Portsmouth kitchen fire forces occupants out
PORTSMOUTH — A “cooking mishap” was the cause of a structure fire Wednesday night that forced several occupants of a Lawton Brook Lane condo unit to seek overnight shelter with relatives. According to Deputy Fire Chief Michael P. O’Brien, the Fire Department received a 911 call at 8:49 p.m. Wednesday from a resident of 27 Lawton [...]
Read More →East Providence Police conduct another round of ‘Click it or Ticket’ checks
EAST PROVIDENCE — The East Providence Police Department conducted another in a series of “Click it or Ticket” checks Wednesday afternoon, May 22, at a familiar location in city at the Interstate 195 off ramp at the junction of Warren Avenue and Slocum Street. Over a three hour period, according to Sergeant John Andrews, police [...]
Read More →Letter: With community support, Westport schools received reasonable budget
Message from the superintendent on Westport Community Schools website … Dear parents, guardians, and community members: I remember four years ago, coming to you to ask for additional funding for our programs so we would not have to cut staff. Then for the last two budget seasons, we did just that on the heels of [...]
Read More →Santos named Westport special education director
The Westport Community Schools has announced the appointment of Elaine Santos as the schools’ new special education director effective August 15. Mrs. Santos is replacing Ann Harkin who is retiring after serving for four years in our district. “We wish Ms. Harkin well on her retirement. She has made many valuable contributions to our district [...]
Read More →U.S. Coast Guard Chief Gregg Marsili named Bristol harbormaster
After over two hours of deliberation, the Bristol town council named Gregg Marsili, a 20 year veteran of the U.S. Coast Guard, to serve as Bristol’s next harbormaster. Mr. Marsili currently serves as the officer in charge at the Aids to Navigation station in Bristol. Over the course of several months, a search committee narrowed [...]
Read More →Barrington taxpayers vote down $633,000 increase; full-day K in doubt
An amendment to add $633,000 into the Barrington School Department budget and all but ensure the implementation of full-day kindergarten this fall came up 37 votes short on Wednesday night. A paper ballot vote at about 10 p.m. yielded two sets of numbers — one from each of the electronic counters located in the front [...]
Read More →Assessor releases revised East Providence tax rate for Fiscal Year 2013-14
EAST PROVIDENCE — In a press release issued late Wednesday afternoon, May 22, East Providence Assessor Steven Hazard announced the revised tax rates for the city over Fiscal Year 2013-14. The tax rates for the City of East Providence are as follows: Residential 22.78, Commercial/Industrial 25.21, Business Tangible 56.25, and Motor Vehicle 37.10. The Homestead [...]
Read More →Barrington’s Voight will play for state title; team advances to semis
Barrington High School tennis players Jason Scanlon and Cam Voight played well in the Rhode Island Individual Tennis Tournament last weekend. Cam Voight won three straight matches and will play against Smithfield’s Matt Kuhar, the top-seeded player in the state, in the finals. Voight opened the tournament with a 6-0, 6-0 win over Daniel Simonds [...]
Read More →Hummel Report shines spotlight on Bristol harbormaster’s office
Jim Hummel of The Hummel Report has posted a video story focusing on the Bristol Harbormaster’s office, complaints about former Harbormaster Joe Cabral’s response to a near-drowning last summer, and the search for a new town harbormaster. The story went live a few hours before the Bristol Town Council is expected to hire a new harbormaster – [...]
Read More →Commission expected to reinstate embattled East Providence police chief Tavares
EAST PROVIDENCE — Embattled East Providence Police Chief Joseph Tavares was expected to be reinstated to his position in charge of the department, for the time being at least, when the Budget Commission gathered for its latest meeting Thursday afternoon, May 23, in City Hall. Chief Tavares was put on administrative leave by City Manager [...]
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