The gap is $8 million.
That’s the anticipated shortfall in school funding three years now. It’s the number Bristol Warren Joint Task Force Committee Chairman Andy Tyska and Bristol …
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By Scott Pickering
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12/1/17
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This after prosecutor suggests probation for all in huge Westport case
Animal rights advocates in Westport say they remain worried but take some hope from the latest in what they call mixed …
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By Bruce Burdett
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12/1/17
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EAST PROVIDENCE — The East Providence High School girls’ basketball team started its preparations for the upcoming 2017-18 season earlier this week, doing so for the first time in a decade under …
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By Mike Rego
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12/1/17
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Creating a safe, nurturing space for the youngest learners has been the cornerstone and mission of Barrington Early Childhood Center (BECC) since its inception in 1955.
BECC recently …
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By Joan D. Warren
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12/1/17
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There are two fewer restaurant option in Warren, with the recent closure of two restaurants.
McBlarney’s County Tap and Pink Pig BBQ, which share a building at 632 Metacom Ave., are both out of …
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11/30/17
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Judi Staven was born in Michigan in 1951. She has two brothers, one sister, and one sister who recently died. She was estranged from her family.
Kath Melvin, of Heritage Drive in Portsmouth, …
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11/30/17
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John L. Christina, 78, of Bristol, died on Nov. 26, 2017. He was the husband of Martha (McMurtry) Christina. Born in Forest City, Pa., the son of the late John and Sylvia (Telban) Christina, he was …
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11/30/17
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Alerion Yachts has emerged from the dissolution of Warren’s US Watercraft with a new, well-known owner and a familiar builder.
Peter Johnstone stepped up recently to buy the luxury daysailing brand out of …
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By Bruce Burdett
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11/30/17
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Barrington police officers and firefighters conducted an intense search for a missing 12-year-old boy inside Vets Park late Tuesday afternoon, Nov. 21.
A Barrington woman called police at about …
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11/30/17
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A debate over a small piece of land near the town beach has dozens of residents upset and the town's top officials considering legal action.
The debate swirls around a narrow stretch of property …
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By Josh Bickford
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11/30/17
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Barrington police received a call from the Newbury (Mass.) Police Department regarding a larceny and a fraudulent bank transaction.
The Newbury officer told the Barrington officer that a woman in …
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11/29/17
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Buddy. Fluffy. Bob. Snowy, Moseby, Mittens. Pumpkin and Tigger and Freaky.
Since the Spring at least 10 cats in the Laurel Park neighborhood have been killed by coyotes, and one Laurel Park woman …
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By Ted Hayes
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11/29/17
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PORTSMOUTH — The town has a new recreation director, Wendy Bulk.
Town Administrator Richard Rainer, Jr. told the Town Council Monday that Ms. Bulk, a Portsmouth resident, was chosen for …
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By Jim McGaw
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11/28/17
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A 17-year-old Barrington boy is facing a slew of charges from police after he allegedly slept one night inside the high school and another inside the Barrington United Methodist Church.
A …
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11/28/17
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Monday, Nov. 20
The animal control officer advised people out walking a dog without a leash on Vernon Street about leash laws.
The fire department was called out to Water Street for a fire; it …
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11/28/17
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PORTSMOUTH — Residents who use the transfer station on Hedly Street will pay a sticker fee of $140 starting Jan. 1 under the town’s new pay-as-you-throw (PAYT) program.
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By Jim McGaw
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11/28/17
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The Barrington Preservation Society will present three more historical plaques to homeowners during a special event on Wednesday, Dec. 6, in the senior center. The event begins at 7 p.m.
The three …
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11/28/17
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Frederick G. Masteka, 70, of Warren, passed away Friday, Nov. 24, 2017 at Miriam Hospital, after a brief illness. He was the husband of Phyllis Manchester–Masteka for over 47 years.
Fred was …
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11/28/17
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A former Warren Town Council member pleaded no contest to operating under the influence and negligent operation charges Monday in Taunton District Court, about two weeks after she was pulled over for …
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By Ted Hayes
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11/27/17
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Norman A. Manchester Jr., 70, of Warren, passed away peacefully on Thursday, Nov. 23, 2017 at his residence, surrounded by his loving family.
Born in Fall River, the son of the late Norman A. …
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11/27/17
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Kyle Geisel, 26, was less than half a mile from home when he was killed after losing control of his 2013 Ford sedan, striking a curb sand then a tree in front of 616 Child St. last Tuesday, Nov. …
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By Ted Hayes
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11/27/17
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Vestas 11th Hour Racing, skippered by Bristols Charlie Enright, achieved a third place finish Saturday in the Lisbon, Portugal, to Cape Town, South Africa, leg of the Volvo Around the World Race. The …
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11/26/17
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TIVERTON — The Department of Environmental Management's Division of Fish and Wildlife will stock trout in Stafford Pond, Tiverton, on Tuesday, Nov. 28.
A blue-green algae infestation prevented …
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11/26/17
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“This past summer, I experienced three incidents where we had to respond to an elderly citizen’s home. They could not get to the door and we couldn’t get into the house. If we are lucky, we can …
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11/25/17
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Main Street was filled with a sea of people to count down with Santa and retired fire chief Al Galinelli during the Warren Holiday Festival tree lighting ceremony on Friday night. In a blink the …
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11/25/17
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