Results 1 - 20 of 107 in Bradford, RI
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... Verzillo and the ball was carved by Andrew Anderson - all of blue-white granite mined at the Sullivan Quarry in Bradford. It didn't take long for the original Columbus Day committee to gather funds to build the statue, it was set in place in Wilcox ...
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... were a resource used to power the mills that were the lifeblood of the villages of Hope Valley, Kenyon, Shannock, Bradford and Potter Hill. The mills are gone in some places, still active in others, and elsewhere just deteriorating shells or ...
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Step in line for the 61st Annual Columbus Day Parade
... and the ball was carved by Andrew Anderson - all out of blue-white granite mined at the Sullivan Quarry in Bradford - and was set in place on the grounds at Wilcox Park on October 12, 1949. It wasn't long after that the Columbus Day Parade was ...
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... came around the same time as news of layoffs or closures at three other area companies that spring. Since then, the Bradford Dyeing Association officials have also announced they expect to close on Nov. 25 - leaving around 120 employees out of work ...
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WARM hopes to help with heating costs
... Dollar Makes a Differencea drive. Last winter, Tracy Bettez went three weeks without home heat and hot water. The Bradford single mother of three - ages 9, 5 and 4 - could not afford the minimum 100-gallon oil delivery and sought heating assistance ...
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Bradford Fire District levies service fees
Bradford Fire District approves resolution setting service fees to property owners who currently do not pay fire taxes.
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A scene from my vacation: The Wood River
Photo by Sheila Lennon. Click the image to enlarge it. The Wood River at Bradford, R.I. last Wednesday.
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Bradford Dyeing Association officials say the textile plant will close its doors in 60 days primarily because of a dispute with the agency responsible for military purchasing, but also because of issues ...
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RI military contractor to close
... the U.S. military say they will shut down in two months because of a dispute with the government. The closure of Bradford Dyeing Association Inc. will mean the loss of about 120 jobs. Michael Grills, chief executive of nearly century-old plant, says ...
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BDA officials notify employees that plant will discontinue manufacturing operations in 60 days. Bradford Dyeing Association officials said Wednesday they have notified all employees that the plant will discontinue manufacturing operations in 60 days, ...
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Local schools show mixed results on statewide science test
Bradford ties for top honors among elementary schools in RI. Click here to view local schools' NECAP results More than half of local middle school and high school students tested last spring in a first-ever ...
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... and Prout School, at Rogers, 4:15; South Kingstown, Middletown and Portsmouth at Westerly, at Grills Preserve in Bradford, 4:00 Girls' cross country Chariho vs. Rogers, North Kingstown and Prout School, at Rogers, 3:45; South Kingstown, Middletown ...
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... flames when firefighters arrived on the scene following several 911 calls at 11:30 p.m. Firefighters from Ashaway, Bradford, Hope Valley and Dunn's Corners were on the scene for into the early morning hours and again this morning to investigate the ...
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... and Prout School, at Rogers, 4:15; South Kingstown, Middletown and Portsmouth at Westerly, at Grills Preserve in Bradford, 4:00 Girls' cross country Chariho vs. Rogers, North Kingstown and Prout School, at Rogers, 3:45; South Kingstown, Middletown ...
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Proia and Turner win BASS junior championships
Nick Proia of Warwick, left, and Lowell Turner of Bradford are heading to Lake Winnipesaukee to compete for berths in the BASS Junior World Championships.
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Westerly High harriers finally have a home
Something big is happening Monday in the Bradford section of Westerly. The boys' and girls' cross country teams from Westerly High will be hosting their first home meet at their first home course in decades.
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A taste of R.I. history in Journal booklet
... said recipes came from Marian Smith (a former Journal food editor), Helen Wilber (then Journal food editor) and Bradford Swan (then a Journal arts writer). Antoinette Downing was a contributor and that was both interesting and odd since she was the ...
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Bradford woman cultivates her dream
... who arrived in Rhode Island "via Chicago, New Jersey, France, Hawaii and Cape Cod." Four years ago, she bought the Bradford property with the intention of setting down roots and growing greens for a living. Instead, she said, it's been "a heartbreak ...
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Giant shelves line the pantry at the newly-relocated Bradford Jonnycake Center, waiting to be filled.
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... Police arrested two people in connection to a vandalism spree in town. Police arrested Zachariah Sanchez, 18 of Bradford, and a 17-year -old male juvenile from Westerly related to 36 incidents of vandalism and three assaults. On June 22, 36 ...
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