Bristol’s Herreshoff Marine Museum opens for season this Sunday
The Herreshoff Marine Museum / America’s Cup Hall of Fame will open for the season on Sunday April 28, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Opening Day offers free admission and a variety of activities for all to enjoy. The full Opening Day Schedule is listed below. Come by, bring friends, and help us build [...]
Read More →Former Boston marathoner from Bristol helps bombing victims
He hasn’t run the Boston Marathon since 1990, but, said Bristol resident Joseph Malloy, there’s a sense of camaraderie among all runners who conquer the 26.2 mile route. And when tragedy, like last week’s terrorist attack on the historic run, occurs, it affects the entire running community. “I passed that spot. I can visualize it,” [...]
Read More →East Bay throng pleads for stop to toll plan
By Bruce Burdett East Bay residents by the busload returned to the State House Thursday to voice their fear and fury over plans to toll the Sakonnet River Bridge. Although over 200 people showed up for an afternoon House hearing, most had to watch from afar as the small finance committee room had a strictly [...]
Read More →East Providence’s Melo joins Speaker Fox in announcing House’s economic revitalization plan
PROVIDENCE — At a press conference Thursday afternoon, April 25, in the State House, House Finance Committee Chairman Helio Melo joined Speaker Gordon Fox and Majority Leader Nicholas Mattiello in announcing a package of 18 bills aimed at improving the state’s beleaguered economy. The three pols took turns introducing the pieces of legislation, which are [...]
Read More →Prudence Is. ferry owner plans to end service on Dec. 1
With the Bristol to Prudence Island Ferry the only public means of getting between the island and the mainland, ferry operator Bruce Medley’s memo places a sense of urgency on the towns of Bristol and Portsmouth. The message that was sent to Portsmouth town administrator, John C. Klimm, and posted on Facebook’s “Around the Dock” [...]
Read More →Bristol Warren schools take on dating violence
Teen dating violence is a growing problem, and Bristol Warren school committee members took the first steps Monday night to tackle violence in and out of their schools. The Bristol Warren Regional School Committee approved the first reading of a new policy which would spell out standards for students involved in relationships, and for those [...]
Read More →Search committee picks top candidates for Bristol harbormaster
Before harbormaster search committee chairman, David Barboza, presented the top three harbormaster candidates – in alphabetical order – to the town council on Wednesday night, he joked about the months of screening and interviewing that brought them to this point. “People have said it took less time to elect a pope than it did to [...]
Read More →Bristol’s Pitch, Hit & Run skills competition is Friday
The Bristol Department of Parks & Recreation will host a local Pitch, Hit & Run Major League Baseball-sponsored skills competition for boys and girls age 7 to 14 on Friday, April 26. The event will be held on the men’s softball field at the Bristol Sports Complex at the Town Beach. The competition will begin [...]
Read More →Letter: Clichés, in verse
To the editor: Think before you jump may save much cost But he who hesitates may be lost Variety is the spice of life it would seem But do not try to change horses when in midstream Although the broth may be spoiled by too many cooks Two heads are better than one it says [...]
Read More →Letter: Landlords or tenants – who changes smoke detector batteries?
To the editor: This letter is to all concern regarding responsibility for checking smoke/co2 detectors for people living in a rented unit. After experiencing an issue where my smoke alarm was being tested for inspection, the alarm did not work; which was later discovered there was no battery installed. What turned into finger pointing for [...]
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