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A tree structure at the new playground on Baker Street.
Pirate Playground now complete on Baker Street
A sampling of news from the Parks and Recreation Department for December, 2021 in Warren. more
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Police found a large amount of marijuana, cocaine and other illicit drugs, in addition to loose cash, following response to a fire call on Kickemuit Road on Thursday, Dec. 2.
Warren PD seize large drug haul following fire call
Warren Police responded to a call for a fire and found much more than that. more
School Committee Vice Chairperson Tara Thibaudeau, unmasked, shakes the hands of members of the Kickemuit Middle School girls’ soccer team during the committee’s recognition ceremony for their second-place finish during the season.
Unmasked school committee members face criticism
Multiple school committee members in Bristol Warren are taking heat for their decision to not wear masks during meetings, despite an ongoing state mandate to do so. more
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A rendering from NOF shows what the crew transfer vehicles (CTVs) may look like once constructed by Blount.
Blount to build four ships for offshore wind industry
Blount is expected to deliver the four vessels to AOS for three different wind energy companies — Vineyard Wind, Ørsted, and Siemens — between 2023 and 2024. more
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K9 Brody is featured on the front cover of the department’s new coloring book, which includes puzzles and uplifting messages for children encouraging them to be on the lookout for themselves and others.
K-9 Brody featured in new police coloring book
A new coloring book featuring Bristol's most famous, furry friend will circulate through schools soon. more
Steel Martin, Hunter Roman, David Costa-Rado, Brandon Doherty, Isaiah Costa-Rado, Bethany Rado (East Providence Prevention Coalition Youth and Media Coordinator), and Caroline Roman hold up “Rhode Rules” signs advocating for the adherence to social host laws in the state.
'Project Sticker Shock' targets underage drinking
This program educates the public and changes attitudes about selling and providing alcohol to anyone under the age of 21. more
Volunteer Elizabeth Peters helps client Joe Barreiro with selecting produce during a visit to the East Bay Food Pantry in Bristol last week.
Food prices are rising, and so are trips to local food banks
Everything is getting more expensive, and that includes food. According to the latest report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the annual rate of inflation in the United States was 6.2 … more
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Interim Superintendent Ed Mara with Assistant Superintendent Dianne Sanna during a recent meeting.
Interim Superintendent Mara leaving school district Friday
Interim Superintendent Ed Mara's last day in Bristol Warren will be Friday, Nov. 19, meaning the next person to step up as the district's head administrator will be the sixth one to do so in less than three years. more
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Todd Blount, President and CEO of Blount Fine Foods, is the third generation of his family to run the business since it incorporated in 1946. But the company has deeper roots than that, stretching back five generations to 1880.
Adaptability the key to Blount’s 75-year rise
The Blount story is one of a local business that has stood the test of time through creativity and a constant push to stay in front of the rapid changes inherent within the food industry. more
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Crews make improvements to the bike path bridge detours. The 2022 federal Appropriations bill includes $5 million for the bike path bridges.
Federal government kicking in $5 million for bike path bridges
Funding for the East Bay Bike Path bridges has made its way into the 2022 Appropriations bill that was recently unveiled by the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee.   Senator Jack Reed, a … more
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Boston Dynamics electrical engineer Crystal Kemp puts Spot through his paces.
Boston Dynamics visits Kickemuit Middle School
The world-famous robotics company visited KMS last week to show off one of their robot 'dogs.' more
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Olivia Neverka-Vinciguerra (middle left), co-president of The Mt. Hope Student Union, Edda Petrillo (mid-right) and other members of the group called for the resignation of school committee members, Tara Thibaudeau, Sheila Ellsworth and Chairperson Marjorie McBride due to what they called their racist and discriminatory actions in denying a contract for project-based learning last month.
Bristol Warren students call for school committee resignations
A large contingent of students and teachers, wearing red in solidarity, showed up en masse to the Monday evening meeting of the Bristol Warren School Committee meeting at Mt. Hope High School. … more
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The restaurant industry faces a crisis, as nearly every business struggles to find and retain the workers who keep them running
Restaurants short on staff and high on stress — Apply within
The signs are everywhere. Literally, the signs are everywhere. “Help Wanted.” “Now hiring.” “Seeking: Line Cooks, Bartenders, Dishwashers.” Almost … more
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Erin Schofield during a meeting in 2019. At the time, she was chair of the school committee.
Pros and cons of school committee grant oversight
Is a new BWRSD procedure of approving grant funding and expenditures good financial practice, needless meddling, or somewhere in between? more
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Housing activists gather in the stairwell during the meeting.
Homelessness highlights Governor’s visit to Warren
A group of advocates made their presence known at the first public input session for the "Rhode Island 2030" plan, held at Hope & Main in Warren. more
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Simona Simpson-Thomas
'Absolutely, it was racism’
Simona Simpson-Thomas, who was chosen to lead professional development for Mt. Hope High School but was rejected by a 5-4 vote of the school committee, responds to the incident. more
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Police seized a BB gun, and a large amount of narcotics following a motor vehicle stop in Warren on Friday, Oct. 22.
Warren PD seize ounces of drugs, over 1,500 pills during traffic stop
Warren Police discovered a large volume of narcotics during a traffic stop on Oct. 22. more
Jacob “Rowdy” Burns, a 15-year-old Warren native, sits inside of his late model race car in the pits at Seekonk Speedway after completing practice runs before the Haunted 100 race, where he placed 8th of 30 racers.
15-year-old miles ahead of his age on the track
Jacob “Rowdy” Burns, originally from Warren and now living in East Greenwich, has been racing competitively since he was five. more
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David Lauria, Mt. Hope Choral Director, and Emily Marino, a Mt. Hope senior and Bristol resident, speak about her selection to the All-National Choir at the Mt. Hope auditorium on Thursday.
Mt. Hope student selected for All-National Choir
Emily Marino, a Mt. Hope High School senior, was selected for the All-National Choir — the first Mt. Hope student to ever be selected for such an honor. more
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School Committee Chairperson Marjorie McBride shouts for order in the room after questioning of the proposed vendor for professional development in the district descended into chaos Monday night. She would vote to deny the $7,000 expenditure shortly after.
Tensions boil over hiring $7,000 consultant for teacher training
The Bristol Warren Regional School Committee voted 5-4 to reject the expenditure of $7,000 in grant funding for a project-based learning initiative. more
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Richard Grundy, President and COO of AVTECH, holds up a Room Alert device, the flagship product of AVTECH which can be found on every continent and in 187 countries around the world.
AVTECH’s Room Alert wins international award
AVTECH was recently awarded the International Trade Council's 2021 Go Global Award for Property Technology, beating out over 6,400 other entrants from around the world. more
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Russ Shipp salutes the memory of his brother, Corp. Thomas A. Shipp, after placing a rose to a wreath outside the Portsmouth Historical Society during the annual Beirut Memorial Service on Saturday. Corp. Shipp was among the nine Rhode Islanders killed in the Beirut terrorist bombing attack on Oct. 23, 1983.
‘Rhode Island Nine’ are memorialized in Portsmouth
PORTSMOUTH — Lt. Col. Scott Stephan, USMC, said he was just 5 years old in October 1983 when 241 U.S. service men and women were killed in a terrorist attack while on a peacekeeping … more
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Photos and candles were displayed at the vigil with messages from friends and family, who called for law enforcement to arrest the individual responsible for Raymond’s eventual death.
Family of Market St. assault victim pleads for ‘justice’
The family of a man who was put into a coma and later died from his injuries from an incident that occurred on Market Street in August is calling for authorities to arrest the juvenile perpetrator. more
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Back in June, Mt. Hope High School Principal Deborah DiBiase spent part of the Senior Prom helping students cross from tent to tent on a rainy night, during the event hosted along the Herreshoff Marine Museum waterfront. This fall, the school decided it is not safe hold the traditional Homecoming dance.
School cancels dance, so parents plan their own
  “Students are gathering at other school events … There are no state restrictions. Why is this an issue?” MICHELE … more
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Joan Quinn has given haunted tours of Bristol for the past four years, and this year has expanded her reach to include a walk through downtown Warren, including such historic landmarks as the First Baptist Church, pictured here.
Take a walk on Warren's darker side
Guided ghost tours will take you down some of Warren's most historic streets, ripe with natural (and supernatural) intrigue. more
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