STORY OF THE WEEK: With summer fast approaching – and Rhode Island’s election season coming into sharper focus – how will the whipsaw of American life in 2022 affect the results? …
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By Ian Donnis
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5/17/22
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Since she is an unknown candidate in the gubernatorial race, Republican Ashley Kalus has commenced a media buy in order to get name recognition. One campaign ad shows her as a boxer (with …
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By Arlene Violet
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5/13/22
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I am writing to bring attention to the two bills recently filed in the RI Senate (S2549) and RI House (H7500) proposing taxpayer dollars be used for abortion. As a Christian, I believe I have a moral …
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5/13/22
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When I served on the council, the state offered to sell Haines Park to the town for $1. As the town was maintaining the property, it was thought to be a good idea.
The sports groups got together …
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5/13/22
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I am writing in strong opposition to taxpayer funding for abortion on demand in Rhode Island.
There is a bill in the state legislature (S2549 and H7442) which will allocate your tax …
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5/13/22
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To the editor:
On the Tiverton Planning Board agenda for Tuesday, May 17 is the Seasons Corner Market, a 24-hour gas station/convenience store with a drive-up coffee shop window planned for the …
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5/13/22
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To the editor:
It was such a long wet winter that the fields couldn’t be mowed until a few weeks ago. This did not please my beautiful pheasant and he fled next door where there was a nice …
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5/13/22
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To the editor:
Why does Westport Shorelines continue to publish the lengthy and sometimes incomprehensible rants from Will Newman? His May 5 opinion piece is just another example. He uses lots …
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5/13/22
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To the editor:
Sheriffs should be held to the same law conforming, financially transparent and oath abiding standards as all other elected officials in Massachusetts.
Because the tenure of …
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5/13/22
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As someone who makes it their profession to know things and seeks out knowledge when I find myself ignorant on issues of importance, I will admit flatly that I was ashamed to learn how little I truly …
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By Ethan Hartley
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5/12/22
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To the editor: I would like to comment on the bronze plate of the Colt Memorial School logo that was recently found in a safe at the former Oliver School. If I were a professional betting man, I …
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5/12/22
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To the editor:
Last week's Phoenix contained two letters from members of the Bristol County Concerned Citizens, criticizing me for a letter I submitted the previous week regarding local …
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5/12/22
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To the editor: In addition to the finding that the usable space in Robin Rug has been inflated due to faulty math, a further reduction is needed because of the flooding hazard. The size elevation is …
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5/12/22
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To the editor: While the past two years have been challenging in many ways, they have also highlighted the importance of community and the power of coming together to support one another and get …
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5/12/22
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To the editor:
Talk about duplication of services across the board! We have a Senior Center that goes above and beyond and offers all and more than the proposed plan at the Walley School. We …
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5/12/22
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To the editor: Friends of Historic Bristol (FHB) is questioning the gross square footage of The Yarn Mill Project and trying to pressure the Planning Board into a new look at the project. The square …
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5/12/22
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To the editor:
Thanks to Ethan Hartley and the Warren Times-Gazette for the article about the Arbor Day celebration at Kickemuit Middle School on April 29th . The Warren High School Class of …
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5/11/22
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To the editor:
This letter is addressed to Portsmouth town government, with an urgent request to freeze spending and property taxes for the next two fiscal years due to hyper-inflation, upcoming …
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5/10/22
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To the editor:
As the usual political actors ratchet up their rhetoric after the leak of the first draft of the Supreme Court’s Dobbs v. Jackson decision, we need to true up what they are …
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5/8/22
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To the editor:
The Tiverton Town Council needs to step up to the plate on this one and rein in the town administrator in his current attempts to control the planning board and its …
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5/6/22
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To the editor:
For over 350 years of living history Little Compton, Rhode Island has evolved from a tribal, hunter gatherer, Sakonnet People, into farms and pastures, dirt roads and the horse …
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5/6/22
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To the editor:
According to the present Sakonnet Harbor Management Plan, swimming is now permitted in Sakonnet harbor, yet no state testing can occur unless there is a paid life guard and paid …
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5/6/22
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By Jenny O'Neill
Westport’s old-timers have fond memories of a now forgotten tradition of May baskets. These hand-made paper or cardboard baskets, filled with small treats and trinkets, …
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5/6/22
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To the editor:
Ka-Boom! Could our democratic society implode from internal causes? Tragically, this is becoming thinkable and even likely. Many Americans seem clueless or …
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5/6/22
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To the editor:
Recently, the Little Compton community came together in an effort to renovate the local playground. Volunteers spread 215 yards of playground mulch, relocation of site equipment, …
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5/6/22
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