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In November, residents voted to approve a multi-million dollar bond to build a new middle school in town.
Next up, council members are expected to vote on whether the town should exceed the …
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By Josh Bickford
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12/28/16
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Take a refreshing dip into Bristol Harbor this weekend to help kids with life-threatening illnesses live their dreams.
The 6th annual East Bay Icebreakers Polar Plunge is scheduled for 11 a.m. on …
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12/28/16
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The town of Barrington lost one of its most beloved and iconic citizens recently when Dan MacPhee passed away on December 12, at the age of 96.
Dan meant so much to so many people, particularly …
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BY MANUEL C. “MANNY” CORREIRA
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12/28/16
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PORTSMOUTH — Here are some highlights from the Portsmouth Police reports from over the past week.
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12/27/16
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Fire broke out in an apartment building on State Street early Tuesday afternoon, with flames leaping from a first-floor window. A quick response likely saved several people from becoming …
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By Patrick Luce
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12/27/16
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WESTPORT — For the 18th time, Westport’s Back Eddy restaurant challenges brave souls to leap from their dock into the nippy Westport River on New Year’s Day.
The dock float is in the water, …
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12/27/16
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EAST PROVIDENCE — The redevelopment of Watchemoket Square on Warren Avenue continued to gain momentum in recent days as the city council backed a recommendation made by acting city manager Tim …
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By Mike Rego
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12/27/16
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Each week the Personal Injury Law Offices of d’Oliviera & Associates compiles a summary of recalls, FDA warnings, market withdrawals and safety alerts that they feel the public should be …
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12/26/16
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Kathleen M. Helger, 63, of Tiverton, passed away on Friday, Dec. 23, 2016, at St. Anne’s Hospital.
Born in Fall River, daughter of the late Norman J. and Irene E. (Kitchen) Helger, she had …
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12/26/16
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TIVERTON — The Tiverton Yacht Club sponsors its sixth annual Penguin Plunge on New Year’s Day to benefit Tiverton Public Library. All are welcome to join fellow penguins on Grinnell’s Beach at …
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12/25/16
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Enjoy the privacy and remoteness of this updated, waterfront home in the Touisset area of Warren — not to mention breaktaking views from sunrise to sunset.
Homeowners can enjoy sitting out …
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12/25/16
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The Bristol Police department responded to the following calls between Dec. 12 and Dec. 18:
Monday, Dec. 12
Three juveniles were reportedly playing in a fenced in area of the Mt. Hope Builders …
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12/25/16
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Well, just in time for this blessed Christmas season, St. Mary’s Cemetery has put up signs all over the place, effective Dec. 1, and I quote, “Notice is hereby given that any and all …
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12/24/16
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PORTSMOUTH — They started sprouting up a couple of months ago: large blue road signs reminding drivers of the R.I. Department of Transportation’s (RIDOT) RhodeWorks project.
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Jim McGaw
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12/24/16
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PORTSMOUTH — A driver was transported to Rhode Island Hospital with what appeared to be “life-threatening injuries” after a head-on collision on Bristol Ferry Road this …
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12/24/16
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Four elaborately decorated homes and three businesses in Bristol are among the most spirited in town, deemed winners of this year’s Door Decorating Contest.
The home at 165 Wood St. took …
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12/23/16
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Barrington native and Portsmouth Abbey graduate Sean Spicer was named press secretary to President-elect Donald Trump. The announcement was made on Thursday, Dec. 22.
Mr. Spicer had been serving …
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12/23/16
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The following homes have changed hands in recent days in towns around the East Bay:
Barrington
18 Robbins Drive — $540,000
61 Adams Point Road — $430,000
57 3rd St. — …
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12/23/16
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The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management recently announced the award of $1.3 million in matching grants under the Brownfields Remediation and Economic Development Fund. Nine projects …
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12/23/16
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For her role as ringleader in a team effort that resulted in one of her employees getting a finger cut off, Westport resident Donna Silvia will spend the next eight to ten years in a Massachusetts …
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By Bruce Burdett
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12/23/16
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A local man is facing felony charges in Bristol and elsewhere after allegedly selling counterfeit merchandise in Pick N Pay convenience stores he owns in three Rhode Island towns.
Muhammad Yasin, …
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12/22/16
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PORTSMOUTH — The old gym at Portsmouth High School resembled a military boot camp Monday, with about 60 students following orders from two Navy SEALs to perform pushups, carry weights and race …
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Jim McGaw
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12/22/16
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To the editor:We have all heard (or read) “The Merchants of Venice,” but did you know that Warren had its own “Merchant of Water Street,” aka Gary Wagenbach, who owned …
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12/22/16
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The players separated themselves from the wanna-bes when the Kickemuit Middle School held its first-ever dodgeball tournament Friday, Dec. 9. The real winner in all of it? Some of Warren’s less …
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By Ted Hayes
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12/22/16
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