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SRO Keith Medeiros and K9 Officer Brody, shortly after Medeiros was given the the Floyd Ledbetter National School Resource Officer of the Year Award at the National Association of School Resource Officers annual summit in Indianapolis, Indiana.
Bristol SRO (and his famous K9 friend) earn national honors
Bristol Student Resource Officer Keith Medeiros was rewarded for his excellence and dedication to his job with the highest accolades given to an SRO by their national association. more
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Editorial: Kudos for respectful, responsive local government
A quick shout out is warranted for members of Warren’s Town Council and two local residents, who during their monthly meeting held last week helped restore faith that even one or two people can make a difference in how their local government operates. more
Proposed renderings of new signs that could be fabricated by the Town’s Department of Public Works in order to clarify where public parking exists in town.
New signs and better enforcement planned to ease parking woes in Warren
If at first you don’t succeed, try, again. And if that doesn’t work…then maybe try five more times. Such has been the approach to analyzing and proposing solutions to Warren’s downtown parking situation. more
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Warren Times-Gazette - Wednesday, August 16, 2023
A lifeguard chair at the Warren Town Beach. The Town Council decided last week that only swimming at the Town Beach would be limited by local ordinance, with prohibited times for swimming occurring from “dusk until dawn.”
Pushback prompts backstroke on Warren swimming restrictions
Following pushback from two residents who proudly espoused their enjoyment of twilight swims in local waters, the Warren Town Council agreed to roll back a proposed amendment to the local swimming ordinance that would have prohibited night-time dips. more
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Letter: Mind your ethical speedometer, America
Automobile speedometers are not marked STOP or GO; nor are they marked SLOW or FAST.  They have gradations — in MPH or KPH — from 0 to 150 or so.  We use common sense, road … more
The race for CD1 is beginning to get more combative
STORY OF THE WEEK: With a little more than three weeks until the Sept. 5 primary in Rhode Island’s 1st Congressional District, the race has entered a more combative phase. A case in point was a … more
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Full limits of black sea bass and summer flounder (fluke) from youth and adult anglers on the Frances Fleet party boat this weekend.
New regulations in effect, and the strong bites continue
NOAA Fisheries has established recreational fishing measures for Gulf of Maine cod and haddock and Georges Bank cod for the 2023 fishing year. All measures are effective Aug. 14, 2023, through … more
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Left-right Bob Pare, his son, Bob Jr., and good friend Eric Delekta, were extremely busy during Saturday’s 60th annual Pare Clambake.
Record number attend 60th annual Pare Clambake in Warren
Celebrating its 60th anniversary this past Saturday afternoon, the annual Pare Clambake on Long Lane was everything it was cranked up to be, and then some. As one bystander pointed out, “It hasn’t lost its flavor.” more
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Warren PD: Bristol man arrested after attempted robbery with knife
Monday, July 31 A man on Railroad Avenue reported that another man had harassed him while driving by in a vehicle at 1:31 p.m. A Kathleen Drive resident reported at 7:11 p.m. that sunglasses had been … more
Born in 1732, Nicholas Campbell gave his firsthand account of The Boston Tea Party, which was published in a Salem, Mass. newspaper on July 20, 1826. He was 93 years old at the time. His grave marker at the North Burial Ground in Warren will be commemorated on Aug. 14.
Boston Tea Party participant to be commemorated in Warren
Nicholas Campbell is one of just 116 known participants in the Boston Tea Party. His grave, located in Warren, will be commemorated during a ceremony on Aug. 14. more
Roger Gray Fox smudges guests before allowing them into the sacred circle.
Pokanokets celebrate Heritage Day at Burr's Hill Park
The event featured authentic drumming, dancing, craft making, and invited people to undergo a traditional spiritual smudging. more
Tiverton police officer Jacob Rapoza.
Former Tiverton SRO charged with 2nd Degree Child Abuse
The Warren Police Department announced the arrest of a Tiverton police officer following an investigation into potential child abuse. more
Letter: The General Assembly should change its process
To the editor: The Rhode Island General Assembly should consider making changes to its process. For example, If Rhode Island legislation has been recommended for passage by a committee and then … more
Tiverton firefighters remove a window after a mill fire
Amendment to injured firefighters law stirs municipal budget concerns
According to Jordan Day, associate director of the R.I. League of Cities and Towns, this law could be a financial disaster for municipal budgets already straining under the pressure from, well, everything else. more
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Warren Times-Gazette - August 9, 2023
The field at Kickemuit Middle School was damaged a few weeks ago after an outside group drove a utility vehicle atop it following a rain storm. That damage hasn’t yet been repaired.
Damage to Kickemuit Middle School field unresolved as sports season nears
Warren DPW Director Brian Wheeler said last week that the town was still trying to secure an estimate from a third party contractor about how much the field would cost to repair, and who should be held responsible for paying. more
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The letter-writer, David Souza, shared this photo of litter found near a local shoreline launch site.
Letter: Littering, desecration at local beaches is getting worse
To the editor: Recently my wife and I went to Blue Trail Launch Site, which is at the end of Corys Lane in Portsmouth. My wife was scared of this surrounding area, scared to be in an area she … more
Barrington's Chris Brindamour competed in the recent Duckpin Professional Bowlers Association Tour stop at Dudek Lanes in Warren.
National duckpin pro bowling tour makes a stop at Dudek Lanes
WARREN — The sixth stop on the 2023 edition of the Duckpin Professional Bowlers Association Tour schedule took place last weekend, Aug. 4-6, at Dudek Lanes in Warren and featured of a couple of … more
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Stella Raiche and daughter, Aleah, walk their dogs on the track at Kickemuit Middle School.
Track renovations at Kickemuit Middle School pushed to Aug. 21
Renovations originally scheduled to begin last week have been pushed off due to delays acquiring necessary materials. more
Trump continues to loom large over the 2024 election
STORY OF THE WEEK: If you want to give Democrats agita, look no further than a New York Times/Siena College poll pointing to a potential neck-and-neck rematch between Donald Trump and President Joe … more
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Tom Houde of West Warwick with the 39” striped bass he caught trolling tube and worm with his kayak off Newport at Brenton Reef.
With water temps this high, fishermen need to change tactics
The Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries (DMF) has completed the second phase of a two-year project to develop an evaluation model on the operational costs of on-demand fishing gear technology … more
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Warren PD: Two arrests and two public urinators
Warren PD made two arrests, looked for brazen weed smokers, and investigated two reports of public urination between July 24-31, 2023. more
Jack Flynn (pictured here) wrote the book on Warren athletics, especially the accomplishments of the late Charlie Burdge.
Remembering Warren sports icon, Charlie Burdge
The late Charles “Charlie” Burdge certainly put his stamp on his beloved town of Warren. Ask anyone who grew up around these parts who remembers this gentle giant, and they will tell you there was nobody like him. more
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Pokanoket Tribe members play in a drum circle during last year's Heritage Day event.
Pokanoket Heritage Day is this weekend
The event is at the North end of Burr's Hill Park in Warren on Sunday, Aug. 6, from 1 to 5 p.m. more
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