Barrington resident resigns from BCWA board
Lloyd Matsumoto tells council he does not want to be reappointed
Another Barrington representative on the Bristol County Water Authority board of directors has stepped down. Lloyd Matsumoto recently informed the Barrington Town Council that he was not seeking reappointment to his post on the board.
Bill aims to dissolve Turnpike and Bridge Authority
Rep. Richard P. Morrison (D-Dist. 68, Bristol, Warren) says the time has come to dissolve the quasi-public Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority, moving all its functions to the RI Department of Transportation in a new Turnpike and Bridge Division.
Edwards bill calls for ballot-question transparency
STATEHOUSE – Rep. John G. Edwards (D-Dist. 70, Portsmouth, Tiverton) has introduced a bill that encourages more transparency for proposed charter-amending ballot questions and town meetings.
Barrington's $10,000 will help those in need
Money comes from Spencer Trust account
A $10,000 donation from the town will be used to help East Bay residents in need, thanks to a vote by the Barrington Town Council earlier this month. At its Feb. 6 meeting, members of the town council voted unanimously to give $10,000 from the town-managed Spencer Trust.
Water authority's hiring process under fire
Board member Allan Klepper defends process
Just days after the Bristol County Water Authority board of director named the agency’s new executive director, some people called into question the hiring process.
Authority pursues Mt. Hope Bridge tolls
The Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority (RITBA) board of directors voted Wednesday to hike toll rates for the Newport Pell Bridge and to ask the Rhode Island General Assembly to allow RITBA to bring tolls back to the Mount Hope Bridge.
Bills aim to prevent Mt. Hope Bridge tolls
STATE HOUSE – Rep. Raymond E. Gallison Jr., Rep. John G. Edwards and Sen. Walter S. Felag Jr. are introducing bills aimed at preventing the Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority from instituting tolls on the Mount Hope and Sakonnet River bridges.
Photos with Santa are on Eastbayri.com's mycapture site!
Photos with Santa pictures are available to see on our Eastbayri.com's mycapture website.
Audience pans bridge toll idea
Most at Portsmouth hearing call plan to toll Mount Hope Bridge unfair, bad for business
Coming off a Wednesday hearing in Bristol that featured nearly three hours of mostly anti-toll testimony, RITBA officials heard much of the same in Portsmouth Thursday.
Mount Hope Bridge toll hearings set
The Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority (RITBA) will hold public hearings in October to discuss its Mount Hope Bridge toll feasibility report.