The following homes have changed hands recently in towns around the East Bay:
Barrington
88 Rumstick Road — $420,000
107 Ferry Lane — $287,500
306 Rumstick Road — …
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12/2/16
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Two days after more than 50 Barrington residents met to discuss how to drive a registered sex offender out of town, it appears they have succeeded.
Speaking on condition of anonymity, the …
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By Josh Bickford
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12/1/16
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Soon after sunset Sunday evening, Town Administrator Tony Teixeira will join Santa Claus and other town officials in flipping the switch that will bathe downtown Bristol in a sea of colorful lights …
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By Patrick Luce
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12/1/16
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Marjorie A. Hilton, 87 of Marco Island, Florida, and Little Compton, passed away on Sunday, November 27, 2016, surrounded by her family. She was the wife of the late Kenneth R. Hilton Jr.
She …
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12/1/16
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TIVERTON — “A cat with its head stuck in a drain grate,” was the call that went out to Tiverton rescuers at 3:48 p.m.on Tuesday, Nov. 22, from the area of 34 Chace Avenue.
Firefighter Brad …
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12/1/16
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The long-awaited village center streetscape improvement project that began last month will continue until colder weather arrives.
The project, known as the "Village Center Connectivity," consists …
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By Joan D. Warren
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12/1/16
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Barringtn police charged Joseph D. Borges, 67, of East Providence, with DUI-first offense and refusal to submit to a chemical test on Monday, Nov. 21.
Police responded to a single car accident in …
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11/30/16
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EAST PROVIDENCE — East Providence High School principal Shani Wallace announces the list of honor roll students for the first quarter of the 2016-17 term. Students are listed alphabetically by …
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11/30/16
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EAST PROVIDENCE — In its final acts as currently constituted, the East Providence City Council approved both the relicensing of the troubled Rumford Motor Inn and the planned open air amphitheater …
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By Mike Rego
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11/30/16
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With the vote recount finished, Steven Contente will officially be Bristol’s new town administrator when he is sworn in along with other town officials Monday night.
Outgoing Town Councilman …
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11/30/16
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PORTSMOUTH — Here are some highlights from the Portsmouth Police report from over the past week.
Wednesday, Nov. 23
Walter W. Smith, 71, of 20 Bleu Lane, was charged around 2 p.m. …
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11/30/16
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Christmas is going to be a lot merrier for a number of local families this year thanks, in part, to the efforts of the Bristol Volunteer Fire Department’s Ladies’ Auxiliary and the East …
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By Manuel C. “Manny” Correira
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11/29/16
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John S. “Machadinho” Machado passed away peacefully Sunday, Nov. 27, 2016, in the nursing facility that he co-founded with his wife.
Born in Sao Miguel, the Azores, John was the son of the …
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11/29/16
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PORTSMOUTH — There’s a new council in town.
A swearing-in ceremony was held Monday night at Town Hall for candidates elected to Town Council, School Committee and the office of …
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Jim McGaw
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11/29/16
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EAST PROVIDENCE — With bittersweet emotion Kevin Croke chose not to remain a part of the newly-formed cooperative hockey program between East Providence and Lincoln High Schools, opting instead to …
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By Mike Rego
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11/28/16
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EAST PROVIDENCE — The annual tree lighting ceremony at the Crescent Park/Looff Carousel took place Sunday, Nov. 27, in Riverside.
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Photos by Tim Marshall
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11/28/16
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Monday, Nov. 21
A woman on Arlington Avenue asked for a police escort while picking up items for her children.
A car and ATV on Laurel Lane were damaged when a tree fell on them overnight.
A …
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By Ted Hayes
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11/28/16
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Before the book closes on the high school soccer season, let’s take a trip down memory lane, back to the fall of 1966, when schoolboy soccer was about to become a varsity sport at the former …
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By Manuel C. “Manny” Correira
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11/28/16
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The proud boys' hockey programs at East Providence and Lincoln High Schools begin a new chapter of their respective histories this winter as the Townies have joined the Lions in forming a …
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By Mike Rego
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11/28/16
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EAST PROVIDENCE — A local landmark eatery shuttered earlier this year will soon be reopening under a different name as Sparky's Coney Island System is to be rechristened as East Providence Wieners …
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By Mike Rego
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11/28/16
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A Christmas tradition in Bristol for 36 years will be coming to an end this year— at least in its current form — but spectators have one last chance to experience the music of the Bristol …
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By Patrick Luce
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11/27/16
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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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11/27/16
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The following homes have changed hands in towns around the East Bay in recent days:
Barrington
4 Chapman Lane — $290,000
10 Vermont Ave. — $370,000
18 Maudsley Ave. — …
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11/27/16
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The Bristol Police Department responded to the following calls between Nov. 14 and Nov. 20
Monday, Nov. 14
A car was reportedly vandalized on San Jose Drive. a report was filed at 7:40 …
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11/26/16
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PROVIDENCE — Playing the game on its campus for the first time in some 34 years, host LaSalle Academy rallied late to defeat East Providence High School, 35-32, to capture the 88th edition of …
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By Mike Rego
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11/26/16
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