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Pilot Matt Celeste has been flying drones commercially for several years and uses them not just in the wedding and event industry, but in real estate property listings across the state.
For drone pilots and the real estate market, the sky’s the limit
The property is spectacular, even from the ground. A quick turn onto a private drive along Warrens Point Road in Little Compton leads soon to a large shingle-style home, with a charming and … more
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Letter: Will the U.S. prosecute the instigators?
We are told that the U.S. Department of Justice has now charged more than 200 alleged seditionist/insurrectionists with a variety of crimes, including assault on police officers, aggravated assault, … more
Sabella Matheson, Junior All-State Orchestra
Mt. Hope has 16 All-State musicians and singers
Every year, the Rhode Island Music Education Association (RIMEA) holds the All-State Festival, and students across the state audition to be recognized as some of the best singers and musicians among … more
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Editorial: Young artists deserve their time to shine too
Covid has interrupted so many of life’s normal routines, but most jarring are those once-in-a-lifetime experiences that can never be recovered. Weddings can be postponed until better days. … more
Letter: Consider these firearms facts, not fiction
As an advocate for firearms’ rights in Rhode Island, I 100 percent agree that any amount violence, with or without firearms, should be of concern to us all. However, heeding the clamor of the … more
Jessica Almeida never got to know her grandfathers, but they played a role in the storyline for her first children’s book.
Bristol author's children’s book connects the generations
Both of her grandfathers died before she could develop relationships with them, which led Jessica Almeida to consider what their memories could have looked like. She drew on these thoughts for … more
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Emily Marino (left) and Rachel Ouellette were selected for inclusion in All-Eastern Ensembles by a national music association, Ms. Marino for playing the flute and Ms. Ouellette for singing soprano.
Mt. Hope musicians recognized with national honors
Two Mt. Hope High School juniors have achieved one of the highest honors attainable for high school musicians. Emily Marino and Rachel Ouellette have been accepted to the NAfME (National Association … more
Letter: Keystone XL order is a green initiative in optics only
To the editor: Our new climate czar John Kerry was asked after an executive order cancelled the Keystone XL pipeline how the folks who lost 11,000 jobs could be helped. His answer was a … more
Editorial: Good riddance to outdated toll system
The Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority’s move to fully automated toll collection this week is welcome and long overdue. Starting Feb. 14, the bridge authority will launch a … more
Nora Prendergast performs her beam routine, earning an 8.75 on the event.
Gymnastics team beats Barrington and Rogers in dual meet for seventh straight win
The Mt. Hope girls’ gymnastics team posted its best team score of the season, 133.05, in defeating Barrington, 128.55, and Rogers, 99.75, in a dual home meet at Strive Gymnastics on Saturday. … more
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The number of FBI background checks for potential gun owners more than doubled in Rhode Island, year over year.
Gun ownership and use are on the rise in Rhode Island
Add gun acquisition and violence to the list of troubling societal issues that just got worse in 2020.According to the Rhode Island Coalition Against Gun Violence (RICAV), 2020 saw a 111 percent … more
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Letter: Do you like living in the Land of the Masked?
You must wear it in shopping malls. You must wear it in libraries. You must wear it six feet apart, in lines, with your nose and mouth covered. At first we were told it did nothing to prevent the … more
Rep. Jason Knight, shown in this photo from 2019, was recently appointed to the House Oversight Committee and will serve as chairman of its Subcommittee on Administrative Efficiency.
East Bay lawmaker critical of state’s vaccination rollout
A member of the House Oversight Committee said on Wednesday, Feb. 3 that the state is on the edge of “a colossal failure” in the distribution of the Covid-19 vaccine. Rep. Jason Knight … more
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Warren's online tax payment fee is outrageous
To the editor: In this time and age pretty much the thing to do is pay your bills online. Where many are free, some charge you a nominal fee of $4 or $5. I was appalled that Warren charges … more
Letter: In this pandemic, listen to the minority voices
A thread of meaning to the whole coronavirus affair is overlooked. Some people perhaps think that the board members of Pfizer and Moderna and the CDC are angelic figures who always keep foremost in … more
Owen Morris pleaded not guilty to murder at his arraignment in Rhode Island Superior Court in August 2018.
Three years after alleged murder, Warren man still awaits trial
Three years after he was charged in the brutal stabbing death of an East Providence doctor, a Warren man remains held without bond at the Adult Correctional Institution in Cranston, as his murder … more
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Letter: Our senior citizens of Rhode Island deserve better
To the editor: This March we are asked to vote on the same old referendum items, with emphasis on the University of Rhode Island (URI) and cultural arts and nothing for the senior citizens of … more
An artistic rendering shows the Windmill Hill golf course site after its conversion into a solar farm.
Warren OKs Windmill Hill solar farm
Warren has given final approval to a plan to convert the Windmill Hill golf course on Schoolhouse Road into a seven-megawatt solar farm. Members of the Warren Planning Board earlier this month … more
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Norm Menard, of Barrington EMS, gives instruction while checking someone in at Quinta Gamelin Recreation Center, where health workers and first responders can get the COVID-19 vaccine.
Warren flooded with calls from vaccine seekers
Phones have been ringing off the hook at Warren Town Hall since early Thursday, when local officials learned they would soon be receiving 50 doses of the Covid-19 vaccine to distribute to elderly … more
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This house, on a 2.18-acre swatch of Metacom Avenue land slated for development, was once owned by Cool Moose Party founder and well-known local attorney Robert Healey.
Apartments planned for former Cool Moose property in Warren
A Metacom Avenue property formerly owned by Cool Moose Party founder Robert Healey could soon be the site of an 18-unit apartment complex, and an engineer said it is possible that more apartments … more
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Letter: Why is this state so far behind in vaccinations?
It is the same sensation as hearing a friend has won the lottery. It is the same sensation as being the unmarried bridesmaid sister at your sister’s wedding. I have recently been helping … more
Metacom Avenue's hodge podge of styles, large parking lots and overall aesthetic are being targeted by a sweeping town revitalization effort.
Warren envisions improved Metacom Avenue
Warren's sprawling and in many places dated and drab Metacom Avenue could be transformed to a trendy business and residential area, with condos, small shops and green spaces, under a sweeping series of proposed regulations released this week by the town's planning department. more
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Police provided this photograph of some of the marijuana plants allegedly seized in the raid of a Market Street apartment Friday evening.
Warren police raid yields marijuana, guns and cash
A Warren man faces several felony charges after a police raid at his home Friday, Jan. 22 uncovered dozens of marijuana plants and more than a pound of prepared marijuana, eight weapons and several … more
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Bristol Warren school chief steps aside temporarily to be with family
Bristol Warren's school superintendent is stepping away from the job for five weeks to be with his family and provide support to his mother, who is facing health problems. Superintendent Dr. … more
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William Schaff of Water Street was one of two artists selected in the first round.
Warren kicks off second public art project
Art will replace drab infrastructure this Spring, when seven commissioned artists spread out to paint electric utility boxes around Warren. This is the second round of public art projects that … more
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