The Providence Journal
East Bay bureau
14 Gooding Ave.
Bristol, RI 02809
Phone: (401) 253-1200
Fax: (401) 254-6999
E-mail: eastbay@projo.com
NEWS STAFF
The East Bay news staff welcomes your news releases, tips
and suggestions about news events, feature and news story and photo ideas involving
people and places in East Bay communities. Drop by our office, give us a call
or fax or e-mail us with your suggestions and comments. David Reid is the regional
editor responsible for the content of the East Bay section. His e-mail is: dreid@projo.com
.
Our local news reporters
are:
BARRINGTON and PORTSMOUTH: Steve Peoples, speoples@projo.com
WARREN and TIVERTON: Mike McKinney, mmckinne@projo.com
BRISTOL and MIDDLETOWN: Alex Kuffner, akuffner@projo.com
NEWPORT and LITTLE COMPTON: Richard Salit, rsalit@projo.com
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Our club news, birth notices, calendar
items and other community announcements are coordinated in our office by Christine
B. MacDonald. They may be dropped off, faxed, mailed or e-mailed to eastbay@projo.com
.
BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENTS: Information
about births is provided by local hospitals and is published in the East Bay
edition as space allows.
ANNIVERSARY ANNOUNCEMENTS:
We publish news of celebrations of 50th -- or more -- wedding anniversaries.
As part of this item, we will also publish a current photograph of the couple.
As space allows, we will publish a photo take at the time of the wedding, as
well.
YOUR TURN gives you the
chance to express an opinion or make an observation about matters of local interest.
Letters to the editor and commentary pieces must carry the writer's printed
name, signature, address and a telephone number where the writer may be contact
during the day. We do not accept letters to the editor via e-mail. Letters should
be 250 words, or less, and may be edited for space and clarity. They are published
as space allows. Letters on general issues, statewide and national matters,
should be mailed to The Providence Journal, 75 Fountain St., Providence, 02902.
COMMUNITY DIGESTS are published
for each community. We are interested in arts and entertainment events, awards,
special club happenings, school news such as high school honor rolls, activities
for children and notices of coming special meetings. Call, fax, mail or e-mail
press releases to our office.
WEDDINGS AND ENGAGEMENTS
are published Sundays. To obtain a form, drop by our office in Bristol or the main Journal office at 75 Fountain St. in Providence. For details on
the timing for submitting completed forms and the use of photographs, call 277-7261. Forms and more information is also available at projo.com/weddings/.
PHOTO REPRINTS of any staff photograph published in The
Providence Journal may be purchased. We can make black and white or color prints,
but only of those photographs that carry a Journal credit line. For details
about price, size and how to order photographs, call 277-7007 or e-mail maldrich@projo.com
.
NEWSPAPER DELIVERY: Call 277-7600 or circulation@projo.com
