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Bristol Warren Regional School District leaders must wonder why they bother trying. When they ask for the moon, they get cut. When they don't, they get cut. Watching these Bristol Warren Joint …
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3/31/17
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Tuesday, March 21
Carlos M. Villanueva, 26, of Fall River, was arrested on a 2nd District Court bench warrant at 10:56 a.m. on Main Road.
Justin Turner, 31, of 1 Mill St. (Bourne Mill), …
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3/31/17
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PORTSMOUTH — The top boys high school basketball players from public and private school around the state converged at Portsmouth High School Wednesday night for the second annual Higher …
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3/31/17
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What to do when you have a day job, and a night job, and you discover that something you have a talent for also happens to fill a much-needed niche market? If you are Bristol residents Sandra Dugan …
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By Christy Nadalin
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3/30/17
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Students in Bristol Warren are free to assert whichever gender they identity with, dress how the please within the parameters of the school district dress code, play sports with teammates of the same …
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By Patrick Luce
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3/30/17
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Thorsteinn Gislason, of 15 Fesser Ave., Bristol, passed away on Feb. 24 at Newport Hospital. He was the husband of Marianne Becker Gislason, to whom he had been married for more than 40 years.
Mr. …
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3/30/17
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The proposed municipal budget is calling for reductions in the amount of money the town spends for temporary and part-time help in the recreation department and at the senior center.
The proposal …
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By Josh Bickford
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3/30/17
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The owner of a $300,000 home in Warren would likely pay an additional $210 in taxes this coming year, under a preliminary budget plan approved by the Warren Town Council this week.
The council’s …
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By Ted Hayes
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3/30/17
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Barrington police were presented with four new cases of bank fraud and identity theft recently.
On Saturday, March 25, a Richmond Avenue resident contacted police after her credit card company …
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3/30/17
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This time last year, Taressa Brownell was lost.
The Mt. Hope High School junior was failing many of her classes. She seldom went to class. And though she had always dreamed of owning her own …
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By Ted Hayes
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3/29/17
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A decision to eliminate the three house leader positions at Portsmouth Middle School starting next year was criticized by several people at Tuesday’s School Committee meeting.
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By Jim McGaw
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3/29/17
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The long quest to establish a new statewide license plate paying tribute to the Fourth of July and Bristol’s oldest-in-the-country celebration of has succeeded, and the new patriotic license …
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3/29/17
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EAST PROVIDENCE — On the heels of a report detailing its many areas of neglect and necessity, East Providence High School was toured by a group of elected officials, administrators and …
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Photos by Rich Dionne
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3/29/17
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PORTSMOUTH — Here are some highlights from the Portsmouth Police report from over the past week.s
Thursday, March 23
A Dianne Avenue resident reported a bicycle she had found in the …
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3/28/17
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I don’t understand why the Bristol Warren School Committee voted to END BOTH FEBRUARY AND APRIL VACATIONS. Clearly, they are not communicating with the affected parties — the parents, …
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3/28/17
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PORTSMOUTH — The ghost of Heidi Drive reared its ugly head again during an often-contentious discussion Monday night about the town’s financial record-keeping.
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By Jim McGaw
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3/28/17
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Mr. Valentine “Val” Verna, 86, of State Street, Bristol, died Friday, March 24, 2017 at Silver Creek Manor, Bristol. He was the husband of Mary (Callanan) Verna, who preceded him in death …
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3/28/17
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EAST PROVIDENCE — While the bones of the 65-year-old East Providence High School are still relatively sound, its arteries and organs are in desperate need of attention.That’s how a …
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By Mike Rego
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3/28/17
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It was a momentous occasion for 92-year-old Bristolian Harold “Bud” Pedley, who was showered with love and affection last Friday afternoon during lunch at the Bristol Senior …
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By Manuel C. “Manny Correira
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3/27/17
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Monday, March 20A caller from Federal Street said he got into an altercation with an acquaintance, who threatened to stab him before walking out onto the bike path. Barrington police caught up with …
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3/27/17
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For the second time in the past two weeks, a coyote-vs-dog incident occurred at the former Zion Bible College property.
At about 8:30 a.m. on Thursday, March 23, a Barrington resident contacted …
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3/27/17
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By Bruce Burdett
Rising seas will soon — much sooner than anyone imagined — inundate beloved parts of Little Compton, Westport and Tiverton.
A new forecast (see separate story) calls for an …
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TIVERTON — They’ve already got much of the money they need to transform the former waterfront gas station property at Stone Bridge, and now a group is working to raise the final …
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3/27/17
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The town manager is proposing the addition of four new firefighter positions in his proposed municipal budget.
The new positions will cost taxpayers about $270,000, but the manager is quick to add …
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By Josh Bickford
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3/27/17
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The Tiverton Lions Club honored eight citizens — teachers, a police offer, firefighter and the recently retired senior center director — at its annual Community Recognition Night Saturday at …
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3/27/17
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