After listening to a few Bristol residents concerned about how a new bike route would pass by their homes, the Bristol Town Council decided it needs more time to study that route and hear from …
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By Scott Pickering
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12/3/20
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Bristol Warren Regional School Committee members were left with more questions than answers when they met via Zoom Monday evening to review the spending cuts Supt. Dr. Jonathan Brice recommends to …
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By Ted Hayes
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4/28/21
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At the Bristol Warren Region School Committee meeting held on May 27, I had planned on speaking during public comment to share my opinions on school committee member Carly Reich’s sexist and …
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5/27/21
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Newport's Whitehorne House Museum will be hosting a summer story program on Fridays from 10:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m. through August 26. Kids can listen to a storybook reading and complete a themed craft …
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7/27/22
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A portrait that hung in the Bristol Town Clerk’s office for years in hopes of restoration is back in great form and ready for its close up. “He was kind of my roommate for 16 …
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By Christy Nadalin
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8/12/22
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Margaret Fernandes (Peg) Carlone, 95, a lifelong resident of Portsmouth, passed away peacefully at home on July 30, 2022. She was born on April 22, 1927, to the late John and Mary (DeArruda) …
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8/22/22
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Research suggests the average person thinks about food 15% of their day. That’s of course their own food, or their family’s food, and those thoughts are typically connected to the rumble …
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By Scott Pickering
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10/6/22
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The Mt. Hope volleyball team fell to East Providence 3-2 (25-22, 22-25, 25-10, 25-16, 15-17) in a five set marathon on Tuesday night. “It was a back and forth battle,” said Huskies head …
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Story by Richard W. Dionne, Jr.
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10/26/22
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Three couples sued the Center for Reproductive Medicine, a fertility clinic in Alabama, for inadvertently destroying their embryos. An interloper got into the storage facility, opened up a …
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By Arlene Violet, Esq.
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2/26/24
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Bristol Police have now released video footage of the two suspects they are hoping to identify and question regarding a string of six "White Boy Summer" stickers placed in public locations downtown …
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4/28/21
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I’m writing in response to frequent letter-writer Michael Proto and his recurring commentary on racism . How can anyone tell who is a racist and who is not? Can you see into a person’s …
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5/27/21
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A parade down Hope Street and stirring speeches from Veterans marked the highlights of Bristol's Memorial Day 2023 commemoration.
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5/31/23
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There is a resource available in hundreds of languages, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week that provides immediate help for those experiencing substance use disorder, thoughts of suicide, mental health crises, and emotional distress – the 988 Lifeline.
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By Tom Joyce
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9/25/23
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Some residents inquired if she and other school committee members had gone through the proper procedural steps before launching an advocacy group called “Building Bristol Warren’s Future,” which has promoted approval of the $200 million school bond.
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By Ethan Hartley
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11/1/23
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For the second straight week, criminal activity was light, but calls about groups and small gatherings were a frequent occurrence. Following are Bristol Police calls from March 30 to April 5.
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4/10/20
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In a route that will, beginning at 6 p.m., take Santa from the Fire Department headquarters west on Annawamscutt Drive, north on Metacom Avenue, west on Chestnut Street, south on Hope Street, east on …
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12/4/20
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Bristol residents are in good hands these days — which is noteworthy, since “these days” are some of the worst days in anyone’s lifetime.
The pandemic is approaching its …
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3/4/21
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A pair of Colt Park osprey had a decent following before the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) adorned their nesting site with an orange cone last week . Now they’re …
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Christy Nadalin
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4/29/21
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The letter in last week’s Phoenix entitled “ Bristol has shown it does not care about systemic racism ” was written with great passion, but grossly mischaracterizes our …
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5/27/21
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