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The Patriots’ Rowan Snyder leaps across the beam while competing in Sunday’s meet against Mt. Hope High School. She earned a 9.25 on the event and led her team with an all-around score of 35.0.
Portsmouth beats Mt. Hope in gymnastics meet
PORTSMOUTH — The Portsmouth High School gymnastics team notched another win on Sunday, defeating Mt. Hope at Strive Gymnastics in Somerset. The Patriots scored 133.3 points to the … more
Shailen Bhatt, Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration, speaks to the media after touring the Washington Bridge Monday, Feb. 5.
Top Federal Highway Administration official tours Washington Bridge
Shailen Bhatt, the Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration, visited the area Monday, Feb. 5, as part of the national response to the local Washington Bridge Closure crisis. Bhatt … more
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A view of the East Shore Expressway and the on-ramp to I-195 West where RIDOT will be testing a new traffic pattern this weekend to the Washington Bridge approach.
RIDOT to test new traffic pattern to ease traffic on I-195 West
The Rhode Island Department of Transportation late last week announced its latest attempt to alleviate the traffic jam on Interstate 195 created by its shuttering of the westbound side of the … more
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Everson Goglia speeds around the track during the 300 meter run at the Division Championships at the PCTA on Tuesday night.
Indoor track team improves at divisions
The boys indoor track team placed eighth in the high powered Metropolitan Division during the division championships at the Providence Career and Technical Academy on Tuesday night. Barrington beat … more
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Bristol Town Council continues hunting program despite citizen petition to end it
Citing information from DEM that the number of collisions with deer versus vehicles went down in 2023, corresponding with the highest number of deer harvested, the Town Council said continuing the hunting was in the best interest of the public. more
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The house on Sowams Drive where the murder took place in 2017.
Woman sentenced to 35 years in connection with 2017 Bristol murder
Attorney General Peter Neronha announced on Thursday that a second individual associated with a 2017 homicide that took place on Sowams Drive in Bristol had been sentenced. more
Westport catboat lover gets the axe
Westport resident John E. Conway was recently presented with the "Broad Axe Award" from the Catboat Association of Bristol, RI for his work in restoring Suspect , an exceedingly rare, 1892 D-Class … more
Bristol Phoenix - Thursday, February 1, 2024
Reese Reardon, 15, (left), Emma Russell, 15, and Toby Matias, 17, hold up their boards.
This new student/professional partnership program is pretty rad
“Build your own Skateboard”, is a composites learning program at Herreshoff Marine Museum (HMM), developed in partnership with the Town, and the Bristol Warren Regional School District (BWRSD). more
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Letter: Stop the defacing of American heroes
Is walking with a dog in a cemetery a new standard, or is Bristol just a special exception? more
Letter: McKee should join other governors to oppose illegal immigation
I am publicly calling upon former Lt. Gov. Dan McKee to join 25 other governors and sign a letter of support for Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, who is defending his state against illegal immigration. more
King Philip Motors, located at 331 Metacom Ave., is being sued by the state Attorney General’s Office, which alleges the dealership knowingly sold and advertised vehicles that hadn’t passed state inspection.
Attorney General sues Bristol used car dealer for deceptive sales practices
It is not the first time that King Philip Motors (KPM), located at 331 Metacom Ave., has been in the headlines for legal action associated with their business practices. more
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Lucy O’Brien, center, a junior, won Best in Show at Mt. Hope’s annual science fair with an impressive project that looked into a possible way to break down PFAS (so-called forever chemicals that have been proven to have a negative health impact on humans) using a cutting edge scientific approach. She worked with a Brown University professor to help develop the project. She is pictured with Jennifer Alexander and Joseph Koger, science teacher leader at Mt. Hope.
Students explore cutting edge topics at Mt. Hope science fair
From the most efficient way to operate a windmill to a bleeding edge technology used to breakdown harmful PFAS chemicals, the students at Mt. Hope put their talents on display Tuesday night. more
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Chef Pete Carvelli, now a 2024 James Beard Awards semifinalist for Best Chef: Northeast, is pictured here at the bar of Foglia shortly before the vegan restaurant’s 2022 debut.
Bristol chef earns James Beard Award nomination
It’s only been open for about 18 months, but for head chef Pete Carvelli, owner of the State Street plant-based restaurant Foglia, the accolades keep coming in. more
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A Roger Williams University student enters the school’s Baypoint housing facility on Anthony Road Monday. The building will no longer be used for student housing after the spring semester, according to RWU.
Roger Williams discontinuing student housing in Portsmouth
Baypoint Residential Community on Anthony Road, Roger Williams University’s unique living quarters for sophomores that merges hotel-style living with the experience of university housing, will … more
Researchers from U. Mass Amherst placed acoustic tags on Hammerhead Sharks and Tarpon as part of their shark depredation study.
Killing sharks to reduce depredation is not the answer
Shark depredation, the full or partial consumption of a hooked fish by a shark before it is landed, is an increasing source of human and wildlife conflict in recreational fisheries. This summer and … more
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A view of the Washington Bridge that once carried motorists over the Seekonk River along I-195 West. It has been shut down for seven weeks, its future uncertain.
Accountability is sorely lacking in the I-195 fiasco
The condition of the west bound lanes on I-195 and the subsequent snarl of traffic has unleashed a furious fusillade of accusations and excuses by those in charge. Tens of thousands of daily … more
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Thea Jackson races to victory while competing in the 55 meter dash. 
Jackson victorious at divisions
Thea Jackson placed first in three events and the Mt. Hope girls indoor track team placed second in the Dwyer Division with a team score of 94 points during the division championships at the Providence Career and Technical Academy on Saturday. St. Raphael Academy won the division with a score of 125.5. more
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Lawmakers promising a closer look at I-195 bridge saga
STORY OF THE WEEK: The Washington Bridge saga took a noteworthy turn when state officials last week declined to rule out the possible demolition of the westbound portion of the bridge. If such a … more
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A view of the traffic jam on I-195 extending back to the state line with Massachusetts.
McKee makes several bridge response moves
Facing mounting scrutiny of his efforts in the matter, specifically, Governor Dan McKee had a busy few days responding to the ever-growing Washington Bridge closure crisis over the last week plus. … more
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Local residents Paula and John Andrade can't say enough good things about the Bristol Animal Shelter, and their 8-year-old dog, "Shamrock," is further proof.
Bristol couple considers themselves lucky after experience with animal shelter
In another few months, Shamrock will celebrate her first full year with the Andrade family. Sitting in their comfortable living room, John and Paula agree that everything couldn’t have worked out better. more
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Editorial: 'Public Comment' rules should be open, flexible and customer-friendly
In the years leading up to the pandemic, most Americans were hyper-focused on national-level politics, with Trump, the Democrats or the Republicans seemingly responsible for everything good or bad in … more
Clements’ Marketplace owner Tracy Anthony speaks in opposition to a plan to create a roundabout in front of her Portsmouth grocery store during a public forum last month. The ability to speak at public meetings is a New England tradition that goes back centuries.
New report on government access – How does your town rate?
One law governs public meetings in Rhode Island, yet seemingly no two public meetings are the same. A sweeping analysis of “public comment” rules by the American Civil Liberties Union … more
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Kara Pisasale performs her floor routine during a recent meet. The freshman led the Huskies with an all around score of 33.7 as the Mt. Hope gymnastics team beat Prout/EWG Co-op and Chariho in a tri-meet on Saturday at Strive Gymnastics in Somerset and improved their record to 5-2 in Division II.
Pisasale leads Huskies gymnasts in tri-meet
Freshman Kara Pisasale lept, twirled and flipped her way to a 9.0 on her floor routine and an led the Huskies with an all around score of 33.7 as the Mt. Hope gymnastics team beat Prout/EWG Co-op and … more
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Eli Dunn, on the line at Eli’s Kitchen in Warren. Dunn sold that restaurant in late 2020, going into private cheffing. Now, he’s back with a new restaurant concept coming to Hope Street soon.
Local celebrity chef Eli Dunn opening a new restaurant in Bristol
A "European style cafe" at 301 Hope St. in Bristol (formerly Angelina’s, and Roberto's before that) will be the home of Chef Eli Dunn's newest culinary expedition. more
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