Nathaniel Philbrick, an internationally best-selling author, was a highlight within a very full slate of events of Bristol BookFest 2024.
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By Christy Nadalin
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3/7/24
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BRISTOL/PORTSMOUTH — The Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority (RITBA) today reminded motorists that scheduled lane restrictions on the Mt. Hope Bridge begin Monday, March 11.
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3/7/24
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Former Bristol resident and Mt. Hope High School graduate Kathryn Weaver has been named Armed Forces Insurance Ft. Meade Military Spouse of the Year, in recognition of her work with special needs and medically complex families in the military.
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By Christy Nadalin
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3/7/24
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The Bristol Harbor Inn was on the docket at the Monday, March 4 meeting of the Zoning Board of Review, requesting dimensional relief to add eight new hotel rooms to the third floor.
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By Christy Nadalin
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3/6/24
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Weddings of the East Bay & South Coast | 2024
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3/6/24
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By far the biggest chunk of that increase from the prior year comes from a $951,574 increase in “other purchased services”, which Superintendent Ana Riley explained mostly encompasses the cost to bus students to other schools out of district.
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By Ethan Hartley
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3/6/24
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The Mt. Hope boys and girls swim teams broke school records as they competed at the state championships at Brown University on Saturday. The boys placed 14th out of 25 teams. The girls placed 18th.
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Story and photos by Richard W. Dionne, Jr.
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3/5/24
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STORY OF THE WEEK: The next race for governor of Rhode Island is more than two years away, so assessing the full political fallout from the Washington Bridge saga will take time. In the near-term, …
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By Ian Donnis
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3/5/24
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The New England Saltwater Fishing Show is Friday, March 8, to Sunday, March 11, at the Rhode Island Convention Center, Providence.
If you like to fish on the salt, you are in for a big treat. …
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3/5/24
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To the editor:
The Humane Society Legislative Fund, a lobbying affiliate of the Humane Society of the United States, publishes its annual Humane Scorecard of Congress …
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3/4/24
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The 1SG P. Andrew McKenna Jr. Memorial Scholarship Fund awards four $1,500 scholarships in Andrew’s honor to graduating high school seniors in the state of Rhode Island.
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By Manny Correira
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3/4/24
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PROVIDENCE — State Rep. Katherine Kazarian was the lead sponsor on legislation signed on by many of her fellow East Bay area colleagues seeking to require the Rhode Island Department of …
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By Mike Rego
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3/4/24
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As a team, they were runners up for the division. But when accounting for the odds against them, team participants and coaches say the season meant so much more than what appears on paper.
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By Ethan Hartley
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3/1/24
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The Town anticipated a total budget of $300,000, with half coming from a grant. The bids came in at more than twice that.
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By Christy Nadalin
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3/1/24
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There is no need for cell phones in schools. Take them out of the equation, and our youth and future will be in better hands.
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2/29/24
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We need more deliberate thought and creativity.
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2/29/24
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This weekend, Saturday and Sunday, the course will be open for play from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
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By Christy Nadalin
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2/29/24
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A plan for 11 one- and two-bedroom units, with three priced at or below 80% of the area median income, recently went before the Bristol Technical Review Committee.
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By Christy Nadalin
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2/29/24
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Lots of reading going on before spring cleaning and gardening take up all my time. Enjoy …
“The Brilliant Life of Eudora Honeysett” by Annie Lyons (2020). A quarter of the way …
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By Lynda Rego
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2/28/24
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Patrick Usher Sr. passed away recently at the age of 82 after a highly successful career as a farmer and a man of vision.
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By Manny Correira
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2/27/24
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Junior Andrew McCarthy escaped the grasp of Ponaganset’s Colby Vital with one second left to win the 144-pound state championship by a 7-6 decision during the state wrestling tournament at the …
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Story and photos by Richard W. Dionne, Jr.
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2/27/24
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We have seen ordinary Americans say on camera that we need Donald Trump to be a dictator, because “America needs a dictator now.” Presumably, they feel that a dictator will be able …
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2/27/24
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Is she or isn’t she the oldest living person in the state of Rhode Island? That question keeps arising every time Genevieve Marszalek celebrates a birthday.
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By Manny Correira
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2/26/24
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