Bristol, Rhode Island

• RI Shellfishing Beds Closed Due to Storm
  

  The weekend storm has forced the closure of some shellfishing beds in Rhode Island.

• Nonprofitsa open houses showcase units for sale
  

  Rhode Island's nonprofit housing developers have planned a multilocation open house on Saturday and Sunday, March 20 and 21, to draw attention to affordable housing now available for sale throughout the state.

• Home for Sale in Bristol, Rhode Island
  

  Description: 1860a s Cape Cod lovingly renovated. Travel down a narrow street and you will find this completely renovated home that has been reconfigured to combine olde charm with modern convenience.

• Warwick man charged in thefts from cars in Scituate
  

  A man stole two cars on the same night from the same driveway in February and went on a spree to New York, Deputy Police Chief Stephen B. Lang said Friday.

• Bristol Democrat presses for change in seat-belt law
  

  Bristol Democrat Douglas W. Gablinske is urging his fellow lawmakers to back his proposal to stiffen the requirement for motorists to wear seat belts while driving in Rhode Island.

• Walk for Multiple Sclerosis
  

  As we say goodbye to winter, we think about the outdoors and moving around in it, and what better way than with Walk MS, where you can run, cycle or walk.

• R.I. lawmakers question Gist on proposed funding formula for schools
  

  Senate Majority Leader Daniel P. Connors cannot remember such a spectacle. More than 50 elected officials - members of both parties and both legislative chambers - packed into a stuffy State House lounge Thursday afternoon to debate detailed public policy with Rhode Island's top education officials.

• The Search For America's Most Beautiful Woman: Lilly Ryder
  

  The next stop for "The Search For America's Most Beautiful Woman" is Rhode Island, commonly referred to as the "Ocean State". Rhode Island maybe one of the smallest states in America, but it is the home of one of the most beautiful women in America: Lilly Ryder.

• a Robodudesa are Lego champs
  

  Three home-schooled eighth-graders from Bristol have won the Rhode Island Lego League competition and will be heading off to internationals next month.

• As I See It: An evolution in flight - Executive Q&A with Ed Mack
  

  Tri-Mack Plastics Mfg. Corp. is the epitome of the new breed of plastics processor that is "more than just a molder." With a specialized niche producing high-performance components and assemblies for critical applications, Tri-Mack offers a broad range of processes and skills to its customers, including injection molding, precision machining, and ...

• Joy Garnett: China Three Gorges Project opens March 3, Roger Williams ...
  

  Joy Garnett: China Three Gorges Project opens March 3, Roger Williams University School of Architecture, Art and Historic Preservation River .

• Attorney John Tramonti dead: Represented former Providence Mayor Vincent 'Buddy' Cianci
  

  Attorney John Tramonti, Jr. died at his Tiverton, Rhode Island home on Thursday after a long illness.

• The Rhode Islanders still in the running in The Amazing Race
  

  After two episodes, " The Amazing Race " reality show on CBS still has its full complement of Rhode Islanders: four of them, two teams of two.

• Chefs combine to fight childhood hunger
  

  Al Forno, 577 South Main St., Providence, 273-9760, alforno.com, will sponsor a multi-course dinner by an exceptional line-up of chefs to benefit Share Our Strength's efforts to end childhood hunger in America.

• James Beard Best Chef Northeast 2010: two Rhode Island chefs semifinalists
  

  Rhode Island has some of the best restaurants in the country with creative chefs making the small state a culinary hot spot.

• Plenty to do for St. Patrick's Day
  

  St. Patrick's Day always comes early in Pawtucket, and this year is no exception, as a series of fun events leads up to the city's March 6 parade.

• 'Family Guy' Down syndrome reference irks Sarah Palin
  

  "Family Guy," the wildly-irreverent cartoon on the Fox Network that is based in the fictional town of Quahog, R.I., is causing controversy again, this time by implying that former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin is the mother of an unflattering female character on the show.

• Report: No crime wave among Hurricane Katrina evacuees
  

  Hurricane Katrina didn't lead to a massive crime wave in evacuee cities, report criminologists, despite news reports and police warnings at the time.

• Providence/New Bedford News, Weather and Sports
  

  We lucked out last week, when we were only grazed by a snowstorm that buried the Mid-Atlantic. Starting Wednesday, we'll also be breaking out the shovels.

City Description

Bristol is a town in and the historic county seat of Bristol County, Rhode Island, United States. The population was 22,469 at the 2000 census. Bristol, a deepwater seaport, is named after Bristol, England. Prominent ethnic groups include Portuguese-Americans, mostly Azorean, and Italian-Americans. Major industries include boat building (and related marine industries), manufacturing and tourism. The town's school system is united with neighboring Warren, Rhode Island. The first battle of King Philip's War took place here in 1675; although Philip was eventually defeated, a variant of his Indian name, Metacomet, is now the name of a main road in Bristol: Metacom Avenue (RI Route 136). King Philip made nearby Mount Hope (Montaup) his base of operations. "King Philip's Chair", a rocky ledge on the mountain, was a lookout site for enemy ships on Mount Hope Bay. After that war concluded, the town was settled in 1680 as part of the Plymouth Colony. It was presumably named after Bristol, England. Bristol was the "shire town" (county seat) of Bristol County, Plymouth Colony, when the county was created in 1685. (It was later split into Bristol County, Rhode Island and Bristol County,

City Contained By:

• Bristol County
• Rhode Island

City Contains:

• O'Bannon Mill
• Bristol County Jail
• Juniper Hill Cemetery
• Bristol Customshouse and Post Office
• Poppasquash Farms Historic District
• Benjamin Church House
• Joseph Reynolds House
• Bristol Waterfront Historic District
• Mount Hope Farm
• Longfield
• Bristol County Courthouse
• Mount Hope Bridge
• Blithewold
• Bristol Ferry Lighthouse
• Bristol Ferry Light
• Bristol

Timezones:

• North American Eastern Time Zone

Size:

• 53.3537550729 km squared

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