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Gov. Gina Raimondo (right) speaks during Friday's coronavirus briefing.

State encourages people to wear cloth-based face coverings in public

PROVIDENCE — Rhode Islanders are now being encouraged by the state to wear cloth-based face coverings in public, Nicole Alexander-Scott, director of the R.I. Department of Health, said … more

By Jim McGaw | 4/3/20

Superintendent of Schools Dr. Jonathan Brice

Bristol hands Reynolds School keys back to school district

With leases vacated and tenants (mostly) out, Bristol Town Administrator Steven Contente handed the keys to the Reynolds School to Bristol Warren Regional School District Superintendent Dr. Jonathan … more

By Christy Nadalin | 12/2/20

Luke Daniel shows off his winning design in the 2021 Bristol Fourth of July button contest.

Young artist designs Fourth button for second year in a row

For the second year in a row, middle school student Luke Daniel has designed the official Bristol Fourth of July button. The Fourth of July Committee sorted through 39 entries for this year’s … more

4/30/21

Pam Lauria, the chairwoman of the Barrington Democratic Town Committee, shows off her bag which is covered with Democratic candidates' campaign pins in this 2018 photo. Lauria is running for the District 32 seat in the RI Senate.

Barrington Democratic Town Committee chair running for District 32 seat

Barrington Democratic Town Committee Chair Pam Lauria announced last week that she will be running for the District 32 seat in the RI Senate. The seat is being vacated by retiring Sen. Cindy Coyne. … more

6/29/22

Bristol gives approval to waterfront mill apartments

On Wednesday, Aug. 3, the Bristol Town Council again took up the matter of zoning changes requested by Brady Sullivan Properties to support the redevelopment of the Robin Rug facility at the southern … more

By Christy Nadalin | 8/11/22

New St. Mary Academy-Bay View president Amy Gravell.

St. Mary Academy-Bay View names Gravell as new school president

EAST PROVIDENCE — Amy Gravell, a Providence resident and alumna with a long history in leadership positions for non-profit organizations, has been selected to become the fourth president in the … more

4/3/23

A row of wrapped boats still await their spring awakening at Striper Marina near the Barrington Yacht Club. Striper is one of the numerous local marinas where boaters can take part in a fee-based recycling program for the shrinkwrap waste.

From wrap to recycle

Everyone living along the New England coastline is familiar with the sight of marinas in the winter. They transform into seas of plastic white, with thousands of boats shrink-wrapped for their … more

By Julia Stearly | 4/25/23

(R-l) Town Administrator Steve Contente, Parks and Recreation Director Warren Rensehausen, Police Chief Kevin Lynch, State Rep. Susan Donovan and Diane Davis kept the trays of food (a delicious barbecue chicken lunch donated by the Common Pub) coming.

AARP recognizes Bristol as an 'Age-Friendly' community

AARP took the opportunity of the annual senior picnic to make the announcement that Bristol has been added to its network of Age-Friendly Communities. more

By Christy Nadalin | 9/14/23

Dr. Lisa Cowley and Victor Westgate have spent years and traveled many thousands of miles learning how to achieve a happy retirement, and how to navigate the process no matter where you are on the journey.

Warren couple to share secrets of happy retirement in series of talks

Dr. Lisa Cowley and her husband, Victor Westgate, have spent about 15 years researching, self-exploring, traveling, and interviewing hundreds of people to be able to answer one question insightfully: What to do after retiring? more

By Ethan Hartley | 12/7/23

The lower Kickemuit Reservoir dam on Child Street is becoming less and less effective at keeping saltwater from traveling north into the reservoir.

Nearby residents oppose Warren dams' removal

Residents near the Kickemuit Reservoir are hiring legal representation and engineers to fight the Bristol County Water Authority's plan to remove the upper Kickemuit dam on Schoolhouse Road, and the … more

1/20/21

Susannah Holloway announced recently she is running for the RI Senate District 32 seat.

Barrington Appropriations member running for RI Senate seat

Barrington resident Susannah Holloway, the vice chair of the Barrington Committee on Appropriations, announced last week that she is running for the Rhode Island Senate District 32, which includes … more

6/29/22

Providence Country Day School announces 2022-23 second trimester honor roll

EAST PROVIDENCE — The Providence Country Day School has named its 2022-2023 second trimester honor roll. For Middle School (Classes of 2027-2030), students earn High Honors with all grades of … more

4/3/23

Raimondo: Six more deaths, 288 new cases of coronavirus

There were six more deaths, 288 new cases and 169 people reported to be in the hospital in relation to the coronavirus, announced Gov. Gina Raimondo during her daily briefing Friday afternoon. That … more

4/10/20

Bristol Police: A few complaints about noise and neighbors

Bristol Police made no arrests, but did chase down a few complaints about noisy neighbors or misbehaving juveniles, in incidents reported between Nov. 23 and 29. Monday, Nov. 23 Officers … more

12/4/20

Officers break up college party, cite three for providing alcohol

Among the numerous noise complaints and calls about sickly animals, Bristol police officers broke up a college party and cited three young men for providing alcohol to minors. Monday, April 19 … more

4/30/21

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

2/1/24

DEM closes section of East Bay Bike Path in Riverside for repairs

The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) is informing users of the East Bay Bike Path that a 1.5 mile stretch of the path in Riverside, starting from the Squantum Association … more

3/18/24

Owner Phil Kinder (right) and Kirby Dwyer, at the finishing stage of constructing shield masks, which are first sanitized, and then boxed up for delivery to Rhode Island hospitals.

Bristol businesses churning out thousands of shield masks

Like everyone else, Phil Kinder has been both captivated and impacted by the coronavirus taking over all aspects of daily life. And he heard the call, day after day, from state leaders asking private … more

By Scott Pickering | 4/3/20

The Black Lives Matter flag flew over Bristol Town Hall for several weeks in June.

After approving two controversial flag requests, Bristol adopts a new flag policy

Minutes after approving a controversial request to fly a first-responders flag for two weeks over Independence Park, the Bristol Town Council voted unanimously to approve a newly-devised flag policy … more

By Scott Pickering | 7/2/20

Brian Devolve can get obsessive about making sure his cars (or this customer’s) look perfect. The disabled veteran is known for his attention to details — and his inspirational social media posts.

For this veteran, salvation is in the details

As a student at Portsmouth High School in the late 1990s, Brian Devolve loved his car — a 1985 Monte Carlo — and looked forward to what he hoped would be a long, decorated military … more

By Christy Nadalin | 4/29/21

xBryan Ganley (left) lost a close friend to suicide. Melissa Cotta (right) tried to help but could not stop a man from jumping off the Mt. Hope Bridge. Together, they’re asking for suicide prevention barriers on Rhode Island’s three largest bridges.

Activists launch petition drive in support of bridge barriers

Bryan Ganley and Melissa Cotta, co-founders of Bridging the Gap for Safety and Healing, have been working tirelessly for years to have suicide prevention barriers installed on Rhode Island’s … more

By Christy Nadalin | 7/15/21

Aidan Ramaglia (middle) and the Huskies take off their caps during the playing of the National Anthem before their Strike-Out Cancer game with Barrington at Guiteras Field on Friday afternoon. The two teams used the game as a fund-raiser for the Jimmy Fund, collecting more than $5,000 in donations.

Baseball rivals raise money for Jimmy Fund

The Huskies and the Eagles are rivals — that much is clear. But on Friday afternoon, under a gray sky at Guiteras Field in Bristol, the baseball teams from both schools met with a … more

By Josh Bickford | 5/10/22

11th Hour Racing Team winning Leg 6 in The Hague, June 03 2023.

Enright and crew win Leg 5 of the Ocean Race

Skipper Charlie Enright and the 11th Hour Racing Team won their third leg in a row, finishing Leg 6 of The Ocean Race 2022-23 in first place, arriving into The Hague, The Netherlands on Sunday … more

Ocean Race reports | 6/13/23

Bristol PD: New York City resident arrested for stalking

Bristol Police made one arrest and restored the peace during multiple incidents from Sept. 4-11, 2023. more

9/15/23

KMS Science Olympiad team has great showing at Brown invitational

The Kickemuit Middle School Science Olympiad team finished with 14 medals on the day, and placed fourth overall among all Rhode Island schools. more

12/7/23