THURSDAY, MARCH 27, 2025

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Citizens file petitions to lock in Bristol concerts and parade

A group of residents determined to keep the Bristol Fourth of July concerts in the same place as they been for the past decade, formally filed a petition to codify their desires, along with two other …

Gardeners have the best dirt

The smell of dirt is intoxicating. It is said to be a natural antidepressant. It’s spring, and it’s Earth Month — the perfect … Read More

Student-run Musicafé attracts record crowd

An all-time record crowd crammed into the Mt. Hope High School cafeteria and cheered while students performed a set list containing … Read More

Bristol Warren Joint Finance Committee passes FY25-26 school budget

In a very brief meeting held Thursday night, March 20, in the Mt. Hope High School library, the Bristol Warren Regional School … Read More

Huskies place third in Division III competition cheerleading finals

The Mt. Hope High School competition cheerleading team vied the 2025 state championships Sunday, March 16, at the Ryan Center on the … Read More

Bristol Police: Lockouts, dispersals, road rage and ding dong ditch

Monday, March 10 A resident on Wapping Drive reported damage to a recycling bin. A resident on Beach Road reported a sink … Read More

Big bills, small answers, at RI Energy forum

A group of East Bay residents filled the Herreshoff Room at Rogers Free Library Monday evening hoping to answer one big question: Why … Read More

Things To Do ...

Food and wine, more food and more wine …

Some people just want to sit down. Rhode Island’s foodie culture calls for more than just chain restaurants and drive-throughs that cater to the fast-paced, on-the-go lifestyle many have …

Business Expo features two prominent business leaders

One of those “Wouldn’t it be nice if …” moments will soon become a real-life moment when the 2025 East Bay Business Expo arrives at Roger Williams University next week. …

The fast and the curious

Falling asleep on the job is typically a fireable offense. Maybe that’s why office chairs tend to have wheels — so no one gets too comfortable. A more comfortable chair might invite a …

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Obituaries

Nicholas Nadalin Nicholas Dean Nadalin, 25, died Sunday, March 16, 2025, in Portland, Maine. Born in Providence in 1999, Nick was due on St. Patrick's Day but arrived nearly two weeks late, on March 29. His early yea

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Sports

Mt. Hope High tips off 2025 Unified Hoops season The Mt. Hope High School Unified Basketball League season is well underway. The Huskies made their 2025 debut against Barrington then hosted Middletown before welcoming Portsmouth to Bristol last …

Mt. Hope's Giarrusso formally receives 2023 girls' soccer coach award Mt. Hope High School girls' soccer coach Kerri Ferreira Giarrusso was among a host of fellow instructors and referees honored recently by the Rhode Island Interscholastic League for their efforts …

Four Huskies garner top league hoops accolades The accolades are in for the Mt. Hope High School basketball teams with the completion of the 2024-25, including the Division III champion boys' squad received a pair of spots on the league's top …

Braun begins first full season as Huskies' head softball coach When the Mt. Hope High School softball team convened last week for the 2025 season with the start of pitchers-and-catchers spring training and then full squad practices this past Monday, the Huskies …

Opinion

Letter: Firearms ban will put your life in danger

To the editor: Rhode Island’s legislature is set to pass a law that puts you and your family in danger. The bill — the “Assault Weapons Ban of 2025” …

Letter: Hoping Bristol rejects ill-conceived hotel plan

The long running saga of the attempt to construct a hotel within sensitive wetlands areas on Gooding Avenue continued last week with a front page article in the Phoenix highlighting the developers …

Letter: Our Mt. Hope students are deserving of recognition

I am writing to express how important it is for our community to hear more about the outstanding achievements of the students at Mt. Hope High School. While challenges and concerns often make the …

Join our April 5 protest of federal government actions

To the editor: I am writing this letter on behalf of a recently organized group, Islanders for Democracy. We are area citizens who are alarmed at the actions being taken at the federal level. …

Letter: Moving beyond the mass exodus tax flight myth

The greatest obstacle to policymakers enacting a modest personal income surtax on Rhode Island’s highest earners, those in the Top 1%, is the fear that any such measure will trigger a mass …

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