To the editor:
It is time for 02871 to step up and rebuild the Stone Bridge abutment in Island Park. It is time for 02871 to step up and take control of Teddy’s Beach in Island Park.
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8/31/21
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To the editor: I recently read the Friends of Historic Bristol Sites of Conscience Summit set a commendable goal “to honor the history of the lands of the Pokanoket Tribe, the leadership of the …
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3/24/22
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To the editor:
Joe Merrill’s description of Jason Knight as a representative who blindly follows leadership and does as he’s told in his recently published letter to the editor could …
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10/18/22
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To the editor:
The transfer station decision impacts all residents’ choices and pocketbooks. Both curbside users and transfer station users need to collaborate on this effort as it’s …
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9/26/23
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Thank you to everyone who played a part of making the display of over 1,000 flags illuminated at night on Pike's Peak. It is a beautiful, thoughtful tribute to our veterans, and to the …
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11/16/23
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To the editor:
I reference letters that appeared in this paper recently, one from Mr. Fitzmorris and the other from Mr. Grieb, both of whom I believe are familiar to your readers. Each …
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4/16/24
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Last week’s you featured a story about how our town's police department is attempting to incentivize officers in order to combat the problem of recruitment and retention of personnel, which is …
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10/14/21
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To the editor:
We should all celebrate the groundbreaking for the replacement of the East Bay Bike Path Bridges, which are so important to the local economies in Barrington, Warren and Bristol, …
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10/18/22
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To the editor:
I’ve lived in Barrington for 19 years and I’ve never understood why all the streets in neighborhoods closest to beach access have No Parking signs on every utility …
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7/2/20
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I was baffled when I read your ‘Speak Out’ column in the Aug. 27 newspaper and the outrageous claim that I think “all cops are bastards.” Apparently, a Facebook post that I …
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9/3/20
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To the editor:
Last week, the Rhode Island Department of Education (RIDE) fired 13 Teachers for the Visually Impaired (TVI) at the Sherlock Center at Rhode Island College.
We are thankful …
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3/17/21
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To the editor:
The Barrington School Committee has scheduled the submission of a Rhode Island Department of Education Stage 2 School Construction Plan for Feb. 15. The recommended plan, based on …
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1/14/22
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To the editor:
The political conflict we have been consumed by in the United States is becoming understood by many as a planned tactic to “soften” the American people. The …
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3/11/22
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To the editor:
Our community prides itself on the quality of education that the Barrington Public Schools delivers to our students in grades K through 12. I offer continued gratitude to the …
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10/19/22
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To the editor:
The well-scripted and choreographed Kabuki theater at the House Judiciary Committee hearing March 6 for House Bills 5006, 5047, and 5228 was disheartening. Repetitious, …
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3/13/23
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To the editor:
In your recent article about the Carmelite monastery property, an argument was made that no action should be made to develop that property while the fate of the Belton Court …
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7/3/23
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To the editor:
I’m writing in regard to the closing of all side streets in downtown Bristol at 8:00 a.m. I don’t think this was ever done before.
This morning I traveled down …
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7/13/23
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To the editor:
In response to Mr. Rimoshytus , I absolutely disagree that cutting the school budget would make any sense given the uncertainties and costs of reopening the schools. We do not yet …
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7/3/20
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To the editor:
It seems in this town that governance works like this. Those who are in power choose to follow a certain path, for example, adding banners to the pole which historically has flown …
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1/19/21
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As readers may know, there’s been a rash of “racially-incendiary” and “hate-filled” stickers in Warren — and now Bristol — which depict Nazism, the KKK and …
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4/29/21
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To the editor:
I am a physician who has been caring for patients in an urgent care that serves a very impoverished community highly affected by COVID. I am completely shocked and infuriated by …
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8/10/21
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To the editor:
Engaging in physical and social activities is an important part of the lives of Barrington residents of all ages. Historically, efforts to provide funding for youth sports …
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1/14/22
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To the editor:
I am writing in response to your Aug. 11 article regarding the Mayflower Wind Project and I must applaud all the residents who expressed their concerns about the project.
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8/22/22
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To the editor:
I respectfully respond to a September 28th letter, “Loose talk needs to stop,” stating that I did not read the protocol which I wrote about in my September 7th letter, …
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10/6/22
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To the editor:
Signs are nice (Preserve the Monastery), petitions add some gravitas (Save Sowams School) and demonstrations can make it more personal (teachers’ redshirt rally).
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10/19/22
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