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Portsmouth High’s Sierra Bonoff contorts herself while delivering her floor routine at Saturday’s gymnastics meet against Middletown, Mt. Hope, and Rogers/East Providence. She earned a 7.9 for the event.
Portsmouth High girls are tops in 4-team gymnastics meet
PORTSMOUTH — The Portsmouth High School gymnastics team continued its impressive season by winning a four-team meet at Strive Gymnastics in Somerset on Saturday. The Patriots came out on top … more
Zelda Hayes sings and plays the guitar to Stick Season by Noah Kahan.
Musicafe puts Mt. Hope musicians in the spotlight
The Musicafe at Mt. Hope High School is a series of open mic nights that has been a highlight of the school's extracurricular calendar since 2017. more
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Kali Rocha (row 1 left), Lola Silva, Karsyn Medeiros, Emma Serbst, Lilliana Redman and Hannah Rezendes. Olivia Neverka-Vinciguerra, Chloe Carreiro, Bella Almeida, Claudia Green, Ryan Coffey, Sonia Bradley, Jessica Deal, Scarlett Drawbridge and Thea Jackson. Missing from photo are Mackenzie Forrestal, Sarah Bissonnette and Lucy O’Brien.
Underclassmen power indoor track team to division title
The Mt. Hope girls indoor track team won the school’s first ever Dwyer Division Championship at the Providence Career and Technical Academy on Saturday. The Huskies compiled 134.5 points to … more
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LEFT: Guiteras Elementary School custodian Bobby Santos earned the District Superstar award back in November from the Bristol Warren Regional School Committee following his actions during a lunch period in October of 2022, where he saved a student who was choking. RIGHT: Hugh Cole Elementary TA Bonnie Dion was honored by the School Committee in January following her own act of lifesaving efforts in December, when a student began choking in the school cafeteria.
Heimlich heroes get nationwide recognition
A custodian from Bristol and a TA from Warren received an award from the national AFSCME union for their lifesaving efforts in late 2022. more
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Rep. Jason Knight is a proponent for common sense gun control measures. He has drafted a bill that would ban assault weapons.
East Bay lawmaker drafts assault weapons ban bill
Rep. Jason Knight grew up around guns. One of his earliest memories of firearms was firing a gun when he was around five years old.  “I grew up in a time and place, it was just … more
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Warren man arrested after brandishing shotgun while intoxicated
Warren Police seized multiple guns and over 1,000 rounds of ammunition after peacefully resolving a harrowing incident that occurred on Metacom Avenue. more
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Charlie Enright and the 11th Hour Racing crew set off from Cabo Verde on the start of Leg 2 of the Ocean Race.
Enright and crew in second as Leg 2 starts
 11th Hour Racing skipper Charlie Enright and his crew of Simon Fisher, Jack Bouttell, Justine Mettraux and Amory Ross, are currently in second place behind leader, Biotherm, as Leg 2 of the … more
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Afonso “Fonzie” Carvalho works on a specialty box in Taylor Box Company’s Hand and Assembly Department within their Child Street plant. As a packaging specialist, Carvalho works on the finer touches that go into creating unique boxes for high-end clients.
Packaging for the world's most famous brands — made in Warren
Where in Rhode Island can you find products designed for world-renowned brands such as Sony, Adidas, HBO, National Geographic, and Nike — all under one roof? Child Street in Warren, of course. more
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Liam Reich leads a family ‘press conference’ at Thanksgiving dinner during ‘Talking Points,’ which features fellow students Arabella Pichette, Seren Davies, Amani Jackson, Mariah Rogers, and Mia Shaw. It was part of the theater students' Fall Play in 2021.
Theater to be 'phased out' of Mt. Hope High School
Low enrollment in the school's theater classes has prompted the district to phase out acting and theater electives, beginning in the Fall of 2023. more
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Elsa White shoots a 3-pointer as fans look on during Mt. hope's loss to Chariho on Thursday night. The Huskies rebounded to wallop Woonsocket on Friday.
Huskies wallop Woonsocket 54-15, after losing to Chariho
All ten Huskies scored as Mt. Hope walloped Woonsocket 54-15 in a Division II away game on Friday night. The win improved the Huskies record to 9-4, 7-3 in league play. Mt. Hope is currently in sixth … more
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The proposed three-story development at 119 Water St. still includes only 3 of the 12 units as affordable, per updated financial information submitted to the Warren Planning Board.
Warren planning board to table discussion of Water Street development
The hearing scheduled for tonight on the 119 Water St. development will be pushed to the end of February, pending new information received by the Warren Planning Board. more
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Short-term rentals in Warren advertised on AirBnB.
Short-term rental law in Warren would cap total units, mandate parking
The Warren Town Council agreed unanimously on the first passage of a proposed ordinance that would cap the total number of short-term rental units allowed in town, set up a registration requirement, and enforce a parking requirement. more
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A couple of “Green Team” volunteers monitor a “Zero-Waste Station” at a Newport festival last summer. The event planner and volunteers worked together to separate the thousands of pounds of waste into — literally — separate buckets, so it could go into separate waste streams. Over the course of 15 such events, Clean Ocean Access was able to divert more than 26,000 pounds of waste from Rhode Island’s central landfill.
‘Green’ consultants are getting ready to grow
Eva Touhey thinks about trash a lot. At times, she finds joy in it. Touhey doesn’t necessarily want to pick through your trash, but she enjoys telling you where to put it — … more
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Hope & Main founder Lisa Raiola showcases some of the more than 100 products that are available for sale at the marketplace, which all came from businesses that began at Hope & Main in Warren.
Hope & Main's Downtown Providence marketplace now open
Hope & Main's venture into the big city is now open for business, and that's good for local business. more
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Jefferey Eutsay at a recent meet with the Mt. Hope wrestling team.
Mt. Hope wrestling coach arrested on domestic violence charges
Jefferey Eutsay, the head coach of the Mt. Hope High School wrestling team, was arrested on Jan. 15 for three counts of domestic violence, including one felony count. He has been placed on administrative leave. more
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A rough drawing of how the concession stand will appear once it is constructed.
Burr’s Hill recreational facility re-approved with new contractor
The design will be mostly the same as previously discussed, and could be ready as early as the summer camp season. more
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Ben Martel, a 220 pound freshman, manhandled Cumberland big, Ethan Raposo and pinned him in the first round of their match during Mt. Hope's lost to Cumberland on Wednesday night.
Huskies' wrestlers begin to find their identity in loss to Cumberland
The Mt. Hope wrestling team fell to Cumberland 50-28 in a Division I match at the high school on Wednesday night. The Huskies are currently 0-3 in D-I and 5-7 overall. The fact that Mt. Hope only had … more
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An analysis of real estate sales in eight different East Bay communities shows that median prices have risen dramatically in every category (single-family, multi-family and condominiums) in every community in the past five years. Increases range from 20% to 100%.
Nothing but up for the East Bay real estate market
East Bay real estate values increased exponentially during the past five years. The increases were similar to what happened in the rest of New England and nationally, but like politics, all real … more
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Hugh Cole principal Colin Grimsley poses with 4th grade student Ian Teixeira after he was recognized for achieving a perfect score on his 4th grade RICAS math assessment.
Here's how Warren's schools ranked on state Report Cards
How did Hugh Cole, Kickemuit Middle School, and Mt. Hope High School rank in the recent RIDE Report Card rankings? more
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Providence Country Day announces 2022-23 first trimester honor roll
EAST PROVIDENCE -— The Providence Country Day School in city recently announced the honor roll of students from the first trimester of the 2022-23 term. High Honors Class of 2030: Maja … more
l-r: Adam Coffey, Miles Kindness, Daniel Vittoria, Brian Conway, Aidan Enjeti (Keaton Fisher could not attend), members of the 3351 Taterbots, celebrate winning the “Think Award” after this weekend’s competition.
Two Mt. Hope robotics teams headed to state championship
Two Mt. Hope robotics teams will compete at the Rhode Island FTC State Championship being held on March 4, 2023 at the New England Institute of Technology's Automotive Center. more
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Bonnie Dion is recognized by superintendent Ana Riley and Hugh Cole Principal Colin Grimsley for saving a student from choking. 
Hugh Cole TA honored for lifesaving effort
Bonnie Dion, a teaching assistant at Hugh Cole Elementary, was honored by the Bristol Warren Regional School Committee Monday night after saving a choking student in December. more
The demolition of the two dams that create the Kickemuit Reservoir is awaiting a final permit approval from RIDEM for the upper dam, while the lower dam is fully approved and ready for removal. Seen in this historic postcard, the water treatment facility will likely face demolition this year if no alternative plan is presented.
Bristol County Water Authority to propose 6 percent increase
Bristol County Water Authority customers may be facing a 6% increase this year. more
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The Eagles celebrate a goal early in Saturday’s game against the Toll Gate/Pilgrim/Chariho girls’ co-op team at Portsmouth Abbey.
Eagles, Titans skate to 1-1 tie in girls’ hockey (photos)
PORTSMOUTH — Even after a five-minute overtime period, a winner could not be decided between the Barrington/Mt. Hope/Portsmouth and Toll Gate/Pilgrim/Chariho high school girls’ co-op … more
Huskies defenders Matt MacDougall, Ben Calouro and James Rustici (from left) fight for a rebound with Tiverton’s Ryan Poland in a physical Division II matchup at Mt. Hope High School on Thursday night. Tiverton won the game, 56-42.
Tiverton beats Mt. Hope, 56-42, in ‘scrappy’ D-II matchup
BRISTOL — Jason Potvin led Tiverton with 15 points as the Tigers beat Mt. Hope, 56-42, in a physical Division II matchup in Bristol on Thursday night, Jan. 5. The win improved the … more
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