Bristol police officers arrested a juvenile for exposing himself to a woman near the bike path and broke up the usual array of noisy gatherings, during incidents from Sept. 14 to 20.
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9/25/20
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Step inside BABS + Tish, and you’re welcomed with a cacophony of seasonal color (today, that’s early fall). Despite offering two separate product lines, handmade bags (by Babs) and …
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By Christy Nadalin
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9/25/20
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Bristol candidates for three open seats on the Bristol Warren Regional School Committee include Jamie Brooks, William O’Dell, Marjorie McBride, Brian Bradshaw, Andrew Benn, Corrie Daluz, Karen …
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By Christy Nadalin
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9/24/20
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The Town of Bristol is exploring ways to connect the popular East Bay Bike Path with the southern end of town, including Roger Williams University. It has hired a design team, funded by a state …
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9/24/20
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Locally, is this 2020 election uniquely significant or distinctive in any way? And if so, how should Bristol voters decide who gets their vote?
All eight candidates for Bristol Town Council faced …
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By Scott Pickering
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9/24/20
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Social justice and the question of morality lessons in the classroom turned into a hot political discussion in Warren and Bristol this week, following an online post last week by a school committee …
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By Ted Hayes
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9/23/20
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From Dewey Decimal to digital, the local library is a center for literacy and learning. For Rogers Free Library tech guru Kristin Amaral — as much as she loves books — much of her focus …
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By Christy Nadalin
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9/19/20
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Bristol Police received a relatively large volume of "noise" calls last week, with neighbors reporting neighbors being loud, playing loud music, partying and gathering in large groups. There were …
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9/18/20
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Bristol Police learned from a father in Little Compton that a man in Bristol was allegedly buying alcohol for minors. According to the Little Compton man, he found alcohol in his son’s room and …
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9/18/20
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For someone who has spent the past few years sailing solo around the world, you wouldn’t think loneliness would be an issue. But for circumnavigating, double-amputee solo sailor Dustin …
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By Christy Nadalin
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9/18/20
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Six Bristol businesses were cited for liquor law violations after reportedly selling or serving alcohol to minors during an undercover police operation last Thursday, Sept. 10.
Bristol Sgt. Paul …
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9/17/20
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In July, the Bristol Warren Regional School District unveiled a school reopening plan that would have Mt. Hope High School students back in the building half the time, and learning from home half the …
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By Scott Pickering
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9/17/20
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It’s a long day but a short-term commitment, and the election couldn’t happen without them.
“The town requires about 100 people for this task,” said Town Clerk Lou Cirillo …
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9/17/20
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Only about eight months ago, long before 2020 opened showed its real face, the high-season closure of the northbound route into town was Bristol’s biggest headache. The Rhode Island …
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9/16/20
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Bristol’s Colt Andrews Elementary School will open on Monday with no students in the buildings, and Mt. Hope High School students have lost 50 percent of their in-person classroom time for the …
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By Scott Pickering
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9/10/20
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In a 5-3 split vote, the Bristol Warren Regional School Committee voted Thursday night to approve the Monday, Sept. 14 re-opening of schools, despite a request from the superintendent and some …
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By Ted Hayes
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9/4/20
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A Colt Andrews Elementary School teacher tested positive Thursday for the Covid-19 virus, and several staff members at the Bristol elementary school are currently in quarantine for 14 …
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By Ted Hayes
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9/4/20
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For the neighbors of two Roger Williams University student rentals on King Philip Avenue, it was a long spring. COVID-19 closed campus, leaving the students living off-campus without much to do.
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By Christy Nadalin
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9/3/20
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The Bristol Democratic Candidates Forum was held virtually on the evening of Wednesday, Sept. 2, and posted online on Thursday. Cosponsored by the League of Women Voters and the East Bay Media Group, …
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By Christy Nadalin
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9/3/20
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One out of every four students enrolled in Bristol Warren will learn from home this year, after their parents opted to keep them at home instead of allowing them to return to the classroom.
As …
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By Ted Hayes
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9/3/20
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Reached after the first of two weeks of the Bristol Police Department’s third annual Youth Leadership Camp, Lt. Steven St. Pierre, who oversees the program, was feeling celebratory. …
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By Christy Nadalin
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8/27/20
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The Town of Bristol wants to connect the southern end of the East Bay Bike Path to the southern end of Bristol. The big questions are how, and how much?
The town has so far formed a task force to …
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By Scott Pickering
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8/26/20
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When Covid restrictions forced everyone inside, painter John Jameson went outside.
That’s not to say he’s a rule-breaker — quite the opposite. “I’d rather take …
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By Christy Nadalin
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8/15/20
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Bristol police officers made one domestic violence arrest and responded to an array of calls for noisy or annoying neighbors from Aug. 3 to 10.
Monday, Aug. 3
Police responded to Sandra …
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8/14/20
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When Joan Prescott took the helm of Rogers Free Library three decades ago, she settled into a small office that was located immediately to the left of the entrance of an outdated, outgrown …
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By Christy Nadalin
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8/14/20
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