In Bristol, Drink and Dabble is an artful experience
While the weiner schnitzel remains the top menu item at Redlefsen’s Rotisserie & Grill, the popular Thames Street restaurant added another item that some recent customers, including artists, attorneys and even a professional athlete, devoured. But the draw is not the classic, traditional veal dish that Redlefsen’s serves, so much as it is the chance [...]
Read More →100 Years Ago in Warren: Christmas gift-giving
Taken from the pages of the Warren and Barrington Gazette this week in December 1912: Swill carriers Be it ordained: No vehicle or receptacle shall be used to carry swill, garbage, or offal through any street or highway in the compact part of said town unless the same shall be water tight, well painted on [...]
Read More →Thanks for helping with local concert
To the editor: The members of all the bands who played at Democalypse would like to thank the Barrington Bay Team for sponsoring our event, the Democratic club for generously donating their space for free, and the parents who lent their time in order to chaperone. Over 100 people attended to listen to music from [...]
Read More →Ronald Kolarik, 68, Warren
Ronald Kolarik, 68, of Redwood Court, Warren, died Friday, Nov. 23, 2012, after a long battle with Multiple Sclerosis. He was the beloved husband of Denise (Giguere) Kolarik. Born in Woonsocket, a son of the late Stephen and Amelia (Romanski) Kolarik, he had been a field engineer for Eastman Kodak for many years before retiring [...]
Read More →Barrington turns on the lights – and more – on Saturday
The Barrington Recreation Department and the Barrington Business Association will host this year’s Festival of Lights on Saturday, Dec. 1, and promise a bigger event than year’s past. The day kicks off at 1 p.m. when a trolley will start a continual loop around the downtown business district. BBA co-president Holly Smith said the trolley [...]
Read More →BCWA facing potential health department violation
The Bristol County Water Authority is expected to issue a press release Thursday regarding a potential violation of Environmental Protection Agency trihalomethane regulations. BCWA Executive Director Pamela Marchand addressed the issue at Wednesday night’s board of directors meeting. She said that while the EPA previously required THM levels under an annual running average of 100 [...]
Read More →Council’s holiday drive aims to fill Tiverton Food Pantry shelves
To the editor: Did you know that the Tiverton Food Pantry receives approximately 300 visits and distributes 6,000 pounds of food per month to those in our community? That equates to around 120 families utilizing pantry services each month. Such numbers should give us pause and help us realize that the problem of hunger is [...]
Read More →East Providence to host Seasonal Flu, Pertussis, and Pneumonia Vaccination Clinic
EAST PROVIDENCE — The City of East Providence will team with the Rhode Island Department of Health and the Wellness Company to hold a Vaccination Clinic on Monday, Dec. 3. The Clinic will be held at Riverside Middle School at 179 Forbes Street between 4 to 7 p.m. The regular Seasonal Flu vaccine will be [...]
Read More →‘Nutcracker’ parts are a dream for East Providence ballerinas
PROVIDENCE — Several local youngsters will have more than simply visions of sugarplums dancing in their heads as they perform with Festival Ballet Providence (FBP) in the annual holiday tradition, “The Nutcracker.” All are cast as candy dolls, all are from Seekonk or East Providence. After attending an open audition back in September, the girls [...]
Read More →ART Night in Bristol, Warren
David Ferro, a designer who crafts weathervanes using traditional techniques of forming and raising to create one-of-a-kind copper sculptures, is one of two artists offering open studio tours during this month’s ART Night. Visit his studio (#225) at 30 Cutler St., Warren. The other artist is ceramic sculptor Ellen Blomgren, who specializes in animal creations [...]
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