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By making high-end, sustainably-fashioned furnishings accessible, artist Jeff Soderbergh hopes to inspire others to take small steps toward greener living.

The showroom and gallery inside Jeff Soderbergh’s new studio at 549 Park Ave. in Portsmouth is bright and airy, intimately sized but expertly outfitted with only a few select, show-stopping … more

Kristen Ray | 2/1/20

Letter: Legal gun owners are not the problem

To the editor: On Monday evening (Jan. 27), Tim White did an article on the Rhode Island Blue Card. He started out by saying that due to the shooting in Westerly, he wanted to know if the … more

1/31/20

Sen. Walter S. Felag: Veterans Article 16 in state budget is unacceptable

I have a real problem with Article 16 of the governor’s proposed FY 2021 state budget, which relates to the Rhode Island Veterans Home in Bristol. The “revenue generators” proposed … more

1/30/20

An East Providence special hazards team emerges from the Bristol Warren school administration building with evidence late Wednesday afternoon.

Bristol Police: Suspicious letter contained no threat to schools

Responding to questions, Bristol Police Capt. Brian Burke revealed more details about a suspicious letter containing a white, powdery substance that triggered the evacuation of the Bristol … more

1/30/20

Letter: BCWA customers, here is why your rates are increasing

Water is one of our most valuable resources. We were acutely reminded of this last year when our only source of supply, the East Bay Pipeline, was found to have a leak and needed to be shut down for … more

1/24/20

Workers repair the cross-bay pipeline during the fall of 2019. The repair bill is one reason water rates are going up 20 percent.

Bristol County water rates going up 10%

Bristol County Water Authority customers will pay 10 percent more for their water starting later this winter as the authority seeks to raise funds to pay for the recent East Bay Pipeline repai r and … more

By Ted Hayes | 1/23/20

Editorial: Taxes and the damage done

Bravo to Governor Gina Raimondo for aiming to make Rhode Island the first state in the nation to get all of its power from renewable energy. That end-of decade goal might just be achievable and could … more

1/23/20

Warren Housing Court Judge Stephen Sypole has been replaced on the bench, following his two-year tenure overseeing the new court.

Departing judge fires salvo at Warren Town Council

Warren’s first-ever and now former housing court judge is out of a job after the Warren Town Council declined to re-appoint him to a two-year term earlier this month, and suspects politics … more

By Ted Hayes | 1/22/20

113 pound junior Nick Gomes won all three of his matches at the quad meet, including this match as he held down Cumberland’s Brady Gillis to win a 7-4 decision. Gomes also won by default against East Providence and won a 7-5 decision over Hope’s Jonatan Jimenez.

Mt. Hope wrestlers look sharp as they prep for the state tournament

The Mt. Hope wrestling team beat East Providence, 60-12, but fell to Cumberland, 39-30, and Hope, 34-26, during a quad meet at East Providence on Martin Luther King Jr. Day. The Huskies’ record dropped to 5-4 in Division I and 16-6 overall. more

Story and photos by Richard W Dionne Jr | 1/22/20

Jodi and Michael Camelo say they want an apology from the Bristol Warren Regional School District.

Family sues Bristol Warren district over son’s suspension

Jodi and Michael Camelo of Bristol are suing the Bristol Warren Regional School District for what they assert was an egregious mishandling of a disciplinary issue last school year with their son, … more

By Christy Nadalin | 1/21/20

Editorial: State priorities should be schools and jobs

Welcome to January, the season of rebirth, when all hope springs eternal … Something seem amiss? It is. Gov. Gina Raimondo’s State of the State address was easy to cheer. She … more

1/17/20

Letter: Schools should present both sides of a controversial issue

Having read the series of letters from the Kickemuit Middle School students published Jan.2, 2020, in the Bristol Phoenix, I was pleased to read Michael Byrnes’ Jan. 9 follow-up letter to … more

1/16/20

Warren: New trash, recycling program reaping rewards

Warren’s new trash and recycling program appears to be reducing waste and increasing the amount of recyclables saved, according to data collected over the first two months of the … more

By Ted Hayes | 1/16/20

Arlene Violet: Can political leaders stop the madness?

With the onset of the new legislative session, taxpayers are gritting their teeth to see what fiscal ignominies will be piled onto their backs. One thing is for certain. The governor is out of … more

By Arlene Violet | 1/15/20

With the launch of a new legislative session, East Bay lawmakers discuss priorities

The Rhode Island General Assembly got back to work last week, and with it, your elected representatives. East Bay Life spoke to several local senators and representatives to hear what issues are at … more

By Christy Nadalin | 1/15/20

Warren police logs: Two deer struck, killed

Monday, Jan. 6 Daniel Ryan , 78, of 55 Manning St., was charged with violating a no contact order, after the state Department of Elderly Affairs alerted officers. A Mason Street woman … more

1/13/20

Letter: Dr. King and Rabbi Heschel were modern day prophets

Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel and the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. were close friends back in 1965. They shared the dream that our nation should be “a place where civil and human rights … more

1/10/20

Rebecca Oliver (left) and Simon Thibault celebrate and gather their gear after their team, the TaterBots, won a round that jettisoned the team into the finals at the First Tech Challenge robotics competition at the high school on Saturday.

Mt. Hope robotics team makes school history

Mt. Hope High School students made history for their school on Saturday, when they were the first to ever host a First Tech Challenge robotics competition not held on the New England Institute of … more

By Scott Pickering | 1/9/20

A letter of thanks to our community

Newspapers are dying. I hear it all the time; on the news, from strangers, acquaintances, even from some customers. To be sure, it’s hard to hear … every single time. Not because this is … more

1/9/20

Warren police chief retires Friday

Warren Police Chief Peter T. Achilli will retire Friday after 36 years with the department, ending a career that began when he joined the force as a special police officer at age 19. Chief Achilli … more

By Ted Hayes | 1/9/20

Warren police department earns accreditation

It took nearly two years of self-study, work and introspection, but on Thursday the Warren Police Department became the 30th law enforcement agency in the state to become accredited. Accreditation … more

By Ted Hayes | 1/9/20

Colt Andrews employees listen as Bristol patrolman John Mlynek delivers instruction during an active shooter training at Colt Andrews School.

Bristol Warren schools and cops prepare for the worst

Pop, pop, pop! The sounds of the .22-caliber blank gun rang throughout Rockwell Elementary School, as volunteers from the Bristol Police Department, posing as ‘bad guys,’ stormed the … more

By Kristen Ray | 1/9/20

Letter: Is this teaching down the middle?

The Jan. 2, 2020, Bristol Phoenix had an admirable series of letters by Kickemuit Middle School students who were engaged in civics projects. This student activity, which involves the … more

1/9/20

Letters: Students argue for childcare, mental health and minimum wage changes

Eight-grade students at Kickemuit Middle School are working on a project called “Generation Citizen,” where the students identify an area to improve their community and state, and then … more

1/9/20

Letter: Either Columbus stands, or we fall

In the spirit of Columbus Day 2010, 2015 and 2017, one or more moonbats continued the new Elmwood tradition last year — bloodying the explorer’s likeness — and chained to its base a … more

1/9/20