O’Keefe, Veterans back ballot measure to build new home in Bristol
PROVIDENCE — Few people really “know” Michael O’Keefe, and to a great extent he likes it that way. Those in East Providence who believe they know Mr. O’Keefe, fairly or not, see the former chairman of the state-appointed Budget Commission as a cold, calculating numbers cruncher. To others around the rest of the East Bay [...]
Read More →Bristol company continues the family line
At 90 years old, Joseph M. Brito, Sr. no longer oversees the day-to-day operations of C.B. Construction and C.B. Utility, companies that he and his father, Caesar Brito, founded in the 1950s. For the past five years or so, those responsibilities sat with the company’s vice president, Joseph M. Brito, Jr. After many years of [...]
Read More →Barrington High School homecoming threatened by rain
A threat of rain in the forecast may result in the alteration of Barrington High School’s annual homecoming celebration and football game scheduled for Friday night. School athletic director George Finn said school officials were keeping an eye on the forecast to determine if Friday night’s match-up with East Providence needs to be re-scheduled and [...]
Read More →Bristol police to take drugs on Sept. 29
A statewide prescription Drug Take Back Day is scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 29, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The public is encouraged to rid their homes of potentially dangerous expired, unused and unwanted prescription drugs at 33 locations statewide, including a drop-off point at the Bristol Police Department. “The non-medical use of prescription drugs [...]
Read More →Society of St. Vincent de Paul Friends of the Poor Walk/Run in Bristol
The fifth annual Society of St. Vincent de Paul Friends of the Poor Walk/Run will be held on Saturday, Sept. 29 at 9 a.m. at Bristol Town Beach. “Money raised through the walk and run will be used by our non-profit organization to help those in need in local communities,” said society president Rita St. [...]
Read More →Barrington residents and others still at risk of mosquito borne diseases
Mosquitoes have slowed due to the colder weather, but we are far from seeing the last of them yet. Since a mosquito pool tested positive for Eastern Equine Encephalitis in central Barrington last month, health officials have been working to keep track of the issue and inform residents about precautionary measures that can be taken. [...]
Read More →Candidate forums set for Barrington, Bristol and Warren races
Rhode Island Voter Coalition will be hosting three candidate forums for Bristol, Warren, and Barrington voters during the next few weeks. Our format is unscripted and all of the questions are asked by you the voters. Each candidate will have the opportunity to make an opening statement, and then questions are taken from the audience. [...]
Read More →Absence no excuse for Bristol harbormaster’s inaction
To the editor: (A version of this letter was sent to the members of Bristol Town Council and the Town Administrator.) On Friday, Aug. 10, my friend and I set out from North Farm beach in a two-man kayak. We were enjoying the calm waters when suddenly a high powered boat coming up from the [...]
Read More →Judith (Lima) Brown, 69, Tiverton
Judith (Lima) Brown, 69, a native of Fogland Beach, Tiverton, passed away unexpectedly from a brief illness September 20th at RI Hospital. She was the beloved wife of the late Frank Brown, Jr. and had resided in Bristol for 46 years. She was the daughter of the late Anthony G. and Angela (Gasior) Lima. Judith [...]
Read More →Election 2012: At-Large School Committee candidate Warr answers questions
EAST PROVIDENCE — Email problems caused At-Large School Committee candidate Ronald Warr to miss The Post’s print deadline for last week’s edition in which he and others running for the education-based offices were given three questions to answer. Below are his complete responses. A summation of his answers ran in the Sept. 27 print edition [...]
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