Bodo de Leite: Feeding the needy

Sweetbread and milk. That's the translation of "Bodo de Leite," and as gray skies gave way to blue Saturday afternoon, there was plenty of it in downtown Bristol.

Sharpshooters hit the mark

Forty-caliber shots popped and faint clouds of gun smoke fizzled above the heads of Bristol police officers last Wednesday as they fired off bursts from assault rifles and semi-automatic handguns at the Tiverton Police Department's outdoor firing range. ‹ Full Story ›

Recalled reval could prove costly

Bristol's contentious revaluation has many town officials, town councilors and citizens in limbo this week, and many key questions remain in the wake of the Bristol Town Council's unanimous decision last Wednesday to throw out the reval and request approval for a new one next year from the Rhode Island General Assembly. ‹ Full Story ›

Man gets 10 years in assault case

A Bristol man charged with assaulting his would-be girlfriend in Warren last August faces a stiff sentence — 10 years at the ACI. ‹ Full Story ›