha and Kinnane: Little Compton voters have spoken.” To accuse two people who needed to step down of back door … more
Rep. Jay Edwards (back turned) swears in Tiverton Town Council members (from left) John G. Edwards V, Blake Hayden, David Paull, Deborah G. Janick, Denise deMedeiros, ,David Perry and Craig Committo Monday evening.
Tiverton swears in new town council
District 70 Representative Jay Edwards swore in newly-elected Tiverton Town Council members Monday evening, with three newcomers joining three re-elected incumbents for the next term. Incumbents … more
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Santa Claus bumps fists with Kimberly Fiorillo, 10, as he arrives for the ribbon-cutting at the new Glen Park playground on Sunday.
Ribbon cut for new playground at Glen Park, Portsmouth
PORTSMOUTH — The Parks and Recreation Department couldn’t have asked for a better day to officially open the new playground at Glen Park, as the mild weather Sunday drew a couple … more
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The price to design a new bike path along the old South Lake Drive increased by nearly $30,000 recently. 
Engineering fees increase by $28,000 for new bike path in Barrington
The price to design a new bike path along the old South Lake Drive increased by nearly $30,000 recently.   At their meeting on Monday night, Dec. 9, members of the Barrington Town Council … more
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Letter: Colleges helping out with field work at Butts Hill Fort
To the editor: Are you interested in history and archaeology in your community? If you are, then read below on developments that are taking place in Portsmouth! This past summer, students … more
DEM: Barrington’s sick raccoon case count ‘higher than normal’
A specialist with the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management believes the number of sick raccoons euthanized in Barrington in the last three months is higher than normal.   … more
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Photos from September show the demolition process of the westbound span of the Washington Bridge.
State selects two finalists for Washington Bridge construction
State officials announced two finalists had been chosen to compete for the bid to build a new westbound span of the Washington Bridge, one day prior to the one-year anniversary of the closure of the bridge. more
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Warren native Julie Abbruzzi, a Math teacher at Barrington High School, has recently authored her fifth book, this one inspired by her son, "I See Love Everywhere I Go."
Abbruzzi takes inspiration from family with latest book
With sports and family embedded deep in her soul, it’s little wonder that Warren’s own Julie Abbruzzi would turn to writing to express her deepest and most profound emotions. The … more
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Mt. Hope High School track coach Renae Cicchinelli is running an ultra marathon next summer to raise money and awareness in the fight against Multiple Sclerosis.
Mt. Hope track coach runs ultra marathon to support those who can’t
Running has been part of Mt. Hope High School track coach Renae Cicchinelli's being for the better part of her life. Running with a purpose other than it being about figures and fastness is something … more
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Council members voted to use $1 million in American Rescue Plan Act funding to pay for most of the Haines Park athletic field renovation project.
Barrington awards $1.37 million bid for Haines Park project
In one of their first votes, members of the new Barrington Town Council approved a $1.37 million bid for Haines Park athletic field renovations.   During a special meeting on Monday night, … more
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Westport police: Drug and DUI arrests
Monday, Dec. 2 A caller reported a suspicious person at Route 88 and Old County Road at 8:24 a.m. A caller reported a suspicious vehicle on Village Way at 10:48 a.m. Animal complaints … more
Letter: Please, no more accusatorial political letters
Kudos to the editor who added a note to Meghan Gonzalez’s letter of Dec. 4, 2024.  The note explained that Gonzalez herself resigned from the Little Compton School Committee several months … more
Tiverton resident Geraldine Perry turns on the lights at Big Blue Bug Solutions late last month.
Tiverton woman lights up the big blue bug
Every time Geraldine Perry finds herself on Route 95 in Providence, she looks off to the side of the highway and gives a wink to her old friend, Nibbles Woodaway. “I always say ‘Hi, … more
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Portsmouth Police busy with DUI arrests
PORTSMOUTH — Here are some recent arrests made by The Portsmouth Police Department: Monday, Dec. 2 Jarvin Gabriel, 32, of 160 Davis St., Fall River, was charged with forgery and … more
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