Bradford, Rhode Island

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Bradford

Partly Cloudy
Temperature: 42.3 °F

Humidity: 75 %
Wind Speed: 7 mph W
Pressure: 29.84 "

Dew Point: 35 °F
Gusts: 15 mph WNW
Rain Today: 0.00 "

• God Bless Us Every One
  

  Matthew Royality as Marley and David Jepson as Scrooge rehearse for the Granite Theatre's production of "A Christmas Carol." Susannah H. Snowden/SunPhotos No one needs a reminder of where that Christmas ...

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  Thanksgiving Pies: The Culinary Arts department at the Chariho Career & Technical Center will offer Thanksgiving pies and breads for sale.

• The winding path of entrepreneurship
  

  Kelly Klein has a client. Gerri Feldman keeps getting yet more orders for the yoga shirts she designs.

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  Economic development and job creation topped the agendas of local candidates for the state legislature on Wednesday.

• Parents weigh in on school closing
  

  While no decision has been made, two School Committee members indicated Tuesday they are leaning toward closing either State Street or Tower Street School.

• Water tower gets facelift
  

  The town's 11-yearold water tank in Bradford is getting a facelift this month. Utilities Superintendent Paul Corina said workers have prepped and are recoating the Woody Hill Road water tank.

• Dams and fish ladders
  

  The new director of the Wood Pawcatuck Watershed Association has his hands full these days.

• WARM hopes to help with heating costs
  

  WARM officials announce the start of a 22- week a oeOne Dollar Makes a Differencea drive.

• Bradford Fire District levies service fees
  

  Bradford Fire District approves resolution setting service fees to property owners who currently do not pay fire taxes.

• BDA: Expect shutdown
  

  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 ...

• RI military contractor to close
  

  Executives at a Westerly company that makes camouflage uniforms for the U.S. military say they will shut down in two months because of a dispute with the government.

• 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 ...

• Ashaway home destroyed
  

  A swift-moving fire destroyed a home at 76 Collins Road Saturday night. Ashaway Fire Department Chief Michael Williams said the house, unoccupied at the time of the blaze, was engulfed in flames when ...

• A taste of R.I. history in Journal booklet
  

  "A cookbook can tell us nearly as much about the way people live as a history book." So begins A Rhode Island Cookbook, a 32-page pamphlet compiled and published by the Providence Journal-Bulletin in 1967.

• 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.

• Bradford woman cultivates her dream
  

  Ellen Schomer skips out of her yellow- shingled cottage - a bowl full of Hijiki salad in hand - ready to harvest the morning crop of vegetables, greens and flowers that grow prolifically on her one-acre plot of ...

• Food banks are filling need
  

  Giant shelves line the pantry at the newly-relocated Bradford Jonnycake Center, waiting to be filled.

• 2 arrested in vandalism spree
  

  WESTERLY, R.I. Westerly Police arrested two people in connection to a vandalism spree in town.

• School's in session Tuesday
  

  It's back to lessons, hot lunches, friendships and homework for Westerly public school students this week.

City Description

Bradford is a census-designated place (CDP) and historic district in the town of Westerly in Washington County, Rhode Island, United States. The population was 1,497 at the 2000 census. Bradford was named for Bradford in the West Riding of Yorkshire, England. Bradford is located at 41°24′2″N, 71°44′51″W (41.400657, -71.747607). According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 4.9 km² (1.9 mi²), all land. As of the census of 2000, there were 1,497 people, 482 households, and 397 families residing in the village. The population density was 307.4/km² (795.0/mi²). There were 496 housing units at an average density of 101.9/km² (263.4/mi²). The racial makeup of the village was 96.33% White, 0.67% African American, 0.73% Native American, 0.60% Asian, 0.40% from other races, and 1.27% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.94% of the population. There were 482 households out of which 51.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.5% were married couples living together, 16.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 17.6% were non-families. 13.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.4% had someone

City Contained By:

• United States
• Rhode Island
• Washington County
• Westerly

Timezones:

• North American Eastern Time Zone

Size:

• 4.92097740964 km squared

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