AmericanTowns is a virtual "town square", connecting you to all the events and news happening in Bristol Rhode Island. Whether it's town issues and community activism, or school calendars and sports schedules, AmericanTowns delivers the information faster and helps you use it better. en-us 30 https://www.americantowns.com/bristol-ri 144 69 https://www.americantowns.com/bristol-ri https://www.americantowns.com/images/atn_rss_logo.gif Tue, 30 Apr 2024 01:27:26 -0500 We hope you will find everything you need to stay informed about our events and the celebration. The Bristol Fourth of July Committee is a volunteer https://www.americantowns.com/news/bristol-fourth-of-july-2022-31379238-bristol-ri.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/bristol-fourth-of-july-2022-31379238-bristol-ri.html Arts and Entertainment Tue, 30 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0500 Washington, DC – The U.S. Senate this week unanimously passed the bipartisan Law Enforcement De-escalation Training Act co-authored by U.S. https://www.americantowns.com/news/whitehouse-cheers-senate-passage-of-bipartisan-law-enforcement-deescalation-training-act-31437142-bristol-ri.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/whitehouse-cheers-senate-passage-of-bipartisan-law-enforcement-deescalation-training-act-31437142-bristol-ri.html Government and Politics Tue, 30 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0500 Washington, DC – In a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing yesterday on the intensifying harassment of election workers, U.S. Senator Sheldon https://www.americantowns.com/news/whitehouse-illuminates-darkmoney-networks-project-to-undermine-democracy-31437137-bristol-ri.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/whitehouse-illuminates-darkmoney-networks-project-to-undermine-democracy-31437137-bristol-ri.html Government and Politics Tue, 30 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0500 Trump White House also determined which witnesses the FBI should interview. 4,500 tips to FBI went uninvestigated. Washington, DC – In a Senate https://www.americantowns.com/news/fbi-director-confirms-agency-sent-tips-from-kavanaugh-tip-line-to-trump-white-house-without-investigation-31437146-bristol-ri.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/fbi-director-confirms-agency-sent-tips-from-kavanaugh-tip-line-to-trump-white-house-without-investigation-31437146-bristol-ri.html Government and Politics Tue, 30 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0500 WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is https://www.americantowns.com/news/us-department-of-commerce-invests-4-million-in-cares-act-recovery-assistance-to-establish-business-hub-in-providence-rhode-island-31463386-bristol-ri.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/us-department-of-commerce-invests-4-million-in-cares-act-recovery-assistance-to-establish-business-hub-in-providence-rhode-island-31463386-bristol-ri.html Government and Politics Tue, 30 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0500 Linden Place’s second-annual “Night at the Mansion Halloween Haunt” returns. In addition to ghostly candlelit tours of the storied https://www.americantowns.com/news/night-at-the-mansion-halloween-haunt-2022-31471716-bristol-ri.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/night-at-the-mansion-halloween-haunt-2022-31471716-bristol-ri.html Arts and Entertainment Tue, 30 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0500 Sen. Reed sends letters to 7 big banks highlighting inequities between rapidly rising interest rates banks charge their customers & the low and https://www.americantowns.com/news/reed-big-banks-dont-have-consumers-best-interest-reflected-in-their-interest-rates-for-savings-accounts-31486590-bristol-ri.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/reed-big-banks-dont-have-consumers-best-interest-reflected-in-their-interest-rates-for-savings-accounts-31486590-bristol-ri.html Government and Politics Tue, 30 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0500 BRISTOL, RI – In a heartfelt ceremony on Friday, Governor Dan McKee led the state’s official Veterans Day proceedings to honor those who https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-mckee-leads-veterans-day-ceremony-31489574-bristol-ri.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-mckee-leads-veterans-day-ceremony-31489574-bristol-ri.html Government and Politics Tue, 30 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0500 WASHINGTON, DC – After a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit issued a legally flawed ruling that the statutory https://www.americantowns.com/news/us-senators-fifth-circuit-has-given-predatory-lenders-a-wrecking-ball-to-use-against-consumer-protections-for-servicemembers-31497673-bristol-ri.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/us-senators-fifth-circuit-has-given-predatory-lenders-a-wrecking-ball-to-use-against-consumer-protections-for-servicemembers-31497673-bristol-ri.html Government and Politics Tue, 30 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0500 This New Years Eve, I’m inviting you to the ultimate VIP concert experience and gala. Join me at historic Blithewold Mansion in Bristol, Rhode https://www.americantowns.com/news/new-years-eve-celebration-at-blithewold-mansion-2023-31503899-bristol-ri.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/new-years-eve-celebration-at-blithewold-mansion-2023-31503899-bristol-ri.html Arts and Entertainment Tue, 30 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0500 Washington, DC – U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) voted yesterday to pass the 2023 Omnibus Appropriations bill, which will provide https://www.americantowns.com/news/whitehouse-secures-funding-to-increase-pell-grants-and-address-the-opioid-crisis-31510624-bristol-ri.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/whitehouse-secures-funding-to-increase-pell-grants-and-address-the-opioid-crisis-31510624-bristol-ri.html Government and Politics Tue, 30 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0500 WASHINGTON, DC – On the two-year anniversary of the violent attack on the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), https://www.americantowns.com/news/reed-statement-on-2nd-anniversary-of-the-january-6th-insurrection-31515468-bristol-ri.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/reed-statement-on-2nd-anniversary-of-the-january-6th-insurrection-31515468-bristol-ri.html Government and Politics Tue, 30 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0500 PROVIDENCE, RI -- Today, U.S. Senator Jack Reed, a senior member of the Appropriations Committee, issued the following statement on former Providence https://www.americantowns.com/news/reed-praises-doj-for-tapping-chief-clements-to-lead-cops-office-31521672-bristol-ri.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/reed-praises-doj-for-tapping-chief-clements-to-lead-cops-office-31521672-bristol-ri.html Government and Politics Tue, 30 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0500 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman David Cicilline (D-RI) and Congressman Ken Buck (R-CO) announced the formation of the Congressional https://www.americantowns.com/news/cicilline-buck-form-new-congressional-antitrust-caucus-31533879-bristol-ri.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/cicilline-buck-form-new-congressional-antitrust-caucus-31533879-bristol-ri.html Government and Politics Tue, 30 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0500 Spread out the picnic, soak up the warmth of the summer sun over Narragansett Bay, and enjoy a variety of musical performances by local musicians. https://www.americantowns.com/news/music-at-sunset-concert-series-2023-31563566-bristol-ri.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/music-at-sunset-concert-series-2023-31563566-bristol-ri.html Arts and Entertainment Tue, 30 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0500