Warren musician looks to ancestor for inspiration
When Warren musician Otis Read steps up to the microphone this Sunday at the Newman Congregational Church in Rumford, he won’t just have a choir accompanying him. One of his ancestors, gone for nearly 200 years, will be by his side. Mr. Read has a reputation as an accomplished local musician who plays acoustic guitar and [...]
Read More →Suzan B. Cruanes, Warren
Suzan Barbara (Jennings) Cruanes of Touisset Point, Warren, R.I. and Point O’ Woods Beach, South Lyme, Conn., passed away at home on Sunday, April 14, 2013. She was the wife of Fernando “Fred” Cruanes, her husband of 62 years. Born in New Britain, Conn., the daughter of the late Joseph William Jennings and Anna (Wysocki) [...]
Read More →Barrington boy accidentally shares explicit photos with friend’s mom
A Warren woman called police last Thursday, April 11, to report finding explicit photos of her son’s teenage friend on her computer. Police believe that several weeks prior to the woman’s discovery, the son’s friend was at the house and plugged his iPhone into the woman’s computer to charge it. What he didn’t know was [...]
Read More →DUIs keep Warren police busy
Monday, April 8 The staff at the Hugh Cole School asked for police help in dealing with a student who was out of control. Police were asked to assist with an eviction on Connolly Avenue. A narcotics call came in from Wood Street, but turned up negative. A caller complained that an off-road vehicle was [...]
Read More →Bristol Speakout caller was out of line
To the editor: I find it laughable that someone would anonymously call speakout to complain about the portrait of a Town Clerk who served in that capacity for 22 years. The longest serving Town Clerk in this community, who served without fanfare: keeping records accurate and serving taxpayers with a “yes” and a smile. The [...]
Read More →End of an era in Warren
A long-standing part of old Water Street came to an end Saturday afternoon, when workers took down the old Mercier’s Hardware sign from the closed business. Mercier’s, which opened 90 years ago, closed last year after Gary Wagenbach and his wife Paula realized the store was no longer financially viable in this age of big [...]
Read More →Kickemuit Wildcats win in Riverside
The Kickemuit Middle School Wildcats baseball team traveled to Riverside this past week and came home with a 2-1 victory. Mike Belliveau’s double knocked in Joey Penkala to tie the game in the fifth inning, and Joey Penkala’s sacrifice bunted plated Tyler Rupkey in the top of the seventh. CJ Casalino started the game for [...]
Read More →Warren building permits: Week of April 11
The following building permits have been issued by Warren Building Official William Nash Jr.: 88 Kickemuit Road, Eighty Six Eighty Six LLC. Re-roof over first layer, $2,000. 3 North St., Jeffrey Macomber. Replace rotted trim on porch and house door frames, $3,000. 400 Market St., Kerry A Tweedy. Vinyl siding on whole house, $4,000. 36 [...]
Read More →John L. Machado 61, Warren
John Luis Machado, 61, of Buffalo Avenue, passed away Monday, April 8, 2013, at Rhode Island Hospital. He was the husband of Maria Filomena (Vieira) Machado. Born in Rabo do Peixe, Sao Miguel, Acores, he was the son of the late Jose Tavares Machado and Alzira Leandro (Faria) Machado. He was the father of Nelia [...]
Read More →100 Years Ago in Warren: Skeleton unearthed at Burr’s Hill
Taken from the pages of the Warren and Barrington Gazette this week in April 1913: Skeleton at Burr’s Hill With its eyeless sockets upturned to the skies, with a few scattered wisps of what once was hair, clinging to the yellow bone, it lay upon the bank, whither it had been tossed by the shovel [...]
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