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Providence Country Day School announces 2022-23 second trimester honor roll
EAST PROVIDENCE — The Providence Country Day School has named its 2022-2023 second trimester honor roll. For Middle School (Classes of 2027-2030), students earn High Honors with all grades of … more
New St. Mary Academy-Bay View president Amy Gravell.
St. Mary Academy-Bay View names Gravell as new school president
EAST PROVIDENCE — Amy Gravell, a Providence resident and alumna with a long history in leadership positions for non-profit organizations, has been selected to become the fourth president in the … more
Dee Proulx and Wendy Baker of the St. Mary of the Bay Food Pantry, alongside Kim Wetherald, Director of Volunteer Services at EBCAP, and Nicole Giroux, coordinator of the mobile food pantry program for EBCAP, after discussing the program at the food pantry in Warren on Monday.
This food program, born amidst Covid, is still delivering the goods
With food insecurity rising amid increasing inflation, a mobile food pantry program from the East Bay Community Action Project that began in Warren is appearing more and more useful to other communities. more
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Po Menuhkesu Menenok, Historian of the Pokanoket Tribe/Pokanoket Nation; Richard Pickering, Deputy Executive Director of Plimoth Patuxet Museums; and Roger Williams University Associate Professor of History Charlotte Carrington-Farmer, presented a rich historical depiction of the bond formed between Edward Winslow and Massasoit Ousamequin.
Exploring the 400-year-old friendship that made America possible
This year marks the 400th anniversary of the friendship and pact formed between Plymouth Colony's leader Edward Winslow and the Massasoit Ousamequin, which enabled America as we know it today to be formed. more
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Tax assessor says Warren department heads are 15-25% underpaid
Warren’s Tax Assessor, Kristopher Leadem, brought lively discussion to an otherwise humdrum preliminary budget meeting last week at Warren Town Hall by doing something many of us have probably wanted to do at some point — he pointedly asked for a raise in his salary. more
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The Ming Nie Global Change and Ecosystem Lab in Shanghai invited Mark Bertness (center) to study saltmarsh degradation in their region.
Endangered species: Saltmarshes — and what to do about it
The Barrington Land Conservation Trust kicks off its 2023 Land Trust Learning Series on Monday, April 3, at 6:30 p.m. with a presentation on saltmarsh degradation by Mark Bertness at the Barrington … more
A group of theater advocates, including former actors and actresses of 2nd Story Theatre, came together at the Cutler Mill event room on Monday night to discuss any possible course of action that could be taken to bring theater back to the Market Street building, which is currently privately owned and for sale.
A second chance for Warren's 2nd Story Theatre?
A group of more than two dozen local advocates for youth and community theater gathered to advocate for the future use of 2nd Story Theatre, which currently sits in private hands and is up for sale. more
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Veterans often charter River Rebel Charters of Bristol to fish for free as part of the Veteran Angler Charters program.
Trout fishing is the ticket this month
Rhode Island lakes, ponds, rivers, and streams designated as trout-stocked waters are currently closed for fishing. However, the season opens Saturday, April 8, and runs through Feb. 29, … more
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Anthony DeSisto, during a Warren Town Council meeting in 2020.
Little Compton close to hiring new solicitor
Little Compton could soon have a new town solicitor, after town council members voted 4-1 last week, with Paul Golembeske opposed, to negotiate a contract with Anthony DeSisto of Anthony DeSisto Law … more
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Brock Pacheco holds the Thanksgiving Day game MVP award. The senior won a host of accolades including the Silver Dozen award and the Providence Gridiron Club’s Offensive MVP. During the fall football season Pacheco shattered both the single season rushing record and touchdown record.
Huskies' standouts honored at awards night
Mt. Hope standouts: Brock Pacheco, Jessica Deal, Elsa White, Thea Jackson and Abby Razzino were among Mt. Hope High School student athletes that were honored during the school’s annual Fall … more
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Unified bowling celebrates a strikingly fun season
The Bristol Warren Huskies Unified Bowling team recently concluded their 2023 season with a state championship tournament, held in Johnston on March 18. more
Keri Cronin, co-founder of Discover Warren, which puts out bi-annual maps marking walkable destinations in town, is calling for submissions for the newest iteration of the map, which she said could come out in June and October of this year.
Warren's popular walking map of businesses seeks submissions
Have a small business in Warren? You probably don't want to pass up this opportunity. more
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Harley Quinn, a six-year-old chihuahua, recently lost an eye in a tragic incident in February, and her mom is looking for help with vet bills as a result.
Warren resident seeks help with vet bills for injured dog
A Child Street resident has taken to the internet to help procure money to pay for a surgery for her beloved Chihuahua, Harley Quinn. more
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Mason Conte points to family members in the crowd after sinking a basket.
A loss is less important than the memories made on the court
The Mt. Hope unified basketball team may have fallen to Rogers 52-46 in their first game of the season on Thursday, but that’s not really the point, according to Huskies head coach Tom … more
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Desmond Blackbeard (bottom left), Imogen Miller, Ian Eppley, Matt Thibaudeau (top left), Ian Pereira, Jack Godbout, Michael Komorowski and Aubrey Cummings perform with the Kickemuit Middle School band during their rendition of the Overture 1812.
A super display of musical talent
The Kickemuit Middle School sixth, seventh and eight grade bands and the Mt. Hope High School Marching Band and Concert and Symphonic Bands performed during the Bristol Warren Regional School … more
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East Providence Animal Control seeks public’s help finding dog’s owner
EAST PROVIDENCE — The East Providence Animal Control is seeking the public’s help in identifying the owner of dog. On March 16, East Providence police responded to Rumford Pets at 865 … more
Julie Gerstenblatt will sign copies of her debut novel “Daughters of Nantucket” at a special event at Inkfish Books in Warren on Thursday.
Barrington author signing copies of her book on Thursday
Barrington’s Julie Gerstenblatt will sign copies of her debut novel “Daughters of Nantucket” at a special event at Inkfish Books in Warren on Thursday, March 23 at 6 p.m. … more
The intersection of Orchard Avenue and Child Street has been a reoccurring issue for residents who live on Orchard Avenue, as people going to and from Kickemuit Middle School utilize the route as a cut-through to try and save time on their commutes.
School neighbors plead with town for intervention
Residents of a road that serves as a popular secondary point of entry and exit from Kickemuit Middle School in Warren are demanding action from the Town regarding what they consider a crucial safety issue occurring multiple times a day throughout the school year. more
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Jessica Kaela, shown in studio singing her newly released single, “Crying.”
Meet Jessica Kaela: A young singer focused on career growth
At 23, singer, songwriter, recording artist Jessica Kaela is a contemporary songster whose commitment to hard work, positivity, doing for others and doing what’s right, in the midst of a … more
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A line of trees near the soccer field at KMS were noticed to have been cut down recently, prompting some residents to ask why.
Shade trees removed from KMS field area due to safety concerns
A large group of trees that provided shade to parents and student athletes at Kickemuit Middle School were chopped down. Some local residents wanted an answer why. more
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Warren PD wellness check ends with use of a taser and two officers injured
Two Barrington residents were arrested following an incident that occurred late on Friday night, March 17, in Warren. more
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This section of the East Bay Bike Path near the Barrington/Warren Bridge will be temporarily limited to one lane this week.
Portion of the bike path will be limited to one lane this week
The work is taking place just south of the Route 114 bridge over the Palmer River extending down to Norbert Street near the North Burial Ground. more
Members of East Bay Citizens for Peace recently held a vigil outside the Bristol Post Office.
Two decades spent working towards peace
East Bay Citizens for Peace recognized and reflected on 20 years of peace and social justice activism last Saturday. more
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Charlotte Arsenault sings a solo during the song, Rise Up, with the Kickemuit Middle School Chorus.
Students shine at All-Chorus Concert
The Bristol Warren Regional School District All Chorus Concert at Roger Williams University Recreation Center took place on Monday at 6:30 p.m. Chorus groups from all of the schools — Rockwell, … more
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The development that was recently denied at 119 Water St. in Warren might have fared differently under some of the legislation proposed in the 14-bill package brought forth by Speaker K. Joseph Shekarchi earlier this month.
The RI House filed 14 bills to address the housing crisis — what's in them?
Will a package of 14 different bills put forth by House Speaker K. Joseph Shekarchi earlier this month to address Rhode Island’s housing shortage accomplish that mission, fall short, or do something in between? more
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