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 [...]
Read More →‘Beast of the East’ invades Glen Farm in Portsmouth
by Jim McGaw jmcgaw@eastbaynewspapers.com PORTSMOUTH—It’s one of the only places where you’ll hear a guy complain about his teammate having better crutches than him. This is the “Beast of the East,” the collegiate rugby tournament that returned to Glen Farm for two days of bruises, rescue runs, muddy jerseys and intense competition [...]
Read More →Feds give state green light for bridge toll
The Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) today announced that the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) has approved the addition of all-electronic toll collection for the new Sakonnet Bridge. In that ruling, the FHWA “concurs with RIDOT’s Final Environmental Impact Statement that the imposition of tolls on the bridge does not create any new significant environmental [...]
Read More →Three Mt. Hope basketball players named to RI Coaches teams
A member of Mt. Hope’s varsity basketball squad was recently named to the Rhode Island Basketball Coaches Association (RIBCA) All-Division III Team. Matt Scott, a junior, is the first Huskie to be named to an All-Division team since RIBCA instituted All-Division teams in 2004. Scott was one of eight Division III players to play in the [...]
Read More →‘Avenue Q’ in Bristol
The musical that brought puppets to Broadway, Avenue Q swept the 2004 Tony Awards for Best Musical, Book, and Score, answering the question: what happens when Muppets grow up still searching for direction and love in their lives? Described as the Sesame Street for grown-ups, this show contains adult content and is for mature audiences. [...]
Read More →Bus rides offered to Thursday toll hearing
The group Tiverton STOP is once again organizing a bus ride to Providence to help people here attend a House Finance Committee hearing on a bill aimed to halt the Sakonnet River Bridge toll plan. The hearing is in the State House, Room 35, Providence, at 1 p.m. “It is critical that as many citizens [...]
Read More →Celebrated Barbershop Quartet to perform in Bristol
Named the “Busiest Barbershop Quartet in New England,” Generations Barbershop Quartet will fill Linden Place Mansion with their four piece harmonies as part of the mansion’s highly anticipated Spring Concert Series. The show will feature sing-a-longs, narratives about their songs and a selection of special numbers in the mansion’s conservatory, which once served as the [...]
Read More →Help celebrate Earth Day by cleaning Bristol
On Saturday, Apr. 20, volunteers will spread out throughout town for “Keep Bristol Clean 2013,” marking over 25 years of Earth Day clean-ups. Volunteers are needed to scour the various locations throughout town to pick up litter, sweep, rake and clear public areas of debris. Participants are asked to meet at the Department of Public Works [...]
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